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Basic official figures for 2026. We'll confirm exactly what applies to you.
What our Dubai and Lisbon teams do with you on your Portugal Golden Visa application.
The main routes are: investment of at least €500,000 in Portuguese investment funds that are not real-estate funds; at least €500,000 in scientific research; at least €250,000 in arts or national cultural heritage; at least €500,000 of capital in a Portuguese company that creates or keeps jobs; or creating at least 10 jobs. Buying property no longer qualifies.
At least 7 days in the first year, then at least 14 days in each following two-year period.
The qualifying investment is held for at least five years.
No. The Golden Visa is a residence permit for investment (ARI), applied for online through AIMA's ARI portal. After AIMA accepts the file, you attend an appointment in Portugal for biometrics and to show your original documents.
UAE-issued documents, such as a UAE police clearance certificate, are first attested by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then legalised by the Embassy of Portugal in Abu Dhabi, because the UAE is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. Documents from a country that is a party (the UK or India, for example) normally carry that country's apostille instead.
Official sources: AIMA, Residence permit for investment (ARI), art. 90-A · MNE Vistos, ARI (residence permit for investment activity) · AIMA, Portal ARI · MNE Vistos, Residency: necessary documentation · UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Attestation of official documents · Embassy of Portugal in the UAE, Certification of documents · HCCH, Apostille Convention (contracting parties)
Information last reviewed October 2026. Rules and figures change, so we confirm what applies to you in your complimentary assessment.
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