Golden Visa - Updated Government fees

The Portuguese Immigration services (SEF) have informed that the processing and approval fees for residency through the Golden Visa have been updated.  These fees are now as follows:

• Application fees - Investor - 517.40 Euro
• Application fees - Family members - 80.60 Euro
• Approval fees - 5,173.60 Euro
• Renewal fees - 2,586.80 Euro

The official table with these fees can also be seen on SEF's website.

 

Golden Visa - Statistics January 2016

The Portuguese Immigration Services (SEF) have released the statistics of the Golden Visa programme up to the end of January 2016.  These latest numbers reveal that the total investment brought by the programme was over 1.7 bn Euro, which is a very important figure for Portugal.

According to these statistics, there were a total of 2,853 investors and 4,293 family members approved up to the 31st January, with the vast majority of investors choosing property as their qualifying investment.

These numbers are expected to increase rapidly and significantly in the coming weeks as a result of the massive improvements in the rate of approvals that have been happening since the beginning fo the year.

Golden Visa - Portuguese Government confirms massive improvements on the approval of applications

Following the recent news about the improvements in the rate of approvals of Golden Visa applications, the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs has informed Parliament that the recent measures that were put in place to tackle the problems with the delays in the processing of applications are already starting to produce significant results and that the Portuguese Government expects the rate of approvals to return to normal.

These statements have been the subject of different news articles released by multiple sources and can be seen here:
 

http://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/financas_publicas/orcamento_do_estado/detalhe/santos_silva_governo_aprovou_850_vistos_gold_num_mes.html

http://www.publico.pt/politica/noticia/tramitados-850-processos-de-vistos-gold-1725013

http://www.dn.pt/portugal/interior/mne-850-novos-vistos-gold-tramitados-em-pouco-mais-de-um-mes-5057543.html

http://www.rtp.pt/noticias/economia/governo-autorizou-mais-de-800-vistos-gold-nos-primeiros-dois-meses-do-ano_v900660

We have confirmed these massive improvements on our daily work and we are now receiving approvals on a daily basis.