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Benefits
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Live in Portugal
A valid residence permit lets you live in Portugal and enter without a separate entry visa.
An ordinary temporary permit usually lasts two years and can be renewed for three years at a time.
An investment permit lasts two years and can be renewed for two years at a time, with existing permits converting to an entrepreneur-residence permit.
Get qualifications recognised
Your diplomas and professional qualifications can be considered for recognition on equal terms.
Work in Portugal
An investment residence permit allows you to work in Portugal, including outside your investment activity.
An ordinary residence permit generally gives access to employment, but a permit for independent professional activity requires you to maintain that activity.
Residence-permit holders can also join a trade union on equal terms.
Travel without visas
An investment residence permit lets you make short trips without a visa within the Schengen Area.
Bring minor siblings
Your minor siblings under your guardianship can join you in Portugal, whatever their citizenship, if the family reunification conditions are met.
Use public healthcare
Residence-permit holders can use public healthcare under Portugal’s usual registration and healthcare rules.
Use public services
Residence-permit holders have equal treatment in access to social security, tax benefits and goods and services available to the public.
Social-security payments depend on conditions such as contributions, residence and income.
How to apply
From outside PortugalFrom outside Portugal
Make your investment
Make your chosen investment before applying for investment residence in Portugal.
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Get the application form
Get the approved application form for Portugal's residence permit for investment activity.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your investment residence application.
See required documentsFill in the form
Fill in and sign the application form, including permission to consult your Portuguese criminal record.
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Fill in your application online
Create an account in the investment residence portal and enter your application details. You may apply yourself or through an authorised legal representative.
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Submit your application
Upload your required documents and submit your application through the portal.
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Pay the analysis fee
After submitting, open the portal's payments area and get the payment document. Pay the analysis fee using that document within the period stated.
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Wait for your appointment
Wait for AIMA to email you about acceptance and your appointment. Correct and resubmit anything AIMA asks you to fix.
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Once in PortugalOnce in Portugal
Travel to Portugal
Travel to Portugal in time for your appointment and follow the entry requirements that apply to you.
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Go to your appointment
Attend the AIMA office named in your appointment notice. Bring your original documents and any required certified translations or legalisations, hand in anything requested, and give your fingerprints and other biometric details.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for AIMA's decision on your application. Answer any questions and provide any further records it requests.
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Keep your investment
Once approved, keep your investment for at least five years. Spend at least seven days in Portugal in the first year and at least 14 days in each subsequent year.
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Renew your permit
For renewal, upload current proof through the portal and pay the applicable renewal and analysis charges. If renewed, your permit lets you continue living in Portugal.
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Documents needed
Required to applyRequired to apply
Proof of tax number
Submit proof of your tax identification number, or its equivalent. It can be from your country of origin, residence or tax residence.
Proof of health coverage
Submit proof of Portuguese public health coverage or internationally recognised health insurance. Insurance must cover your requested residence period and renew automatically where required.
Passport or travel document
Submit your valid passport or other valid travel document. Bring the original to your appointment.
Proof of legal stay
Submit proof that you entered Portugal legally and are staying there legally. Bring the original documents to your appointment.
Police certificates
Get a criminal-record certificate from your country of origin, or from each country where you have lived for more than one year if different from your country of origin. It must have been issued within three months before you submit it.
Application form
Submit the signed ARI application form. It must include your permission for the Portuguese authorities to check your Portuguese criminal record.
Investment commitment declaration
Sign a declaration promising to meet the required investment amount and keep the investment for at least five years. Submit it with your investment evidence.
Tax debt declaration
Get a declaration from the Portuguese Tax Authority showing that you owe no tax. If you are not registered, submit a declaration of non-registration instead; the declaration must be no more than 45 days old when you submit it.
Social Security declaration
Get a declaration from Portuguese Social Security showing that you owe no debt. If you are not registered, submit a declaration of non-registration instead; the declaration must be no more than 45 days old when you submit it.
Employment contracts *
Submit the employment contracts for the jobs your investment creates. Include the relevant employment records if you are investing in a company.
* Only if you qualify by creating jobs or investing in a company that creates jobs.
May need translationCompany records *
If you invest through a company, submit an up-to-date commercial-register certificate showing that you are its shareholder. If your investment creates or adds capital to a Portuguese company, submit the company records showing that investment.
* Only if you invest through a company or invest in a Portuguese company.
May need translationProof of capital transfer *
Submit a statement from a Portuguese bank showing the capital you transferred. It must show the amount actually transferred.
* Only if your investment requires a capital transfer.
Research investment records *
Submit evidence of your investment in research and of the research institution receiving it. Use AIMA's investment checklist to prepare the records for your investment.
* Only if you invest in research.
May need translationCultural investment records *
Submit evidence of your investment in or support for artistic production or the recovery or maintenance of cultural heritage. Use AIMA's investment checklist to prepare the records for your investment.
* Only if you invest in art or cultural heritage.
May need translationInvestment fund records *
Submit the fund documents showing your investment and that the fund qualifies for this route. Use AIMA's investment checklist to prepare the records.
* Only if you invest in an investment fund.
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Residence permit conditions
Keep your identity and residence details current and maintain the basis of your permit, including independent work or the applicable investment conditions.
Investment-residence holders must spend seven days in Portugal in the first year and 14 days in each following two-year period.
Request renewal from 90 days before expiry and by 30 days before expiry.
Residence can be lost
Your residence can end if it expires without renewal, you no longer meet its conditions, or you spend too long outside Portugal without an accepted reason.
It can also be cancelled or revoked for fraud, false statements, serious crime, public-order or security grounds, or an enforceable expulsion or return decision.
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