Citizenship - Portugal, Golden Visa, Investment

UPDATE: Now Accepted – OLD Alert: Open Investors process without documents is no longer accepted at Immigration Department

Update: We are now able to submit your biometric data at your first trip without any documentation ready. Please disregard the communication bellow.

We have been receiving investors in Portugal within the past 2 years that are coming without the full set of documents to present to Immigration Department. Due to the changes on internal procedures inside Immigration Department for the following period of time all Investors which decide to travel to Portugal to submit their finger prints and their biometric data need to have their documentation required.

Due to this changes, we are now requesting all Investors to collect their Police Clearance Report duly stamped by Portugal Embassy of their document issuing country before traveling to Portugal. In case you are bringing your family please also collect their Police Clearance Report, Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate in order to be able to start the process (all documents need to be duly stamped at Portugal Embassy).

Since the demand of the program is increasing quickly it is now requested that Investors advise their travel intentions 4 weeks before their traveling date in order to assure a visit to Immigration Department. In case you are planing to fly in a much shorter period than the one announced here, please contact us in order to identify the risks and possible solutions.

For those who intent to travel without the documents, please be aware that after your investment is completed and your process is been approved you will need to travel to Portugal to submit your biometric data in order to be able to receive your residence permit card.

The Golden Visa Immigration procedures are being revised, for the time being those are the current rules, once the system has been updated we will inform you.

Police Clearance Golden Visa - Investors Visa Portugal

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Golden Visa

Changes: Police Clearance Report Requested Over 16 Years Old

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.

Police Clearance Report for Golden Visa - Investors Visa Application

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

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