Recently, the official website of the Portuguese Immigration Agency (SEF) updated its big data on the golden residence permit in June 2021.
In June 2021, a total of 67 main applicants and 83 subsidiary applications were approved for Portuguese gold Visa, the investment amount is 36.45 million euros, which is an increase of 30% and above.
Among the 67 main applicants, 60 came from real estate investment, 5 came from fund investment; and 5 Compared with the month, the main applicant and the investment amount have increased significantly
From the perspective of the nationality of the main applicant, there are 20 investors from China, accounting for nearly 30%, continue to maintain the lead, followed by Russia (8 people), the United States (7 people), South Africa (4 people) and Brazil (3 people).
From the enactment of the bill on October 8, 2012 to June 30, 2021, the Portuguese Immigration Bureau has accumulated into the global 9834 groupThe family granted golden visas, and the total investment reached 5.87 billion euros.
Among them, there are 9230 people who obtained identities through real estate, and the investment amounted to 5.31 billion euros. (The number of Chinese applicants is 4,943, accounting for more than half, which shows that Chinese investors love and recognize the Portuguese project.)
Portuguese status is not tied to the real estate. After obtaining the permanent residence status, the real estate can be sold and the funds can be returned. After obtaining the Portuguese status, you can freely go to EU countries to study, work and live! Visa-free ultra-convenient passports for 188 countries and regions are also worth having!
In addition, as long as the parents have legal residence status for more than one year, children born in Portugal can directly obtain Portuguese citizenship, and they can obtain an EU passport at birth!
Q1 house prices in 2021
Up 5.2%
Portugal is recognized as one of the most active countries in the real estate market in the world.
For the vast majority of Portuguese, housing prices will not be a factor preventing them from moving. This is also due to extremely low interest rates and easy-to-obtain mortgages.
On June 23, the Portuguese National Statistics Institute (INE) released the first quarter of 2021 house price index (HPI). Compared with the first quarter of 2020, the Portuguese house price index rose in the first quarter of this year 5.2%, Housing transactions43,757 sets, total transaction volume6.9 billion euros, an increase of 0.5% and 2.5% respectively compared with the same period last year.
Strong domestic demand, large room for appreciation, active market, freehold property rights, no inheritance tax for children... Portugal's real estate has long been favored by investors around the world. Under the test of the epidemic, new development opportunities are presented.
Therefore, whether for overseas identity, asset allocation, or wealth inheritance, Portugal, one of the important EU member states Both are trustworthy choices.
At present, it is only a few months before the implementation of the New Immigration Policy in Portugal. Lisbon, Porto When the investment location is about to end, not only Chinese investors, but also investors from all over the world, such as North America, are seizing the last opportunity.