Minimum investment
$287,500
5 investment options
Stay
24
months, renewable
Application fee
$7,100
Tax
Worldwide
IFICI (NHR 2.0) may apply for eligible applicants
Path to staying
- Residence permit24 months
- Renew24 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 5 years
- Permanent residency 5 years
- Citizenship 5 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Language required for citizenship A2
Overview
- Country
- Portugal
- Program
- Portugal Golden Visa
- Local name
- Autorização de Residência para Investimento
- Type
- Golden visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 24 months
- Renewable
- Yes (24 mo)
- Min stay
- 7 days per 12 months
Residency-by-investment program for non-EU citizens through qualifying fund investments, cultural donations, or business creation. Real estate route suspended since October 2023.
Investment options
| Type | Tier / zone | Min amount | USD equivalent | Holding | Returnable | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | — | EUR 500,000 | $575,000 | 5 yr | Yes | Optional |
| Donation | Cultural/Heritage | EUR 250,000 | $287,500 | — | No | Optional |
| Research | — | EUR 500,000 | $575,000 | — | No | Optional |
| Business | Company with 5 jobs | EUR 500,000 | $575,000 | 5 yr | Yes | Optional |
| Job creation | Company with 10 jobs | EUR 0 | $0 | — | No | Optional |
Eligibility
- Minimum age 18+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- Parents allowed
- Yes
Benefits and mobility
- Schengen access
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
Tax
- Tax regime
- Worldwide
- Regime name
- IFICI (NHR 2.0) may apply for eligible applicants
- Regime duration
- 10 years
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Capital gains taxed
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- online
- Processing time
- 360–540 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
- Local representative
- Required
Notes
Real estate investment route suspended since October 2023. Remaining routes: investment funds (min EUR 500k), cultural donations (min EUR 250k), business creation with 5+ jobs. Parliament voted Oct 2025 to increase citizenship residency from 5 to 10 years but Constitutional Court rejected some provisions Dec 2025 — changes not yet in force.
Also in Portugal
Portugal also offers a digital nomad visa for remote workers