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Portugal Golden Visa : How to invest in a Vineyard in Portugal with 500.000 Euro ?

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If you are a Wine lover and always had a dream of owning your own vineyard and cultivate grapes, investing in a Portuguese vineyard might be the investment you were looking for. In Portugal most of wine production comes out of boutique wine labels and is known for extremely good quality even though market price for wine in Portugal is still very affordable.

With the expertise on wine lasting for several generations, in Portugal is still easy to purchase a vineyard that with a little bit of marketing and export sales, can generate a good return on investment, able to grow at a much faster speed than global economy.

The question is whether you are able to invest 500.000 Euro in a vineyard and still be able to apply for Residence Permit / Citizenship with that investment? The answer is pretty simple, yes you can but most of vineyards business is allocated to a company and not exactly just a piece of property. In order to be able to be granted residence permit with your investment in a Portugal vineyard you need to choose between one of the following options:

Option 1)

Purchase real estate of the vineyard in a value of 500.000 Euro or bigger to your personal name and then purchase the shares / stocks of the vineyard separately. This way you will be able to apply for Residence Permit in Portugal for the fact that you have invested over 500.000 Euro in Real Estate and you still will own the vineyard business in a separate way.

Option 2)

You purchase the shares of the vineyard for the total value over 1 million euro instead of 500.000 Euro, since you are making a capital investment instead of real estate acquisition. Even if the company you are purchasing is itself owner of real estate in total value over 500.000 Euro. Please note that all capital transactions under 1.000.000 Euro will not be able to be considered for Residence Permit application.

It is also common that most of vineyards in good conditions in Portugal will have an asking price over 1.000.000 Euro and this can also make your business easier. Just be aware that when you acquire a company you are also assuming the full debts of the business and therefore is strongly advised that you perform a good due diligence to all company activities.

Vineyards in Portugal is a protected business since its required to have license to explore vineyards, buying a company that holds a license is definitely your best way.  For checking opportunities on Portuguese vineyards please email us with your investment budget.

 

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