Golden Visas “being issued without control to citizens from dodgy countries”
Portugal’s controversial programme of issuing ‘Golden Visas’ to high net-worth individuals has come in for a new pasting, this time from the civic association Transparency and Integrity (TI). Says the
Property market ‘overheating’ sees government consider throttling back on Golden Visas
With property prices in ‘major urban centres’ already showing clear signs of ‘overheating’, the government is considering throttling back on the issuing of ‘Golden Visas’ for the purchase of houses
Fleeing Hongkongers “swamp” Portugal’s golden visa programme with inquiries
Wealthy Hong Kong residents desperate for a Plan B as political tensions escalate in the Chinese territory are reported to be “swamping” Portugal’s golden visa programme with inquiries. Analysts have
Chinese claim they are victims of €20 million Golden Visa fraud
A number of Chinese citizens claim they have been swindled by their own countrymen in an elaborate Golden Visa fraud which appears to have netted around €20 million. Said reports
Russian businessman ‘wanted by Interpol’ is one of Portugal’s ‘golden visa recipients’
In a story doing the rounds this week, Portuguese readers are told about a former Russian politician wanted by authorities in his country for murder, holed out in Germany and
Golden Visa corruption case gets green-light for court, for all 17 accused
Following several delays – not least because of the need for getting hundreds of pages translated into Mandarin Chinese – the Public Ministry case centring on alleged corruption involving the
Golden visa corruption trial delayed by need to translate 500 pages into Mandarin Chinese
The long-running prosecution into alleged corruption in the issuing of Portuguese “golden” residency visas to wealthy foreigners – most of them Chinese – has been stymied by the fact that
Golden visa corruption case ‘kingpin’ tries to get case against him thrown out
He is billed as the “principal defendant” in the public ministry’s investigation into Golden Visa corruption, but former notaries boss António Figueiredo is having none of it. Accused of 12
Justice minister caught up in allegations of Golden Visa corruption
The name of Portugal’s new Justice Minister, Angolan-Portuguese Francisca Van Dunem, has been linked to the public ministry investigation into alleged systemic corruption in the issuing of “golden” residency visas.
Golden Visa probe near close as Figueiredo leaves jail and Macedo sues for defamation
It has been a week of developments for Operation Labyrinth, the Public Ministry investigation into fraud and corruption surrounding the government’s issuing of golden visas. First, the only defendant still