Alfama, Lisbon. An old city that works like a young one.
photo I. Mehling, CC BY-SA
A quiet base in Portugal: residency through investment, a soft landing, and the right people to meet. A private company in Lisbon, working hand in hand with independent legal counsel.
The world moves, and the families who move well with it are the ones who prepared early. A residence permit in Portugal is a key kept in the pocket: European residency for the whole family, a mild coast, direct flights, and a legal system that respects property and privacy.
Portugal's current programmes grant residency through qualifying investment, with the whole family included. And residency here carries nearly everything citizenship does: the right to live, work, study and build in Portugal, public health and education, and visa-free movement across the Schengen area. Of the rights that matter day to day, only the ballot box is missing.
The golden visa asks of you days a year, not a life moved. You come when you want, stay where you want, and the years quietly count. Citizenship remains on the horizon for those who want it, on the terms the law sets; we will tell you those terms candidly, not as a brochure would.
The legal file belongs with independent counsel, and stays there. What we do is everything around it: the landing, the city, the people, the business. And the first conversation costs nothing.
One free hour on your situation and every route that fits it: golden visa, work, study, family, entrepreneurship. Whatever door is yours, the legal work is carried by independent Portuguese counsel, under professional privilege.
A soft landing, arranged: home search, schools, banking, registrations, the first ninety days without friction. A clear fee for a defined service, agreed before we begin.
Getting around and meeting the ones worth meeting: professionals, founders, families who made the same journey, the community that turns an address into a life.
Investment of every kind, with or without a visa attached: opportunities sourced and presented, companies formed and run under management contracts, and public funding watched through our Funding Radar, so your capital lands as well as your family does.
The principal route today is a qualifying investment through regulated Portuguese funds, with a minimum of €500,000, and the whole family included in one application. The conditions are set by law and change; we confirm the current rules, with sources, in a free consultation.
On average, about seven days a year. The golden visa was designed for families who want a European base without moving their lives. You come when you want, stay where you want, and the residency continues, provided renewals and obligations are kept in good order.
A path to citizenship exists for legal residents, and its timeline was changed by the 2026 nationality reform. We state the current rule candidly, with sources, in consultation, and we do not sell timelines the law does not promise. Meanwhile, residency itself carries nearly every practical right except the vote.
Following the 2026 nationality reform, the Sephardic route was closed to new applications. For families who missed that window, residency by investment is the realistic alternative in force: a European base now, with citizenship as a possible horizon under the current law.
A live view of public funding open to businesses in Portugal: agriculture, tourism, technology and more. What is open, what closes soon, what is expected next. Published in English and in Hebrew.
| Programme | Support | Status | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism offer qualification lineTourism · Turismo de Portugal | Grant and subsidised credit | Open | Rolling |
| Productive innovation, agro-foodAgriculture · Portugal 2030 | Non-refundable co-financing | Closing soon | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Young farmer first instalmentAgriculture · PEPAC | Instalment grant | Open | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Digital transition voucherTechnology · SME programme | Voucher | Expected | Q4 2026 |
Tell us about your family and your horizon. We will tell you, candidly, what the current programmes can and cannot do for you, and what a good landing takes. The first consultation is free; the legal work, when you choose to proceed, sits with independent counsel.