You can no longer buy property to qualify for Portugal’s Golden Visa.
Since the October 2023 reform, Portugal no longer grants residence through real estate — only funds, cultural donation or job creation remain, with longer queues and rising thresholds. If the goal is a European home that comes with residence, the live route today is Cyprus, with Greece as the Schengen alternative.
Portugal’s property route has closed.
The “Mais Habitação” law removed real-estate acquisition (and property-linked fund routes) as a qualifying Golden Visa investment.
Only capital-transfer funds, a €250k cultural donation, or job creation qualify — none give you a home, and processing backlogs run long.
For investors who want property + residence for the family, Portugal is no longer the efficient route it was.
If the goal is property-linked residence, Cyprus and Greece remain open.
Property that comes with EU residence for your family — still available, and arguably better, in two Mediterranean programmes we run end to end.
Cyprus
Permanent residence for the whole family, secured against €300,000 of new property — a fast-track EU residence route in an English-speaking, common-law-influenced jurisdiction. Residence that comes with the home you buy.
- Property → permanent residence (Reg. 6(2))
- Whole family on one application
- No obligation to relocate
Greece
An EU Golden Visa still active via real estate — visa-free Schengen short-stay travel (90 days in any 180) from the day your permit issues, with thousands of islands and a fixed-cost non-dom tax regime.
- Property → Schengen residence
- Visa-free Schengen travel
- No minimum-stay requirement
Not sure which route fits your family?
Begin the private assessment. We’ll match you to the live programme that fits your budget, timeline and goals — and handle the file from documents to permit.