PORTUGAL – AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONALITY LAW
On January 5th, 2024, the Portuguese Parliament approved a law that introduces amendments to the “Nationality Law”, which governs the granting, acquisition, and loss of Portuguese nationality. Currently, the Portuguese legislation stipulated that citizenship could be granted through the process of naturalization, subject to the fulfilment of the following cumulative requirements: (1) Age of 18 years …. Read More
PORTUGAL – THE END OF THE GOLDEN VISA – RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY.
THE END OF THE GOLDEN VISA. On the 16th of February 2023, the Portuguese Prime Minister announced a package of measures addressing housing, which includes closing the Golden Visa regime. For the avoidance of doubt, the proposed changes refer only to the Golden Visa regime (which is a residence permit open to non EU nationals) …. Read More
Last call for Portugal Golden Visa!!!
The demand for Golden Visas in Portugal in 2021, or Residence Permits for Investment (ARI), as they are officially called, is accelerating, a trend that should continue in the coming months, bearing in mind that in January 2022 foreign real estate investors (from outside the European Union) investing in the coast and metropolitan areas of …. Read More
Changes to the Portuguese Golden Visa!
The Portuguese Government has published on the 12th of February the so waited new rules regarding the residence permit by investment (Decree-Law no. 14/2021 of 12th February), more commonly known as the Portuguese Golden Visa. These new rules will only enter into force on the 1st of January 2022. This is good news, as investors …. Read More