News, analysis and updates from the Global Pass advisory team.
Portugal plans to clear its immigration backlog by 2026 and is considering a 10-year residence rule for citizenship. What applicants should know.
Archive (2021): Portugal amended its golden visa rules under Decree-Law 14/2021, with the changes taking effect on January 1, 2022.
Greece approved only 403 main Golden Visa applicants in 2020, down nearly 90% from 2019, while Portugal's golden visa investment recovered.
Archive (2020): Portugal amended its nationality law so children born to foreign parents with one year of residence qualify for citizenship at birth.
Portugal golden visa investment in October 2020 fell to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic, as a second wave of cases rose sharply.
Golden visa investors put EUR 496.7 million into Portugal in the first eight months of 2020, on track to slightly exceed the previous year.
An industry veteran explains why Portugal's golden visa remained an attractive option for investors after the COVID-19 pandemic (2020).
Only 55 main applicants were approved under Portugal's golden visa in March 2020, the lowest monthly figure since July 2018.
