• The golden visa program provides the opportunity to become a permanent resident or a citizen in Portugal in only five (5) years.
• You don’t have to move to Portugal to keep your resident permit, a single stay of fourteen (14) days every two (2) years would suffice.
• Holders of the golden visa get automatically registered in the Schengen Area central system.
• This visa permits one to live in Portugal full time once they have done a medical insurance, which thus gives them full access to all government services including healthcare.
• Golden Visa holders receive a Temporary Residence permit valid for two (2) years renewable, however after five (5) years, can apply for a Portuguese citizenship or a permanent Residence permit.

For Clients who invest into these class of assets, that is the €500,000.00 investment fund, (besides the ones listed earlier), there are specific funds that guarantee the investment with a buy back option of 100% after five (5) years.
These funds also comes with an ROI (return on investment) of between 2-3.5% after five (5) years.

This pathway achieves residency for all the family members within five (5) years.

1. One can live, work and study holding this visa.
2. Full access to the government amenities like health care.
3. One can start or run a business with this visa.
4. Visa free travel around Europe – even with the Temporary residence permit, once can stay 90 days in any Schengen country.

To apply/qualify for the Golden Visa, there are two options:

• Donation of €200,000
• The client must makes either a coupon investment into financial assets in Portugal, these financial assets could be:
  Money Market Mutual Funds (MMMF), Bonds, Stocks or other sectors like Agriculture, renewable energy, etc.

The amount to be deposited is €500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Euros) , which would be held in a bank/capital firm
on the depositors behalf in Portugal. This process kicks off the process and application.