The Residency visa application for investment purpose (long stay national visa), must be filed from Portuguese embassy abroad in your country or at centers (VFS Global) in your home country, proving eligibility with income/job proof, accommodation, and other documents;
if you are inside EU or hold a valid schengen visa for entry into Portugal, application must be filed at AIMA centers in Portugal.
Visa Fees:
- General fee is 90 Euros
- Reduced fee is 45 Euros
Documents Required
- National Visa application filled and duly signed by applicant (For minors and incapacitated, forms should be signed the legal guardian);
- 2 Photos, even, passport type, recent and in good condition to identify the applicant (1 for this form);
- Passport or other travel document, valid for 3 months after the estimated date of return. Photocopy of passport (biographical data);
- Proof of regular status, if you are of a nationality other than that of the country where you are applying for a visa, valid for more than the date of expiry of the visa you are applying for;
- Valid travel insurance, covering necessary medical expenses, including urgent medical assistance and possible repatriation; (*)
- Criminal record certificate, issued by the competent authority of the country of the applicant’s nationality or of the country where the applicant has resided for over a year (except for applicants under sixteen), with the Hague Apostille (If applicable) or legalised;
- Proof of financial resources, as defined by decree of the competent government members;
