You can no longer buy property to qualify for Portugal’s Golden Visa.
Since the October 2023 reform, Portugal no longer grants residence through real estate — only funds, cultural donation or job creation remain, with longer queues and rising thresholds. If the goal is a European home that comes with residence, the live route today is Cyprus, with Greece as the Schengen alternative.
The route you searched for
is no longer the way.
The “Mais Habitação” law removed real-estate acquisition (and property-linked fund routes) as a qualifying Golden Visa investment.
Only capital-transfer funds, a €250k cultural donation, or job creation qualify — none give you a home, and processing backlogs run long.
For investors who want property + residence for the family, Portugal is no longer the efficient route it was.
Same goal. A route that’s open today.
Property that comes with EU residence for your family — still available, and arguably better, in two Mediterranean programmes we run end to end.
Cyprus
Permanent residence for the whole family, secured against €300,000 of new property — a fast-track, English-law EU island. Residence that comes with the home you buy.
- Property → permanent residence (Reg. 6(2))
- Whole family on one application
- No obligation to relocate
Greece
A full-Schengen Golden Visa still active via real estate — visa-free movement across the zone from day one, with thousands of islands and a fixed-cost non-dom tax regime.
- Property → Schengen residence
- Visa-free Schengen travel
- No minimum-stay requirement
Not sure which route fits your family?
Take the free, five-minute assessment. We’ll match you to the live programme that fits your budget, timeline and goals — and handle the file from documents to permit.