Tag: Portugal Golden Visa

The Minister of the Presidency stated that the figures on foreigners from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) and the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) “will always be different”, because they are based on different methodologies and universes. “I swear to you that I don’t know the INE figures,” said António Leitão Amaro […]

The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has announced that digitally signed documents are now accepted for applications and renewals of residence permits in Portugal. This measure covers signatures made with the Citizen Card, Digital Mobile Key, and Professional Attributes Certification System (SCAP), aiming to simplify and accelerate administrative procedures during a period marked […]

Portugal’s Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum, AIMA, has announced that the Residence Permit Renewal Portal is now open for applicants whose residence cards expire in July and August 2026. Eligible residents can submit their renewal requests via the official renewal platform: portal-renovacoes.aima.gov.pt. AIMA stated that it will continue working to open the renewal portal […]

On 1 April, the Portuguese Parliament approved a revised amendment to the Nationality Law, with 151 votes in favour and 65 against, clearing the required threshold for an organic law. The proposal has now been sent to the President of the Republic, António José Seguro, who will decide whether to promulgate it, veto it, or […]

According to Diário de Notícias, the validity of renewal certificates issued by AIMA will be extended. The certificates were due to expire on 15 April, but given their approaching expiration and the fact that not all pending cases have been resolved, the agency will extend their validity. The certificate refers to documents that expired on […]

The booking rate in hotels in Northern Portugal is around 80% for Easter, said the president of Turismo do Porto e Norte. The official believes that the war in the Middle East may redirect tourists to Portugal. Bookings in hotels in the region are “good” for the Easter season and “in line with 2025,” meaning […]

Sometimes I find myself wondering whether the conversation around “moving abroad” is mostly driven by Asians. But the more I observe, the more I see the same shift happening elsewhere too. More and more Westerners — especially Americans — are seriously considering the same path. Lately, you can see it more clearly — more Americans […]

AIMA will deliver thousands of residence cards to those who requested them, according to DN Brasil. Approximately 20,000 residence permits renewed during the second half of 2025 have already been sent to Casa da Moeda for issuance and will be delivered by AIMA as quickly as possible. According to DN Brasil, half of the cards will […]

The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) implemented, on 1 March 2026, an update to the fee schedule applicable to the entry and stay of foreign citizens in Portugal. After almost a year without changes, the new values show increases of up to 33%, particularly affecting the most requested administrative acts, such as initial […]

The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has just launched its new renewal portal. The tool allows immigrants to renew their Residence Permits that expire during May and June 2026 online. The agency asks foreign citizens who find themselves in the situation described above to use the portal at portal-renovacoes.aima.gov.pt to renew their residence […]

In modern wealth planning, residency and citizenship programs are no longer viewed purely as immigration outcomes. For internationally mobile investors, they are increasingly used as strategic tools for global mobility, asset allocation, asset diversification, and tax optimization, aligned with different capital objectives and economic environments. Within this framework, Portugal, Greece, and Panama represent three clearly differentiated strategies, each serving a distinct […]

Portugal’s recent review of its citizenship law has once again drawn strong attention from international investors and families. Proposed amendments related to residency duration and the calculation of qualifying residence periods were suspended following intervention by the Constitutional Court, meaning the current legal framework remains in force. In an era of increasingly unpredictable global immigration […]

According to the latest “2026 Luxury Outlook Report,” Portugal’s luxury real estate market outperformed the overall residential market in both sales performance and price growth in 2025, and this upward momentum is expected to continue into 2026. The report points out that the luxury segment is gradually developing a different operating logic from the traditional […]

According to Greek media reports, the 2025 Henley Private Wealth Migration Report reveals that Greece and Portugal have both secured spots among the world’s top 10 destinations for millionaire migrants. They now stand alongside the UAE, the United States, Italy, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Canada, and Australia. The report highlights a rapid acceleration in cross-border […]

Immigrants with residence permits expiring in January and February will be able to renew them online. According to Diário de Notícias (DN), the agency also brought forward the renewal for the month of February. Since July 2025, AIMA has allowed residence permits to be renewed monthly, in order to ensure that a large number of […]