Golden Residence Permit


Golden Residence Permit

 

Residence Permit in Portugal

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Capital Transfer (Minimum 1 million Euros)/Property Acquisition (Minimum 500 thousand Euros).

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Nationals of third countries can now benefit from a temporary residence permit scheme for investment, allowing the to legally aboding in Portugal and freely circulate within the Schengen Area.

Residence Permit for Investment

This regime is especially aimed at people that, personally or through a company, invest in Portugal, for a minimum of 5 years, allowing them, after this period, to apply for permanent residence.

The following are considered investment for the purposes of IRP (Investment Residence Permit):

  • Capital transfer;
    or
  • Creation of at least 10 jobs;
    or
  • Acquisition of property in the amount of at least 350 thousand euros.

Millennium bcp does not guarantee the successful acquisition of the Residence Permit and, as such, the refusal thereof, or of its renewal, shall not constitute a valid reason for any agreement revocation or transaction cancellation whatsoever.

For further information plaese see the site of Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras.

Capital transfer

1 million euros or above

This requirement may be fulfilled by investing in stock or quotas in companies. Millennium bcp also offers a number of deposit types allowing interested parties to fulfill this requirement, which can be looked up in any Branch.

Millennium bcp shall issue a declaration corresponding to the amount deposited which will support the request the Temporary Residence Permit, or its renewal, to be asked for by the customer before Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras.

500 hundred thousand euros or above

Transfer for the acquisition of participation units in investment funds or risk capital vehicles directed to the capitalization of small and medium enterprises.

Creation of at least 10 jobs

Your investment should create at least 10 jobs, to be certified for these purposes by the Social Security.

Acquisition of property in the amount of at least 350 thousand euros

This requirement is consided fulfilled upon the proof by the applicant of the acquisition of property in the amount of at least 350 thousand euros, provided:

  • The property to acquire has been built more than 30 years ago;
  • The property is situated within a rehabilitation urban area.

For the remaining cases of property investment the minimum being 500 hundred thousand euros.

If you are seeking for property investment in Portugal do not miss the area of  Imobiliário of Millennium bcp.

Other investment activities

  • Scientific Investigation - Investment in the amount of at least 350 thousand euros.
  • Artistical Production - Investment in the amount of at least 250 thousand euros.
  • Recover/Maintenance of the national cultural heritage - Investment in the amount of at least 250 thousand euros.

Other benefits

The mandatory acquisition value of property or other investments may be 20% less if carried out in a low density territory (NUTS III) with less than 100 inhabitants per sq Km or a GDP per capita below 75% of the national average.

Millennium bcp does not guarantee the successful acquisition of the Residence Permit and, as such, the refusal thereof, or of its renewal, shall not constitute a valid reason for any agreement revocation or transaction cancellation whatsoever. For further information please consult the Immigration Service of Portugal  (Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras).

All banking procedures inerent in the process can be carried out through the Macao Branch.

or further information, contact (+853) 2878 6769 (Working days  from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm - Macau time).

Service available in  Portuguese, Mandarin, Cantonese and English.