The European Parliament has stepped up pressure to abolish Golden Visa schemes within European Union countries like Portugal. It plans to do this because it states that EU citizenship, [...]
The Portuguese Government has refused to bow to pressure from the real estate sector and will end the concession of Golden Visas in Lisbon and Porto in exchange for property purchases. The [...]
Portugal’s Golden Visa scheme needs a major makeover to make it relevant to the Portuguese Government, the country’s investment needs and the current economic climate says a leading property [...]
Hugo Santos Ferreira, the Executive Vice President of the Association of Real Estate Developers and Investors (APPII), talks about his optimism for the Portuguese economy and international [...]
The foreign resident population in Portugal has increased for the fourth consecutive year, the highest since 1976 according to the Portuguese immigration and borders authority SEF. According to [...]
Overseas investment in Portugal’s Authorisation for Residency through Investment (ARI) also dubbed Golden Visa fell 43% in July to €56 million. In July, Golden Visa investment totalled [...]
Many overseas investors who had been considering moving to Portugal through the Golden Visa scheme have put their plans on ice because of the Covid-19 pandemic. And since most sectors of [...]
In the first quarter of 2019 Chinese investment from the Authorisation of Residency through Investment (Golden Visa) plummeted by 41%. However, 14 Golden Visas were issued to United States [...]
The Portuguese government is failing to carry out adequate due diligence checks on applications for Golden Visas which provide residency status in Portugal and unfettered travel in the European [...]
