Portugal Golden Visa at a Glance
The figures most often asked about, read from the same record as every comparison on this site.
- Minimum investment
- €250,000
- Holding period
- 5 years
- Processing time
- 18–36 months
- Schengen access
- Yes
- Visit required
- Yes
- Citizenship after
- 10 years
- Taxes worldwide income
- Yes
Last reviewed 2 September 2026 · Reviewed by Multi Mulk Advisory Team
Sources: AIMA residence permit for investment (retrieved 2 Sept 2026), Multi Mulk — Türkiye vs Malta vs Portugal, side by side (2026) (retrieved 2 Sept 2026)
About the Programme
Europe’s Best-Known Golden Visa, Changed
For a decade the Portuguese golden visa meant a flat in Lisbon or Porto and a residence card. The property route closed in October 2023; what remains is a subscription to a qualifying investment or venture-capital fund, a donation to research or culture, or a job-creating business. The permit is granted for two years and renewed, the family is included, and the residence requirement is an average of seven days a year.
Two things have changed the calculation. Processing at the immigration agency has run to a year or more for first approvals, and the nationality law now sets ten years of legal residence and a Portuguese language test before citizenship can be sought. A Schengen residence with almost no presence obligation is still a real thing to hold; a European passport is no longer the near-term reason to hold it. This is a programme we refer rather than transact.
Qualifying routes
The routes the programme recognises, and which of them we transact.
Investment fund
€250,000
Recognised, but not a route we transact
Programme Highlights
What It Grants
A Portuguese residence permit, renewable, that lets the family live in Portugal and travel the Schengen Area — with only an average of seven days a year in the country required to keep it. A passport can be sought after ten years’ legal residence and a Portuguese language test.
- 01Schengen access: Yes
- 02Citizenship after: 10 years
- 03Dual citizenship allowed: Yes
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How Portugal Golden Residence Permit Compares
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A renewable residence permit against a property, at half the citizenship threshold.
UAE Golden Residence
A ten-year, renewable residence for the family on a Dubai property.
Greece Golden Visa
A five-year Schengen residence on a property, with no minimum stay.
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