days ago, the Portuguese Immigration Bureau (SEF) announced the application data for the golden residence visa in September 2022: In September 2022, a total of 120 main applicants and 175 affiliated applications were approved for the Portuguese Golden Visa, with a total number of approved people being 295, with a total investment of approximately 67.427 million euros.
Among all the approved applicants, 100 applicants obtained through house purchase immigration, with an investment of approximately 57.044 million euros, of which 41.623 million euros of funds flowed into 500,000 euros of house purchase immigration projects; 15.421 million euros of funds flowed into 350,000 euros of old house renovation projects.
From the perspective of the nationality of the main applicant: the top five countries in this month's application volume are China (26 groups), , the United States (17 groups), the United Kingdom (16 groups), Brazil (14 groups), and India (7 groups).
Portuguese Immigration Bureau has also updated the overall data since the implementation of the gold residence policy in October 2012. Data shows that since the launch of the Portuguese Golden Residence Program in October 2012 to the end of September 2022, 11,180 main applicants have been approved for Portugal's Golden Visa and 18,368 affiliated applicants have been approved for .
Among them, 5,194 Chinese families were approved for , accounting for about 46%, and still ranked first.
1-September approved in 2021
As of now, in the first nine months of 2022, the Portuguese Immigration Bureau has issued golden visa to 926 families.
In other words, the approved volume from January to September this year has exceeded the approved volume for the entire year in 2021. Assuming that the average monthly approval volume in 2022 can continue to stabilize at 100 households, then the annual approval volume this year will reach more than 1,200 households, which is more than the 1,182 households approved in 2020 and 865 households approved in 2021.
According to this trend, 2022 may become the best year for Portugal's Golden Visa in the post-epidemic era .
Portugal was rated as "the best tourist destination in Europe"
Since August 1, some EU EU countries have successively lifted entry restrictions, which means that the European tourism industry is fully unblocking with a positive momentum. According to a report by World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), a large number of international tourists entered Europe in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of almost four times compared with the same period in 2021. Many European tourist attractions have ushered in a tourist boom. Portugal, which is loved by travelers, won the "Best Travel Destination in Europe" award in the European version of the 2022 World Tourism Awards (WTA, also known as the "Tourism Oscar"), as well as 30 other awards, including destinations, regions, products and services.
Portugal capital Lisbon has also been selected as the "most popular city destination" by Germany Travelbook. In recent years, many people have chosen to immigrate here or study here. As the first Schengen country in mainland Europe to launch a stable immigration policy, and one of the EU member states, Portuguese immigration does not require the applicant's education, language, business background and financial explanation. The review speed is fast. If one person applies, he can bring his family to enjoy high-quality welfare systems such as free education and medical care. He can travel freely with his card.
immigration policies are changing, and you can cherish them!
Greece The threshold for home purchase immigration was doubled to 500,000 euros. Australia's 188C immigration may also be cancelled, which once again sounded the alarm for us: the policy of changing is still necessary to immigrate as early as possible, so as not to have time to "get on the bus" when the subsequent Portuguese immigration policy suddenly changes. What’s more important is that it is now at the low range of the euro exchange rate , and the cost of applying for Portuguese immigration is lower than in the past.
Portuguese immigration application conditions
1. The main applicant is over 18 years old;
2. The main applicant has no criminal record;
html ml03. The main applicant purchases local real estate of more than 500,000 euros or 350,000 euros designated by the government:Only in Azores , Madeira or inland areas of Portugal (including the Algarve and Alentejo), can they purchase at least 500,000 euros of residential real estate.
Only in the Azores, Madeira or inland Portugal (including the Algarve and Alentejo), can the purchase of renovated residential real estate for at least 350,000 euros.
4. All applicants must purchase government-approved private medical insurance.
