Portuguese residency-by-investment
The Portugal Golden Visa is a unique EU residency-by-investment solution that offers a pathway to Portuguese citizenship without the need to relocate and to live in-country. The Golden Visa not only permits the investor, and included family members, to live, work, study and/or retire in Portugal, but also affords visa-free leisure travel throughout the Schengen area.
After five years of temporary residency, applicants can opt to pursue permanent residency or can make an application for Portuguese citizenship provided they meet the nationality requirements. Portuguese citizens can benefit from EU member state “freedom of movement” and therefore can live, work, study and/or retire in any other EU member country.
In October 2023 all real estate investments were removed as qualifying investments for Golden Visa purposes. The programme, however, remains open and active, and investors today can secure the Golden Visa through a €500,00 investment into a qualifying investment fund.

Benefits of investing in Portugal
- Attractive investment fund options: Matched to your preferred risk profile
- Dual citizenship: Portugal does not impose restrictions on dual citizenship
- 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
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Portugal Golden Visa: Qualifying Investment Paths
As of 2023, there are five qualifying investment paths for the Golden Visa, with the most popular being an investment into a qualifying investment fund.
Since the inception of the Portugal Golden Visa, we’ve assisted more than 400 families on this journey to Portuguese residency. Our earliest investors and family members have secured Portuguese citizenship and passports, and we have many more nationality applications lodged and pending approval.
We have a dedicated team of legal professionals and partners on the ground in Portugal, who are specialists within their field. We are up to date with the current trends and dynamics within Portugal and can introduce clients to reputable investment fund managers with solid track records and performance.
Our Sable International investment migration team will guide and assist you through the Golden Visa process, holding your hand at each and every step of the way. Our comprehensive service includes assistance to secure Portuguese fiscal numbers, to open up bank accounts (where applicable), to secure the documentation required to finalise your investment and immigration process, including for future renewals and with your eventual application for citizenship.
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Disclaimer: Please do not act in reliance on information published or advised without consulting a suitably qualified independent legal or other professional advisor of your own choosing. Sable International will not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage suffered by any person as a result of their use or reliance on any of the advice provided by any one or all of the professional advisors identified by Sable International; loss or damage suffered by any person as a result of changing government legislation; and/or changing rules around immigration and nationality. Obtaining residency and citizenship is at the sole discretion of the government in question and cannot be guaranteed by Sable International.