Residence and Investment Law

Team Specialized in Residence and Investment Law

PGS has a team of lawyers with extensive experience in advising, monitoring and managing the administrative procedure associated with the granting of a residence permit for investment activity in Portugal (usually called “gold visa”).

The Residence Permit for Investment Activity in Portugal (Golden Visa) is the possibility for nationals of non-EU countries to acquire a temporary residence permit.

Advantages of Golden Visa:

• Living in Portugal;
• Working in Portugal;
• Circulating freely through the countries of the Schengen Area, which is made up of 26 European States, 22 of which are member countries of the EU1;
• Apply for a Permanent Residence Permit;
• Apply for Portuguese Citizenship;
• Obtain Family Reunification (extension of the benefit to the family: spouse, children, ascendants and de facto unions).

It is aimed at foreign citizens who, personally or through a sole proprietorship, make investments (and maintain them for a minimum period from the date of granting the Golden Visa) in Portugal.

The multidisciplinary teams of PGS Lawyers complement the advice in this area, crossing knowledge of different areas of law, namely, tax law, in the analysis of the taxation of investments and the respective income obtained in Portugal (especially on property acquisitions).