To be able to obtain the Investor Visa for Portugal you can choose between 3 options of investment:

a) Invest in Real Estate over 500.000 Euro

b) Capital Investment over 1.000.000 Euro

c) Open a Company with more than 10 permanent employees.

Several investors query which one from this 3 types of investment is their best choice and the answer is quite simple. More than 90% of the 400 Investors that choose to apply for Investors Visa have chosen option a) Invest in Real Estate as their best option. The reason to explain this investment decision are:

1) Capital Investment in a Portuguese Bank like a long term deposit pays very low interest rate. Return on Investment is quite low or often associated to high risk investments. Their is currently no investment in Capital that can be a safe and highly profitable bet in long term analysis.

2) Open a company with more than 10 permanent employees is only a clear option when you really have the intention of having a company with more than 10 employees located in Portugal. If you are thinking about opening a company just to get the residence permit is clearly and most costly solution (time and money) than any other option.

Electing Real Estate as the preferred option between investors becomes quick to explain and analyze, even though real estate can be a quite complex investment depending on what you really plan to apply your money.