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🇵🇹 Portugal Golden Visa(ARI)

Portugal's Golden Visa (ARI) provides qualifying non-EU/EEA/Swiss investors with Portuguese residence through investment funds, cultural or artistic support, scientific research, company capitalisation or job creation. Real estate no longer qualifies. The programme offers low physical-presence requirements, Schengen mobility and family reunification.

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Permit type: Residence permit
Qualifying requirement: $289k
Processing time: Approximately 12-24 months in practice, depending on AIMA processing and biometric appointment availability. AIMA does not publish a fixed end-to-end processing time.
Residence obligation: 7 days in the first year; 14 days in each subsequent 2-year period
Principal benefit: Investors seeking an EU residence base, Schengen mobility, low physical-presence requirements and a long-term potential pathway to Portuguese permanent residence or citizenship without full-time relocation.

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🇵🇹 Portugal Golden Visa(ARI)

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