Residence permits
Portugal has set up special programmes allowing non-EU citizens to obtain temporary residence permits through a simplified and rapid procedure. Investors will be able to access three separate programmes:
- Residence permit for investment activities ("Golden Visa"): this is considered as capital transfers, job creation or the acquisition of real estate that fulfil certain conditions;
- Residence permit for entrepreneurship and/or innovation activities ("Start-up Visa"): foreign entrepreneurs wishing to start an innovative business will have access to a residence visa that will give them the possibility to create from scratch or relocate an existing StartUP to Portugal;
- Residence permit for highly qualified workers ("Tech Visa"): aims to ensure that highly qualified staff, foreign to the European Union, can access the jobs created by Portuguese companies in a simplified manner. This programme is aimed at technological and innovative companies, inserted in the global market, that want to attract to Portugal qualified and specialized staff from third countries.
Authorization of residence for investment activity (Golden Visa)
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