Chinese investment raised, through Golden Visas, was 2.529 billion euros since the beginning of the Portuguese Residency by Investment Programme in 2012.
Portugal is the best country when it comes to the friendliness of the local population towards foreign residents, according to the respondents of the “Expat Insider Survey” made by Internations.
Between the 179 Tech Visa Certified companies, 100 have already issued terms of liability to hire 695 foreign workers.
The “AMIGOS Act” allows Portuguese citizens access to E-1 and E-2 visas, reserved for people who wish to enter the United States to trade or do significant investments.
The grandchildren of Portuguese of origin, who have not lost their citizenship, that have ties of an effective connection to the Portuguese community are entitled to the Portuguese nationality by origin.
This means that after obtaining the nationality, these grandchildren will be able to pass along the Portuguese nationality to his family, namely spouses and children.
The registration procedure for the official Portuguese language examination (level A2) is currently open, which is required for some processes of obtaining Portuguese nationality and obtaining a permanent residence permit. The registration period for this exam will take place between 18th October and 5th November 2019. The exam will take place between the 2nd and 6th December 2019, in Lisbon, at the IAVE premises. If the registration of the candidates justifies it, it can also be done in the Azores or Madeira, in a place to be designated.
Between January and September this year, Portugal granted 176 gold visas to Brazilian citizens. According to SEF (Foreigners and Borders Service) data, the investment raised increased 46.5% compared to the same period of 2018.
The most common type of investment is real state – see here the investment modalities of Golden Visa.
Looking at the latest report from Colliers International, a leading real estate investment management company, you can see that the Portuguese real estate market is still solid and growing, thanks to increased demand from multinationals and startups in the country.
Due to the lack of personnel, the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) no longer accepts indefinite appointments for immigrants. The last vacancies are for residence permits and renewal or family reunion only.
The International Living (IL) website recently wrote an article describing the life of a United States citizen living in Portugal, presenting some strengths and weaknesses.