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Portugal Golden Visa for Bitcoin ETFs
Secure a Portuguese Golden Passport with Bitcoin / Crypto Investments. A unique golden visa investment and EU citizenship opportunity investing in Bitcoin ETF’s and Crypto digital assets. Bitcoin has consistently outperformed S&P and US stock markets in 11 out of the last 14 years. President Trumps election has pushed crypto adoption to new heights attracting…
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Portugal’s New IFICI – NHR 2.0 Framework 2025
Portugal has launched NHR 2.0 (Non habitual tax) is designed to attract highly skilled and talented professionals to relocate to Portugal by providing them with a special 20% flat tax rate on income derived from eligible employment and self-employment activities for up to 10 years. The special tax allows Golden Visa holders to significantly reduced…
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Portugal Holds 230,000 Pending Nationality Applications
According to Portugal government, IRN has still 230,000 pending nationality applications, most of them from Brazilians who apply based on descent, marriage, or five years of residency. Between 2015 and 2023, Portugal granted around 250,000 nationalities, averaging 30,000 per year. Processing delays, which can exceed two years, have impacted new applications. In September, the IRN…
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AIMA Fees for Portugal Golden Visa
We get a lot of questions from interested clients asking about breakdown of golden visa fees in Portugal. We explain below in simple terms. The Portugal golden visa fee consists of two parts: If you have a family applying, simply multiply the AIMA fees with total family members. It is important to note that above…
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New Zealand Eases Golden Visa Rules
The New Zealand Government has announced key changes relaxing rules to the Active Investor Plus Visa category to make it easier and more attractive for wealthy people to invest in New Zealand. Key Changes From 1 April 2025, changes to the Active Investor Plus Visa include: The changes help attract high value investment, simplify settings,…
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AIMA Cuts Backlog to 50,000 Applications
The AIMA (Agency for Migration and Asylum) has accelerated processing of Golden visa applications significantly reducing the backlog in 2025. AIMA has revealed only 45,000 to 50,000 golden visa applications waiting to be reviewed, instead of backlog of 400,000 pending cases a year ago. The Portugal Government has implemented several measures to accelerate processing of…
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Portugal Venture Capital & Private Equity Funds 2025
The Portuguese Venture capital funds are investment vehicles that seek private equity to invest in early startups and small companies, are typically high-risk investments to support growth, where capital is not guaranteed producing above 15% returns. Most VC funds are considereed closed-ended, means the capital can be redeemed after lock period (no liquidity). Venture capital…
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AIMA Urges Golden Visa Applicants to Update Expired Documents for Faster Processing
AIMA has implemented new rules to process golden visa applications starting Jan 15, 2025 to efficiently streamline pending applications within 90 days, as part of governments commitment to clear backlog before June 30, 2025. Applications of Investors and their family members waiting, have the chance to re-upload and update expired documents. The most important document…
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Why Portugal is Unbeatable Golden Visa Program in Europe
Portugal has always been all time favourite and unbeatable and award winning golden visa program in Europe. Not long ago, we crowned Portugal as the No.1 golden visa program in our Best golden visa rankings. Many investors dont realize the significance of why Portugal is particularly popular stands out amongst others. Below are solid reasons…
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Unveiling Portugal GV Investor Platform
We are pleased to launch a unique investor platform for Portugal golden visa investors who apply through investment fund option. Our Portugal Investor Platform provides investors with a fast track GV application process, reducing months of waiting time and an easy-to-use interface to manage their investment, offering real-time access to information 1. Investors have a…