Portugal Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel31

Asset protection36

Quality of life30

"Plan B"26

Afghanistan

Visa is required

Albania

Visa-free for 90 days

Algeria

Visa is required

Andorra

Visa-free

Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free for 180 days

Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

Armenia

Visa-free for 180 days

Australia

eTA

Austria

Visa-free

Azerbaijan

eTA

Bahamas

Visa-free for 90 days

Bahrain

Visa upon arrival

Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

Barbados

Visa-free for 90 days

Belarus

Visa-free for 30 days

Belgium

Visa-free

Belize

Visa-free

Benin

eTA

Bhutan

eTA

Bolivia

Visa-free for 90 days

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free for 90 days

Botswana

Visa-free for 90 days

Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

Brunei

Visa-free for 90 days

Bulgaria

Visa-free

Burkina Faso

Visa upon arrival

Burundi

Visa upon arrival

Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

Cameroon

eTA

Canada

eTA

Cape Verde

Visa-free for 30 days

Central African Republic

Visa is required

Chad

Visa is required

Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

China

Visa-free for 30 days

Colombia

Visa-free for 90 days

Comoros

Visa upon arrival

Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

Costa Rica

Visa-free for 180 days

Croatia

Visa-free

Cuba

eTA

Cyprus

Visa-free

Czechia

Visa-free

Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

Denmark

Visa-free

Djibouti

Visa upon arrival

Dominica

Visa-free for 180 days

Dominican Republic

Visa-free

Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

Egypt

Visa upon arrival

El Salvador

Visa-free for 180 days

Equatorial Guinea

eTA

Eritrea

Visa is required

Estonia

Visa-free

Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

Fiji

Visa-free for 120 days

Finland

Visa-free

France

Visa-free

Gabon

eTA

Gambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

Germany

Visa-free

Ghana

Visa upon arrival

Greece

Visa-free

Grenada

Visa-free for 90 days

Guatemala

Visa-free for 90 days

Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

Guyana

Visa-free for 90 days

Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

Honduras

Visa-free for 90 days

Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Hungary

Visa-free

Iceland

Visa-free

India

eTA

Indonesia

Visa upon arrival

Iran

Visa upon arrival

Iraq

Visa upon arrival

Ireland

Visa-free

Israel

Visa-free for 90 days

Italy

Visa-free

Jamaica

Visa-free for 30 days

Japan

Visa-free for 90 days

Jordan

Visa upon arrival

Kazakhstan

Visa-free for 30 days

Kenya

eTA

Kiribati

Visa-free for 90 days

Kuwait

Visa upon arrival

Kyrgyzstan

Visa-free for 60 days

Laos

Visa upon arrival

Latvia

Visa-free

Lebanon

Visa upon arrival

Lesotho

Visa-free for 14 days

Liberia

Visa is required

Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

Visa-free

Lithuania

Visa-free

Luxembourg

Visa-free

Macao SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

Malawi

Visa-free for 30 days

Malaysia

Visa-free for 90 days

Maldives

Visa upon arrival

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

Visa-free

Marshall Islands

Visa-free for 90 days

Mauritania

Visa upon arrival

Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

Mexico

Visa-free for 180 days

Micronesia

Visa-free for 90 days

Moldova

Visa-free for 90 days

Monaco

Visa-free

Mongolia

Visa-free for 30 days

Montenegro

Visa-free for 90 days

Morocco

Visa-free for 90 days

Mozambique

Visa-free for 30 days

Myanmar (Burma)

eTA

Namibia

Visa-free for 90 days

Nauru

Visa is required

Nepal

Visa upon arrival

Netherlands

Visa-free

New Zealand

eTA

Nicaragua

Visa-free for 90 days

Niger

Visa is required

Nigeria

eTA

North Korea

Visa is required

North Macedonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Norway

Visa-free

Oman

Visa upon arrival

Pakistan

eTA

Palau

Visa-free for 90 days

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

Papua New Guinea

eTA

Paraguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Peru

Visa-free for 90 days

Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

Poland

Visa-free

Portugal

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Qatar

Visa upon arrival

Romania

Visa-free

Russia

eTA

Rwanda

Visa upon arrival

Samoa

Visa-free for 90 days

San Marino

Visa-free

Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

Senegal

Visa-free for 90 days

Serbia

Visa-free for 90 days

Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

Sierra Leone

Visa upon arrival

Singapore

Visa-free for 90 days

Slovakia

Visa-free

Slovenia

Visa-free

Solomon Islands

Visa-free for 90 days

Somalia

Visa upon arrival

South Africa

Visa-free for 90 days

South Korea

Visa-free for 90 days

South Sudan

eTA

Spain

Visa-free

Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free for 90 days

St Lucia

Visa-free for 90 days

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

Visa is required

Sweden

Visa-free

Switzerland

Visa-free

Syria

eTA

São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa-free for 15 days

Taiwan

Visa-free for 90 days

Tajikistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

Timor-Leste

Visa-free for 90 days

Togo

eTA

Tonga

Visa-free for 90 days

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free for 90 days

Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkey

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkmenistan

Visa is required

Tuvalu

Visa-free for 90 days

UAE

Visa-free for 90 days

Uganda

eTA

Ukraine

Visa-free for 90 days

United Kingdom

Visa-free for 180 days

United States

eTA

Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Uzbekistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

Vatican City

Visa-free

Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

Vietnam

eTA

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Zimbabwe

Visa upon arrival

About Portugal

Portuguese passport can be obtained by birth, naturalization, repatriation and marriage. It allows you to choose any EU country for life, receive education and medical services in Europe on preferential terms, visit 187 states without a visa, including the United States and Canada.

The state is located on the Iberian Peninsula, washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. On the continent it borders on Spain. Portugal is an industrial-agrarian country: wines, olive oil, fabrics and other products are produced there. Tourism is developing in the coastal and mountainous regions of the country.

Portugal is a member of the European Union and the Schengen zone. In the country, you can get a residence permit for investments from 250,000 €. The Portugal residence permit card allows you to travel without visas around the Schengen countries, relax or live in Portugal, and in five years to obtain citizenship of the country.

Population

10.3 million

Capital

Lisbon

Official language

Portuguese

GDP per capita

$19.897

Time zone

UTC+0…+1

Currency

Euro

Portugal passport ranking and benefits

1
Visa-free travel to 187 countries
The Portugal passport gives visa-free access to the Schengen countries, the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, and other countries.
The Portugal passport gives visa-free access to the Schengen countries, the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, and other countries.
2
Living in Portugal or moving to any EU country
Portugal is a part of the European Union. Its citizens can choose any EU country to live in, including Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Lichtenstein. There is no need to get a residence permit before moving — it’s enough to register upon arrival.
Portugal is a part of the European Union. Its citizens can choose any EU country to live in, including Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Lichtenstein. There is no need to get a residence permit before moving — it’s enough to register upon arrival.
3
Doing business, working or studying in Europe
The power of the Portugal passport allows citizens to save money on education in European schools and universities. There is also no need to get a student visa. Moreover, Portuguese citizens can get a job or found a company in any EU country.
The power of the Portugal passport allows citizens to save money on education in European schools and universities. There is also no need to get a student visa. Moreover, Portuguese citizens can get a job or found a company in any EU country.
4
Medical treatment in the best clinics in the world
Portuguese citizens get medical insurance called EHIC. It makes medical treatment in EU clinics cheaper. In addition, they don’t need a medical visa to get treatment in the Schengen countries, the UK or the USA.
Portuguese citizens get medical insurance called EHIC. It makes medical treatment in EU clinics cheaper. In addition, they don’t need a medical visa to get treatment in the Schengen countries, the UK or the USA.

Who can get a Portugal residence permit

Investor with a legal income
over 18 years old
with no criminal records
with medical insurance
with money for investment earned outside Portugal
Spouse
of opposite sex
with no criminal records
Children under 26
financially dependent on the investor
children over 18 must study at a university and be registered at the same address as the investor
Parents
financially dependent on the investor

Investment conditions

There are seven options for participating in the Portugal Golden Visa programme:

€280 000+ — a purchase of the real estate;
€500 000+ — a purchase of units of investment funds;
€250,000+ — a contribution to support culture and art;
€500,000+ — investments in scientific projects;
€600,000+ — investments in a business with the creation of 5 jobs;
€1,500,000+ — a capital transfer;
founding a company and creating at least 10 jobs.

The investment sum doesn’t depend on the number of family members. Most investment options provide an opportunity to return investments after 5 years.

The most popular options are purchasing real estate or units of investment funds.

An investor can buy a new property or one that is for renovation. The minimum property cost is €350,000 if it’s for renovation and €500,000 if it’s a new one. The cost decreases by 20% if the property is in an underpopulated area.

Besides investing, the applicant pays government fees and for medical insurance and legal services.

Expenses for a family of 4

Investor and their spouse and children of 10 and 17 years old

Expenses

Purchase of real estate

Purchase of units of investment funds

Investments

€280,000+

€500,000+

Taxes and fees

6 to 8% — title transfer

0.8% — stamp fee

0.3 to 0.8% of the cadastral value — annual property tax

Up to 7.5% — fund’s commission

0.5 to 3% — annual fund’s commission on profit

0% — tax on the gain on investment for a foreigner in Portugal

14% — tax on the gain on investment for tax residents of Portugal

Application fee

€2,132

Fee for residence permit cards

€21,300

Medical insurance

€1,600+

Step-by-step procedure for obtaining a Portugal passport by investment

1 day

Preliminary Due Diligence

1 day

Preliminary Due Diligence

A certified Compliance Anti Money Laundering Officer checks the information on the investor against international databases. Our check helps to decrease the refusal risk to 1%.

The preliminary Due Diligence is obligatory as we don’t sign a contract with an investor without it. If we’ve discovered a risk of refusal, we offer a suitable solution: add more documents or choose another investment programme.

Take a short anonymous test and learn more about the nuances of Due Diligence checks.

Evaluate chances

A certified Compliance Anti Money Laundering Officer checks the information on the investor against international databases. Our check helps to decrease the refusal risk to 1%.

Take a short anonymous test and learn more about the nuances of Due Diligence checks.

Evaluate chances

1—3 weeks

Selection of real estate or fund for investment

1—3 weeks

Selection of real estate or fund for investment

The investor chooses the priority variants of real estate or funds.

2—5 days

Trip to Portugal

2—5 days

Trip to Portugal

A trip to Portugal is required to get a tax identification number, open a bank account and examine real estate. It is also necessary to sign a letter of attorney for a lawyer in Portugal so that they could act on the investor’s behalf.

1—2 months

Fulfilment of investment conditions

1—2 months

Fulfilment of investment conditions

The investor buys real estate or units of an investment fund. Immigrant Invest lawyers accompany the deal and are in charge of its clean title.

Up to 2 months

Collecting documents and sending them for consideration

Up to 2 months

Collecting documents and sending them for consideration

Immigrant Invest lawyers provide an investor with a list of personal and financial documents needed to apply. They also fill in forms, notarise copies and translations, and collect documents that prove the fulfilment of the investment condition.

Electronic copies of the documents are sent to the Migration Service of Portugal for consideration.

1 day

Submitting biometrics

1 day

Submitting biometrics

Investors and all their family members included in the application come to Portugal to submit biometrics and original documents. An appointment is booked in advance in the electronic registry of SEF.

4—6 months

Approval and obtaining residence permits

4—6 months

Approval and obtaining residence permits

It takes up to 6 months since the biometrics and original documents have been submitted for consideration to SEF. When the application is approved, the investor pays residency card fees. They are prepared within 2 weeks. The documents are given to the investor or a lawyer with a letter of attorney.

Every 2 years

Extending a residence permit

Every 2 years

Extending a residence permit

The Portugal residence permit is extended every 2 years. To retain the status, it is needed to spend 7 days per year in Portugal, or 14 days within two years.

The procedure of the residence permit extension is similar to applying. The investor needs to gather all the same documents, apply, submit biometrics and get a residence permit card.

The Portugal residence permit is extended every 2 years. To retain the status, it is needed to spend 7 days per year in Portugal, or 14 days within two years.

The procedure of the residence permit extension is similar to applying. The investor needs to gather all the same documents, apply, submit biometrics and get a residence permit card.

5 years after getting a residence permit

Applying for citizenship

5 years after getting a residence permit

Applying for citizenship

To obtain Portugal citizenship, investors and their family members need to preserve their residence status for 5 years. They also need to prove they know Portuguese at the A2 level and have no criminal records. Children under 12 are exempt from the language exam.

Frequently asked questions

How to obtain Portugal citizenship?
A strong Portugal passport can be obtained by birth, naturalisation, repatriation, adoption, or marriage. Citizenship by investment can be obtained after 5 years of resident status.
Portugal citizenship can’t be obtained by investment. However, the country offers a residence permit by investment. First, applicants get a residence permit and then, after 5 years, citizenship.
Do I need to live in Portugal to obtain citizenship by naturalisation?
No, if you have got a residence permit by investment. In this case, it is enough to fulfil the programme requirements and spend 7 days a year in the country. 5 years after having a resident status, the investor can apply for citizenship.
How much do I need to invest in getting a Portugal residence permit by investment?
At least €250,000.
Two of the most popular options are a purchase of the real estate for €280,000+ or units of investment funds for €500,000. The investment amount doesn’t depend on the composition of the family.
What are the benefits of Portugal citizenship?
Portugal is a part of the European Union. This is why its citizens can move to any EU country and benefit from education and medical treatment preferences. Moreover, it is easier for them to get a job or found a company there than for citizens of non-EU countries.
The Portugal passport is powerful and allows entering 187 countries visa-free. Among them are the Schengen states, the UK, the USA, Australia, and Japan.