A carefree future in Portugal - find a second home in Europe

The Portuguese Golden Visa has become an absolute success model for investors that seek - next to a good investment - a save and stable future in Europe for them and their family through the Portuguese citizenship. Launched in 2012 the Golden Visa program has been actively promoted internationally by the Portuguese government.

With an investment of only 280.000 Euros in real estate you already qualify for the golden visa program and get great rental returns. There are many other options that are described below.

 A carefree future in Portugal- find a second home in Europe!

• You have the security of a second residence in a safe and stable country / continent
• You and your children have access to the free education system in Europe 
• Having a second passport gives you always the possibility to leave your home country
• You do not have to actually live in Portugal to get the visa or citizenship
• You will be registered with the Schengen Area central system which will enable you to enter all European countries without the need for an additional visa  (26 European countries) after your application has been approved by the SEF
• The program is not blacklisted by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). Many European countries have Golden Visa programs and the Portuguese government recently reinforced the program
• After five years, you can apply for the Portuguese citizenship
• Family reunion is possible which means that certain dependent family members can also get Portuguese residency
• Access Portuguese healthcare and European education system if wanted 
• You have the option to become a non-habitual resident of Portugal and pay little or no tax for 10 years 

No worries. By now nothing has changed. If you are in the middle of the process or have it started you will still have time. The new rules will not have any effect on the investments made in 2021. Our lawyers are already working to build a safe timeline of investment. 

When will it have an effect?

The new rules will be valid for investments made from January 2022. Until there you can still consider all the options of investments.  

What are the new options for citizenship by investment?

The following options meet the criteria for citizenship by investment in  Portugal from January 2022:

• The purchase of a habitational real estate in Portugal  of at least 280.000 EUR will be valid for the program if it is in the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira or in the interior territories. You can also verify the areas of low-density on our site.

• You can still invest in service (hotel, tourist renting) or industrial real estate in the cities or the coastal regions after 2021

• Even during a financial crisis like corona the rents will maintain safe while other options like funds will likely loose capital which implies a high invest stability.
• Although the prices in Lisbon have increased in the last years, Portugal is currently the most attractive real estate market in Europe with a strong growth rate of about 5,6% per year (idealista.de) despite the corona crisis, low investment prices and excellent rentl returns. 
• Portugal is attracting currently many international investors because of the high profitability in the real estate market. Real estate can grant a net annual capital growth rate of around 8% and even more.
• If you have to leave your home country you have a second home that you can use for yourself. If your children want to live in Europe to study they already have a place to stay.

• Portugal has developed in recent years to a prime holiday destination in Europe with approximately 26 Mio. tourists in 2019 (dinheirovivo.pt).  The cities in Lisbon and Porto attract many tourists due to their good connection with low price airlines and cruise ships. The entire Algarve is a famous region for classical beach holidays. 

• There is also an extremely high potential for long term renting. Many smaller cities have opened their Universities to international students which created a huge demand for student housings.

• We accompany you personally throughout the entire buying process. We organize the viewings or meetings for you and clarify questions.
• We coordinate the communication with your Golden Visa lawyer
• We provide you with professional financial evaluations of the properties to guarantee you real and optimal market prices. We will not buy overpriced options with us  
• Through us you have the best choice of objects or funds and market transparency because we are not limited by a portfolio. We search on over 120 platforms, 70 networks and banks. The market is our portfolio
• We conduct the price negotiations for you with local and native employees. This way you can save a lot of money. 
• We can work 100% in your interest
• You take no risk. If you do not like any of our Golden Visa proposals and do not wish to visit them, you will have no costs

Despite the great care, we take over no responsibility for the topicality, correctness, completeness of the information on this site.