Golden Visa Requirements

Minimum conditions needed to obtain residency rights in Europe.

🌍 General Requirements (Common criteria for all countries)

To apply for Golden Visa programs, the following basic conditions are generally common across all countries:

  • ✅ Be a legal individual with a clean criminal record
  • ✅ Make one of the minimum required types of investments
  • ✅ Be able to document the legal source of the investment
  • ✅ Make periodic entries to the country of investment (residence requirement)
  • ✅ Have mandatory health insurance
  • ✅ Applicant must be over 18 years old

PortaNova explains how these criteria are applied specifically in each country and manages the process on your behalf.

🇵🇹 Portugal Golden Visa Requirements (Updated)

💶 Minimum investment amount:

  • €500,000 real estate investment

  • €500,000 investment fund / capital transfer

  • €250,000 cultural donation option

🗓️ Investment duration: Must be maintained for at least 5 years

🕒 Residency requirement:
Average of 7 days per year in Portugal during the first 5 years

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Includes family members: Spouse, children, and parents

🇬🇷 Greece Golden Visa Requirements

💶 Minimum investment amount:

  • €250,000 real estate (some regions €500,000)

🗓️ Investment duration: Indefinite, but the property must be held

🚫 No physical residence requirement

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family members can be included

🇪🇸 Spain Golden Visa Requirements

💶 Minimum investment amount:

  • €500,000 real estate investment

🗓️ Investment duration: At least 5 years

🕒 Residence requirement: A few days per year is recommended

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Application can be made with family members

🇲🇹 Malta Golden Visa Requirements

💶 Minimum investment amount:

  • Approximately over €150,000 in shares, bonds, or contributions

🏡 Rental or real estate purchase is required

👥 Clean criminal record and good character certificate mandatory

🇪🇺 Opportunity to obtain an EU passport

📁 Required Documents (Sample list)

Generally, the following documents are requested during Golden Visa applications:

  • Passport copy

  • Criminal record

  • Health insurance

  • Income / investment source documents

  • Marriage / birth certificates (if applicable)

  • Documents proving the investment (deeds, bank receipts, etc.)

⚠️ Important Note:

Golden Visa programs may change from time to time depending on the country. Therefore, it is very important to check the latest legal regulations before applying.

PortaNova follows these updates on your behalf and professionally analyzes the suitability of each condition for you.

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