Portugal Golden Visa, verified programme data (September 2026)

What is the minimum investment for Portugal Golden Visa, as at September 2026?

The minimum qualifying investment for Portugal Golden Visa is €250,000 via Investment fund / cultural / scientific, as at September 2026. Government, due-diligence and professional fees are additional.

Portugal Golden Visa — published investment routes, as at September 2026

Route	Type	Minimum
Qualifying Investment Fund	fund	€500,000
Arts & Cultural Heritage	cultural	€250,000
Company Incorporation / Job Creation	business	€500,000
Scientific Research	fund	€500,000

Family pricing

• One qualifying investment covers the whole family.
• Single applicant: €250,000.
• Included family members: spouse/partner; dependent children under 18 (18-26 if unmarried dependent students); dependent parents (over 65 no proof; under 65 must prove dependency).
• Investment (EUR250,000 cultural up to EUR500,000 fund) covers the whole family, it does NOT increase with family size. BUT Portugal govt fees are PER PERSON: ~EUR6,650 each (EUR605 analysis + EUR6,045 issuance).

Government and due-diligence fees

• Fees apply per applicant (main + each dependent). Digital portal filing offers ~23% reduction. Total government fees for main applicant over 5 years: approximately €13,000-€17,000. Family of 4 can expect €30,000-€50,000+ in total government fees over the 5-year period. Legal fees typically €5,000-€10,000 for single applicant, higher for families.

Portugal Golden Visa figures verified against aima.gov.pt (official source) on 2026-06-22 by the Mirabello data team.

How long does Portugal Golden Visa take to process?

Published processing time for Portugal Golden Visa: 12-18 months (official). Real-world timeline: 18-40 months due to AIMA backlogs., as at September 2026.

1. 1. Select qualifying investment route and engage legal representation (1-4 weeks)
2. 2. Make qualifying investment (fund subscription, donation, or business incorporation) (2-8 weeks)
3. 3. Gather documentation (criminal records, proof of investment, insurance, etc.) (2-4 weeks)
4. 4. Submit online application via ARI portal with all supporting documents
5. 5. AIMA reviews application and conducts background checks (3-12+ months, backlog dependent)
6. 6. Biometrics appointment at AIMA office in Portugal (scheduled by AIMA)
7. 7. Residence card issuance (4-8 weeks after biometrics)
8. 8. First renewal at 2 years, demonstrate investment maintained + minimum stay met
9. 9. Second renewal at 4 years
10. 10. Citizenship application eligible at 7 years (EU/CPLP nationals) or 10 years (all others) per Lei Orgânica 1/2026, in force 19 May 2026 (separate process, 12-24 months)

Portugal Golden Visa figures verified against aima.gov.pt (official source) on 2026-03-20 by the Mirabello data team.

What travel access does Portugal Golden Visa provide?

Portugal Golden Visa grants a residence permit, not a passport, as at September 2026. The permit's travel benefit: Schengen Area, visa-free travel across 27 European countries. For reference, the Portugal passport itself reaches 184 destinations visa-free per Mirabello's tracked dataset — a residence permit does not confer that passport mobility.

Portugal Golden Visa figures verified against aima.gov.pt (official source) on 2026-06-22 by the Mirabello data team.

What are the minimum stay and citizenship rules for Portugal Golden Visa?

The residence and citizenship rules for Portugal Golden Visa, as at September 2026:

• Minimum stay: 7 days in year 1; 14 days per subsequent 2-year period (total ~35 days over 5 years)
• Path to citizenship: ENACTED LAW (Lei Orgânica 1/2026, Diário da República, in force 19 May 2026): 7 years of legal residence for EU and CPLP (Lusophone) nationals; 10 years for all other nationalities (was 5 years for all prior to 19 May 2026). GV/ARI holders follow the same timeline. Requires A2 Portuguese language test, clean criminal record, ties to community. Transitional provisions protect applicants who paid AIMA fees or filed IRN citizenship applications before 19 May 2026. Portuguese passport = EU citizenship with 187 visa-free countries.
• Eligibility: open to non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals only. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens are not eligible for this programme.

Portugal Golden Visa figures verified against diariodarepublica.pt (official source) on 2026-06-28 by the Mirabello data team.

Who regulates Portugal Golden Visa?

AIMA, Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (replaced SEF in 2023) administers Portugal Golden Visa, a programme operating since 2012. Applications from €250,000 are governed by the official framework published at aima.gov.pt, as at September 2026.

Regulatory watchlists: not listed on FATF, EU tax, US OFAC, or OECD CRS-risk lists (as of 2026-06).

Portugal Golden Visa figures verified against aima.gov.pt (official source) on 2026-03-20 by the Mirabello data team.

How fresh is this Portugal Golden Visa data?

Every headline figure for Portugal Golden Visa is provenance-tracked: each field carries a source URL, a source tier and a verification date, audited weekly.

Portugal Golden Visa — data freshness, computed 2026-09-18

Measure	Value
Verification confidence	64 / 100
Last verified	2026-06-28
Headline fields tracked	7
Fields past freshness SLA	5

The identical data_freshness block for Portugal Golden Visa is published machine-readable in /index.json, verified 2026-06-28.