Recently, the Portuguese Immigration Agency (SEF) released the latest data on golden visas.
In April, a total of 98 main applicants and 123 family members were approved, of which 90 main applicants People choose real estate investment, the total investment is 51,247,700 euros.
Lusa News Agency announced on May 15, 2021 that according to data from the Portuguese Immigration Agency (SEF), the investment attracted through the golden visa policy in April this year increased compared with the same period last year.82.8%, compared with the previous month’s investment, a sharp increase of 14.4894 million euros, an increase of up to 39.5%.
April 2021 data map
Through the big data in April, it is not difficult to find that as many countries start and gradually promote the new crown vaccination, the global epidemic situation is obviously improving. Coupled with the policy restrictions on the golden residence permit in 2022, investors' confidence in Portugal's investment is picking up strongly.
House purchase accounted for 91.8%, Chinese investors 30%
Among all the approved applicants in April, 90 were approved through house purchase, accounting for 91.8%! The investment amount is 48.147 million euros! 83.3% of the funds flowed into the 500,000 Euro home purchase immigration project, and 16.7% of the funds went into the 350,000 Euro old house renovation project.
From the perspective of the nationality of the main applicant, there are 35 investors from China, which is a 30% increase compared to the 27 in the previous month ! Chinese are still the largest group of applicants! This is followed by Brazil (12th place), the United States (9th place), India (6th place) and Russia (5th place). Compared with March, the number of approved investors in various countries has increased significantly, and investors from Brazil have even doubled.
This also shows that when the immigration policies for buying houses in Lisbon and Porto are about to end, not only Chinese investors, but investors from all over the world are seizing the last opportunity, which is to catch the last train of the old policy before October.
In addition, the Portuguese Immigration Agency has also updated the overall data since the start of the Golden Visa in 2012.
So far, 9715 main applicants have been approved for the Portuguese Golden Visa, of which 4,899 are Chinese applicants, accounting for more than 50%. This shows that Chinese investors love and recognize the Portuguese project. Portugal has also absorbed a total of 5.812 billion euros in investment through the golden visa program, of which 5.25 billion is directly invested in the real estate market.
2012-2021 April data map
Generally speaking, Portuguese real estate with good appreciation potential, ideal rental income and suitable for wealth inheritance is still the first choice for investors to invest in Portugal.
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Portugal Golden Residence Card Program
Application conditions
Main applicant: at least 18 years old, no criminal certificate
Associate applicant: spouse, minor or over 18 years old children in school, and both parents
Purchase a property of 350,000 Euros or more
Project advantages
Investment income: freehold property rights + real estate income
Low application threshold: no language, academic qualifications, funding sources, management experience and other requirements
Excellent welfare: free top education + medical resources
Immigration benefits: one person invests, three generations of family immigrants
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