Golden Visa

Portugal’s immigration office continues to be beset by a crisis of confidence as complaints against the institution climbed 36%. The number of complaints against AIMA (Agency for Integration, [...]

After 20 years as Trade and Investment Manager at the British Embassy in Lisbon, Manuela Diniz has joined PasPortugal, a Lisbon-based consultancy that helps foreign investors to obtain Portuguese [...]

Delays of up to five years for the Portuguese authorities to issue Golden Visas to investors has become so intolerable that some are considering leaving the country. Portuguese law firms are [...]

Portugal Golden Visa investors have filed an amicus curiae* brief this month – a legal complaint over the government’s delays and constitutional violations. And while a court did uphold a [...]

Changes to Portugal’s Nationality Law have been put on ice after Portugal opposition Socialist Party (PS) demanded a constitutional review. The law had been approved by a vote in the Portuguese [...]

The number of Portugal Golden Visas issued in return for investments reached a new record last year. And while the exact number of Golden Visas issued in return for investments in Portuguese [...]

Debating Portugal’s Golden Visa and Real Estate policies Text & Photo: Chris Graeme Whether you agree with selling residency and a pathway to citizenship through Golden Visa programmes or [...]

  Recent studies and house price statistics, both private and public, from Portugal and Brussels have noted that Portugal’s real estate sector has consistently beaten records regarding house [...]

Russia has returned to the top three countries for the number of citizens applying for the Portugal Golden Visa, hitting a new record with 248 issued in 2024 It puts Russian applications in third [...]

An opinion piece published in the online news source ECO by Fernando Ferreira suggests that the Golden Visa should not just be seen as a way of attracting capital but a talent attraction platform [...]