Portugal
Residency by Investment
Steps
Minimum Investment
N/A
Mixed Investment
Minimum Investment
€280,000
Real Estate
Time To Citizenship
6-12
Months
Visa-Free Access*
185+
Countries & Territories
Steps of Cypriot Citizenship
✔️Step 1
iWA Citizenships will pre-screen your passport copy for Government pre-approval. Downpayment of Professional fees to open your application.
✔️ Step 2
iWA Citizenships will assist and advise you with the collection of the documents required in the checklist. Savory & Partners will assist in the translation of documents to Portuguese and legalization of the documents at the Portuguese Consulate.
✔️ Step 3
The investor will then visit Portugal in order to make the necessary investment in real estate, fixed deposit or a business development. During this visit, the investor will visit Immigration services for the purposes of leaving fingerprints, pictures and biometric data.
✔️ Step 4
Once the investor returns to his home country, the funds required for the purchase of the property should be transferred to his/her bank account in Portugal.
✔️ Step 5
Once the purchase of the property is completed and the registration is done (which generally takes between 3 to 5 working days), the documents are submitted for the residency application together with the residency processing fees paid to Immigration Services.
✔️ Step 6
Once the residency application is submitted, the Immigration Services generally approve it within 3 to 4 weeks.
✔️ Step 7
After payment of the processing fee, the Immigration Services start processing the residency cards. This usually takes between 3 -4 weeks. Once the cards are issued, they will be sent by courier to iWA Citizenships.
✔️ Step 8
Visit Portugal for 1 week a year for 5 years to fulfil the residency requirement.