Golden Visa residence “no longer makes sense”
British journo tells Lusa “it is very difficult to justify…” British journalist Oliver Bullough has said that the ‘golden’ residence permits for foreigners system in Portugal no longer make sense
Portugal’s Russian golden visa ‘scam’
Expresso lifts lid on how oligarchs can wriggle round ‘the rules’ and European sanctions São Cristóvão e Neves (better known to Brits as Saint Kitts) is a dual-island nation in
SEF suspends ‘golden visas’ for Russian citizens
This is one of the many headlines coming through this afternoon in the non-stop updates on the situation in Ukraine – but it is not quite as wide-ranging as it
Portugal accused of ‘hiding’ information on Russians with golden visas
“Russians in Portugal could suffer sanctions” as a result of the current war being waged against Ukraine. But that is as far as Portuguese authorities seem prepared to say. There
Judges put paid to Chinese businessman’s wheeler-dealing from behind bars
A Chinese businessman who ordered a killer arson attack on one of his properties has failed in an attempt to see his 25-year jail sentence reduced – and seen judges
Golden Visa programme: 2021 saw €60 million pour into Madeira – projections for 2022 ‘even better’
Changes in Portugal’s Golden Visa programme have seen investors – particularly young tech-types – turning their attention towards Madeira. Since the purchase of property in and around Lisbon and Porto
‘Golden’ visas: Chinese investment slumps 28% in 2020 to 158M
Last year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 296 golden visas were granted to Chinese citizens under the Residence Permit for Investment (ARI) scheme, totalling 158 million euros – a 28% year-on-year
‘Golden’ visa scheme: Investment raised falls 13% in 2020 to €646.7 million
Portugal’s golden visa programme saw investment fall by 13% in 2020, compared to the previous year, to 646.7 million euros, according to Lusa news agency. The ‘Authorisation of Residence for
Investment through golden visa scheme drops 52% in October
Investment through Portugal’s golden visa scheme dropped 52% in October, year-on-year, to 28.6 million euros, according to government data from the Service for Foreigners and Borders (SEF), Lusa news agency
Brussels “demands” immediate end to Golden Visa programs
Brussels today is demanding that EU Member States “immediately end” golden visa programs that give applicants European residency and/ or citizenship. The reason is that after years in which warnings