Secure your future with a Golden Visa

About the Portugal Golden Visa

Through the Portuguese residency-by-investment programme, and with a minimum investment of €500,000, you can qualify for temporary residency and apply for citizenship after five years. Portuguese citizenship gives you the right to live, work and study in the EU.

Benefits include:

• Attractive investment fund options: Matched to your preferred risk profile
• Dual citizenship: Portugal does not impose restrictions on dual citizenship
• Visa-free travel: You can travel freely across the 29 Schengen countries for up to 90-days within any 180-day period, no additional visa required, making it easy for business, holidays or family visits.
• No government contribution: 100% of investment funds can be invested into a qualifying investment fund
• Minimum annual stay: Portuguese residency can be maintained with minimum in-country stay (average seven days a year)
• Route to Portuguese citizenship: Golden Visa residency offers investors the chance to naturalise as Portuguese nationals without the need to relocate
• Freedom of movement: Portuguese citizens can live, work, study and/or retire in any EU member state
• Euro growth and capital appreciation: Investors can enjoy steady growth and long-term capital appreciation over duration of the programme
• Family benefits: Investors can include a spouse, partner, minor children, financially dependent adult children, parents and parents-in-law

About the Malta Permanent Residence Programme

Make Malta your European Plan B or a more immediate Plan A through the Malta Permanent Residence Programme. Available for those looking to invest into property, or to commit to a long-term property rental, this is an appealing destination that blends the finest European city neighbourhoods, Middle Eastern architectural flair and British Westminster law. With a central Mediterranean location and exceptional airlift, it is the perfect hopping off point to explore all of Europe.

To qualify for the programme, investors are required to demonstrate a minimum net wealth of €500k, of which €150k should be held in financial assets (or minimum net wealth of €650k, of which €75k should be held in financial assets).

Benefits include:

• Expedited route to residency of an EU member country: Applicants can apply for a one-year temporary residency card at the start of the application process which means that residency rights are secured within four weeks from the submission of biometrics.
• Leads to indefinite permanent residency for all family members: Investors can include a spouse, partner, minor children, financially dependent children and dependant parents. Adult children never fall off the programme and all family members retain residency rights for life.
• Visa-free travel: With Maltese residency, you can travel visa-free across the 29 Schengen countries for up to 90 days within any 180-day period, no additional visa required.
• Relocation benefits: Offers access to high quality medical facilities and schooling establishments for those looking to settle in Malta. Repeatedly voted as one of the safest countries in Europe.
• No annual minimum stay: Retain Maltese residency rights with the freedom to visit for as little or as long as you like each year.
• No language test: English and Maltese are both official languages.
• Flexible property options: Investors can invest into property (minimum €375,000) or can opt to lease property (minimum annual rental €14,000). Property investors are now permitted immediate leasing rights enabling them to lease their property to third parties for temporary periods during which they are not present in Malta.