As of 15 September 2022, the cheapest Golden Visa investment option is the relatively unknown "artistic support" Golden Visa, a.k.a. the Cultural Golden Visa. Investments in eligible cultural production projects (e.g. feature film production) are priced at €250,000 for films shot in urban areas, and only €200,000 for projects situated in low-density areas, typically in [...]
As of 15 September 2022, only four Portuguese Golden Visas have been granted in exchange for investment in Cultural Heritage Projects such as the Serralves Institute in Porto, and the Fundação Côa Parque, responsible for a pre-historical archeological park in the Alto Douro region However, these early adopters have effectively been treating these contributions as [...]
To learn more about Portugal's Golden Visa program, visit the official program web page (on SEF.pt), by clicking here. To learn more about the online application process for the Golden Visa, visit the following SEF page. To view ALL the latest Golden Visa investment options for 2022/2023, including the new Cultural Golden Visa stream (NON-Donation), [...]
No. Going into 2025, the Portuguese Golden Visa can no longer be obtained by buying a property (or investing in any property, for that matter). And funds that invest in property are not eligible for the Golden Visa either. And that's a shame, because literally 95%+ of all Golden Visa applicants would prefer to go [...]
If you're an American looking to apply for a D7 Visa, opening a Portuguese bank account is getting harder in 2023. Banks like Atlantico Europe ceased offering remote bank account opening for foreigners (aka non-EEA nationals) by as early as September 2021. And sadly, Millenium BCP - one of Portugals largest and most respected banking [...]
In light of Russia invading Ukraine, Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Greece are no longer accepting applications from Russians. And as of 24 August, 2022, there is not indication available as to when this ban my be lifted either. (There is, however, at least one European Golden Visa program currently accepting Russian applications: Hungary: The property-based [...]
Under the D7 Visa program, in order to keep your residency permit renewable, you have to comply with the following in-country presence requirements as stated on the SEF website under the "Duty To Communicate" heading: The minimum time required in Portugal is as follows, as per information published on the SEF site as at 13 [...]
Outside of offering a streamlined process and fast-track approvals, participation in the HQA Visa Program delivers a strategic business asset: Over the course of the program, your business establishes a footprint and track record as an EU headquartered enterprise, with a financial and credit record with a recognised Portuguese financial institution, a demonstrable track record [...]
In accordance with Portuguese legislation, HQA Visa approvals must be either granted or denied within 30 days of an application being submitted. From the first meeting with the startup incubator until the issuance of your residency cards in Portugal, the process takes between 3 and 5 months in total: Application phase 1: The visa applicant [...]
The HQA incubation program employs the LEAN startup methodology in combination with a proprietary digital incubation platform. The latter allows the founder, startup mentors as well as advisors, service providers and collaborators to work on and review the project from anywhere, at any time, in an asynchronous fashion. The incubation platform also offers access to [...]
