Even though majority in Portugal is considered only over 18 years old, the criminal responsibility starts over 16 years old.  In the past we have been requesting Police Clearance Reports only for adults when applying for Investors Visa but since the last changes we will continue to fulfill Portuguese law and request criminal responsibility for all persons over 16 years old when joining the Golden Visa / Investors Visa Program.

Please note that Police Clearance report should be issued on your residence area from last 3 years and should be translated into English or Portuguese and stamped at correspondent Portugal Embassy from issuing document Country. For more informations about it, please consult any member of our team for more details.

Police Clearance Report is a document issued by Police or Local authorities confirming that person in case have no police record or in case there are records which type of records are there. Please note that according to our understanding is not a requirement to have a clean Police Clearance Report since the crimes for what you have been condemned might not be translated into Portuguese law. The important information is that for any case where your police clearance report has some records, we are able to provide as much information as possible about that matter.

For more specific information feel free to get in contact with us for a better understanding. For those who did not provide Police Clearance Report for minors over 16 years old before, be aware that when renewing your golden visa residence permit card you will have to present it.

Minors Over 16 years old are called to comply with this requirement.