Recently, the Portuguese Immigration Bureau has once again opened its fingerprint entry appointment service for the last step of the golden visa application process. Appointments are arranged in calendar order. This open appointment is for applications submitted in the first half of 2021.
The Immigration Bureau has once again opened the online renewal of residence
On June 24, 2022, the Portuguese Immigration Bureau issued an announcement that the fourth batch of online renewal of residence has been opened, and it is expected that there will be 20,000 places. As part of the simplified procedure, temporary residence permits expiring between April 1 and June 30, 2022 can be renewed online.
Since the Portuguese Immigration Bureau launched simplified measures for online renewal of residence during the epidemic, more than 100,000 people have changed their residence online, without the need to make an appointment at the counter.
At present, the Portuguese Immigration Bureau has not opened normal counter appointments for the 5-year residence permit and gold card, and you need to wait further. The temporary residence mentioned here refers to a residence card valid for 1 year or 2 years, and the replacement card is a residence card valid for 3 years. It is expected that this will be the last batch of online self-renewal of residence permit, and subsequent appointments may be required to renew at the counter.
Portugal's economy continues to improve
Recently, the Portuguese Statistics Institute (INE) released a rapid estimate of GDP in 2021. It is expected that Portugal's economy will grow by 4.9%, higher than the government's forecast, which is also the highest in Portugal since 1990. increase.
After the Portuguese Statistics Institute (INE) announced a higher-than-expected economic growth forecast for 2021, the Portuguese government admitted that it would raise the forecast for 2022. The Portuguese Ministry of Finance stated based on GDP data that this year's economic growth in 2022 can exceed the government's forecast of 5.5%.
Portugal’s current Finance Minister said that the increase in Portugal’s GDP has enhanced people’s confidence in Portugal’s economic recovery, and it is expected that the first half of this year will exceed the pre-epidemic level, and even exceed the current government expectations of 5.5%.
In other words, with Portugal's economic growth at the end of 2021 faster than expected, coupled with the rapid growth in the previous quarters, Portugal's GDP value is closer to recovery, and the growth in the first half of 2022 may exceed 5.5%.
In fact, Portugal has always been one of the most popular immigration destinations for high-net-worth individuals around the world. In recent years, Portugal has been favored by immigrant investors due to its highly secure social environment, pure natural beauty, high-quality education system, complete social security system, and fast and convenient immigration policies, and is highly recognized by high-net-worth individuals. It has been rising all the way.
According to Jones Lang LaSalle report, Portugal has become one of the investment destinations favored by the international capital market. More and more immigrant investors choose to go there for different reasons such as investment, vacation, retirement, education, etc. Portugal.
Portugal is one of the first countries in Europe to introduce home-buying immigration. Its golden residence program provides investors with a quick way to obtain EU permanent residence status, and also provides more choices for education planning . For many applicants who want to immigrate to European countries, immigrating to Portugal at this stage is undoubtedly a good choice to follow the trend.
