pt_rbi
Portugal Golden Residence Permit Program
Portugal · Southern Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2012
- Governing lawPublished
- Law No. 56/2023 or “Mais Habitação Law”
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Immigration and Borders Service (SEF)
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Buy into the Portuguese dream for EU residency and enjoy Europe's best quality of life
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $250,000 in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 26 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 52–78 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Online submission to AIMA; biometrics in person in Portugal
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Biometrics appointment in Portugal
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Average 12-18 months including biometrics and card
- Official application routePublished
- https://arquivo.pt/wayback/20230202185346/https://ari.sef.pt/account/default.aspx
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $286,929
- Minimum investment (July 2026 figure)Published
- $275,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $275,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $550
- Application feePublished
- $5,325
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $5,875
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- No
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositUnknown
- Unknown
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- EUR 250,000 cultural donation (EUR 200,000 in low-density areas)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Investment fund EUR 500,000; research EUR 500,000; creating 10 jobs
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 7 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 12 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 60 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- 7 days in the first year, then 14 days every 2 years
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days in any 12-month period will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 12.5%-48%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 5 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- Real estate and capital-transfer routes removed October 2023
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://arquivo.pt/wayback/20231215195457/https://imigrante.sef.pt/en/solicitar/residir/art90-a/
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://migronis.com/guides/portugal-golden/en/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://feather-insurance.com/en-pt/blog/golden-visa-guide | https://www.jobbatical.com/blog/aima-residence-permits-process-times-requirements
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.