GOLDEN VISA
Residence Visa for Investment Activity, known as Golden Visa, is a program created under the Portuguese Law that allows citizens of countries outside the European Union (EU) or European Economic States to obtain aresidence permitin Portugal, benefiting movement in the Schengen area.
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the process of obtaining
GOLDEN VISA or
ARI
(Residence Permit for Investment Activity).
Under current Portuguese legislation, foreign investors are allowed to apply for a residence permit for investment activity, to whom they obtain regular entry into national territory, that is, holders of valid Schengen visas or visa-free recipients, through the transfer of capital , job creation or real estate purchase.
Thus, the investor can choose one of the following investment activities:
- Acquisition of immovable property worth € 500,000 or more;
- Transfer of capital in the amount of € 1,000,000 or more;
- Creation of at least 10 jobs;
- Acquisition of real estate, whose construction has been completed for at least 30 years or located in urban rehabilitation area and realization of rehabilitation works of real estate acquired, in the aggregate amount equal to or greater than € 350,000.00
Necessary documents:
- Passport or valid travel document, valid for at least three months;
- Criminal record of the country of origin or of the country where you have been resident for more than one year authenticated by the Portuguese authorities;
- Declaration to authorize consultation of the Portuguese criminal record;
- Absence of conviction for a crime that in Portugal is punishable by deprivation of liberty for more than one year;
- Carrying a Schengen visa, if applicable, and regularizing the situation with the SEF within 90 days from the date of first entry into Portugal;
- Proof of legal entry and stay in Portuguese territory;
- Declaration, under an honor commitment, by which the applicant certifies that he will comply with the requirements of the investment activity in national territory;
- Health insurance;
- Portuguese tax number.
- Proof of the regularized tax situation issued by the Tax and Customs Authority and Social Security.
- Proof of one of the types of investment in Portuguese territory.