AGATEWAYTO EUCITIZENSHIP
EUROPEANUNION
27EUROPEANCOUNTRIES
PARTOFTHEEU
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus CzechRepublic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden
SCHENGENAREA COUNTRIES
Austria Belgium CzechRepublic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Lithuania Liechtenstein Luxemburg Malta Norway Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland
EUROZONE COUNTRIES
Austria Belgium Cyprus Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain
NUMBERS IN2022
MEMBER STATES 27 AREA KM2 4.42MILLION GDP REPRESENT 22% SCHENGEN ZONE FREELYCIRCULATION OFFICIAL LANGUAGES 24 POPULATION (EST.2021) +447MILLION EUROZONE COUNTRIES 19 YEARS INPEACE 65
VIVIANEREDING VicePresidentoftheEuropeanComission20102014
“BeingaEuropeancitizenmeans youbenefitfromallthebestthings:
ACONTINENTATPEACE
THEWORLD’SBIGGESTECONOMY THEFREEDOMTOMOVE”
ATAGLANCE 7EU citizenship rights POWERFULPASSPORT Visa-waiverto150+countries FREEMEDICAL COVERAGE VOTING&BEING ACANDIDATE RIGHTS SAFETYFOOD STANDARD FREEEDUCATION MOSTOFTHEEU COUNTRIES FREEMOVEMENT LIVE,WORKANDSTUDY ACROSSTHEEU NON DISCRIMINATION
Europeisa worldleader inqualityoflife
2016orlatestavailabledata Sources:OECD,UN,EuropeanCommission
AGATEWAYTO EUCITIZENSHIP PORTUGAL
8BYMERCANPROPERTIESTHERIVERSIDEHOTELFARO 10.31MILLIONPORTO,LISBON &ALGARVE 42/141TOP6 WORLDSAFETY INDEX WORLDECONOMY COMPETITIVENESSINDEX 4THPLACE 2022ANNUALGLOBAL RETIREMENTINDEX Lisbon Capitalcity •International commercialhub Porto 2ndlargest metropolitancity& Mostprosperouscity •Keyindustry:Tourism andHospitality Algarve PortugalBeach destination •Keyindustry:Hi-end Service,heavenfor retirees
PERFECT WEATHER
Portugalhasaround2,500to 3,200hoursofsunshineayear, anaverageof4hrs6inwinterand 10hrsinthe 12summer. (Min8ocmax:2528oc)
PERFECT HEALTHCARE
Portugalranks12thinthebest publichealthsystemsintheworld, aheadofhighdevelopedcountries liketheUnitedKingdom,Germany orSweden,(Canada30thand USA37th).Portugueseamongthe world’shealthiestpeople.
GOODEDUCATION SYSTEM
Rank#16thGlobally Freestudyinguntil18yearsold. MostEnglishfluencycompared withFrance,Italy,Spain.
BESTDESTINATION INEUROPE
PortoandLisbonnamely2cities amongBestDestinationsinEurope BestDestinationforretireesfrom EUtomovetolivehere CostofLivingcheaperthanmost Europeancountries.
POWERFUL PASSPORT
Rank3thGlobally Visafreeorvisaonarrival accesstoover160countries andterritories.
GOLDENVISA PROGRAM
PORTUGAL
THEFASTESTPROGRAMTO
AnofficialPortugalgovernment
OBTAINEURESIDENCEPERMIT THROUGHINVESTMENTACTIVITY INPORTUGAL.
program,enactedon8thOct2012. By31stAugust2022,Portugal issued29.253residentpermitsto investorsandtheirfamilymembers.
ORGANICLAW2/2018 Thetimeperiodforaforeignnationalto applyforPortuguesenationalityhas decreasedfrom6yearsto5years. GOLDENRESIDENCEPERMITPROGRAMME(ARI) Datafromthe08thofOctober2012tothest31ofAugust2022 MAINNATIONALITIES China5168 Brazil1123 Turkey525 SouthAfrica469 USA466 11.060ARIBYACQUIRINGREALESTATE (8061bysubparagraphiii)and768bysubparagraphiv),of paragraphd),article3ofLaw/2007,23of4July,asamended) 816ARIBYTRANSFERINGCAPITAL 22ARIBYCREATINGJOBPOSITIONS Statistics 11.060 RESIDENCE PERMITS TOINVESTORS 18.193 RESIDENCE PERMITSTO FAMILYMEMBERS 11.060 RESIDENCEPERMITS FORPURSUING INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES(ARI) 18.193 RESIDENCE PERMITSTOFAMILY MEMBERS(FAMILY REUNIFICATION) 20122 2013494 20141526 2015766 20161414 20171351 20181409 2019773 20201182 20211337 2013576 20142395 20151322 20162344 20172678 20182500 20192192 20202043 20211267 TOTALINVESTMENT 6497529571,45€ 656198325,71 BYCAPITALTRANSFER 5759842687,84€ BYPURCHASINGAREAL ESTATEPROPERTY
RESIDENT
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NO AGELIMIT LEGAL
7DAYS OFSTAY NO MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCES VALID PASSPORT 5YEARSOF INVESTMENT VALIDMEDICAL INSURANCE NO FINANCIAL PROOFS NO EDUCATION LIMIT NO INTERVIEW
DISCLAIMER:SUBJECTTOCHANGE.
ONLY1YEARTO GETPORTUGAL/ RESIDENCE PERMITS NOWORLDWIDE INCOMETAXES FREEEDUCATION FORKIDSAND PROTECTED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FORPARENTS APPLYFOREU CITIZENSHIP, FREE-VISA ACCESSTO150+ COUNTRIES VISA-FREE TRAVEL TOSCHENGEN AREA (26COUNTRIES) LIVE,STUDY,WORK INEUWITHFAMILY &CHILDREN AFTERPORTUGUESE CITIZENSHIP DISCLAIMER:SUBJECTTOCHANGE.
FROMPORTUGUESEAGEOFDISCOVERY
7MILLION VISITORSPER YEAR MILDCLIMATE THROUGHOUT THEYEAR AIRPORTWITH INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS LARGESTCITY INTHEALGARVE REGION
THE RIVERSIDEHOTELFARO 21 BY MERCANPROPERTIES
MAKINGTHEOLD,SOMETHINGNEW
FARODOCK RIA FORMOSA NATURAL PARK FARO AIRPORT PARQUE RIBEIRINHO FAROBEACH
THE RIVERSIDEHOTELFARO 24 BY MERCANPROPERTIES
ILLUSTRATIONPHOTOFORTHEHOTELCONCEPT
THE RIVERSIDEHOTELFARO 32 BY MERCANPROPERTIES