Portugal’s Golden Visa Breaks Its Record in 2025, Two Years After the Real Estate Route Was Scrapped

Portugal launched its golden visa programme, officially the Residence Permit for Investment (ARI), in October 2012. For a decade, most investors qualified by buying property, and Chinese nationals received the largest share of permits. In October 2023, the government removed the real estate route to ease the housing crisis. Since then, demand has shifted to […]

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