Category: Golden Visa

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) are private investment funds that invest in non-traditional asset classes like real estate, commodities, cryptocurrencies, and hedge funds. AIF does not fall into conventional investment categories, which are stocks, bonds, or cash etc. Private equity or venture capital, hedge funds, real property, commodities, and tangible assets are all examples of alternative…