Category: Golden Visa

Portugal’s government has collapsed after no confidence vote in parliament, bringing uncertainty to the country until a new government will be voted in the next May 18 elections. Portugal is seeing through three elections within three years, with minority governments struggling to maintain power lacking support, suggesting “precarious” politics. Luis Montenegro became new prime minister…

Taking out a loan with Bitcoin as collateral is a neat trick to convert your bitcoin/crypto assets into fiat, you can then re-invest in the Crypto backed fund (500,000 euros) eligible for Portugal golden visa. Crypto Loans (lending) can be obtained in fiat (all major currencies) through AAVE or cryptocurrency exchanges (Binance, Coinbase, Gemini) based…

A 401(k) Individual Retirement Account (IRA), is an increasingly popular strategy among American investors to fund €500,000 euro investing in a Portuguese private equity or venture capital fund to receive Portuguese golden visa. This can be done by converting to Self-Directed 401k (SDIRA)  or Solo 401k which allows you to direct your retirement funds into a foreign…

US citizens applying Portugal Golden Visa investment fund route, must follow certain US tax laws and reporting requirements, regardless of where they live to comply with US law. Americans must know that residence permit initially granted for one year followed by two 2 year renewals. First, US citizens must pick the right investment fund that…

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…

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…

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…