Golden visa v D7

Hi Londonfolk,

Which process gives you the most freedom to do that: Golden Visa

The D7 residence permit holder needs to spend at least 6 consecutive or 8 non-consecutive months in Portugal on average per year. Holders of the Golden Visa, only need to spend an average of 7 days in Portugal per year.

If you want to gain Portuguese and EU residency without necessarily moving full time (yet or at all), the Golden Visa is the way to go.

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I think this is a good article about the portuguese Golden Visa:

Everything about accessing golden visas, including every municipality and parish that will continue to guarantee its concession through real estate purchase (from 1st January 2022):

https://ahouseinlisbon.com/en/everythin … e-purchase

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D7 OR GOLDEN VISA FOR PORTUGAL—WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE?

https://nomadgate.com/d7-vs-golden-visa-portugal/

Please note: this is an article from Oct 2020 and does not yet include the changes made for 2022.


Kind Regards

Thank you for that helpful information

HOW TO FIND THE BEST REGIONS FOR YOUR PORTUGAL GOLDEN VISA IN 2022

https://nomadgate.com/portugal-real-est … ent-areas/
(Dec 22, 2021)

Again a really interesting piece of information

Can you clarify what it means by 8 non-consecutive months. Does this mean I can go in and out of Portugal into the UK for example as long as it's not over 3 months in a year?
My intention is to live permanently in the UK but I do want the freedom to visit family when I wish

The time you can be outside of Portugal is not per year. It's per the valid period of the residence permit.

The initial permit, called the temporary residence permit, has a 2 year valid period. Subsequent residence permits have 3 year valid periods.



Time Period:

- Years 1 and 2

Minimum Stay in Portugal: 6 consecutive months or 8 non-consecutive months each year.
I.e in these 2 years, you must stay at least 6 months consecutively yeach year,
    OR
    a total of 16 months (= 8 months × 2 years ) if you come and go whenever you want;

Renewal Date: End of Year 2
Available Renewal Option: 3-year Residency Permit




- Years 3, 4 and 5

Minimum Stay in Portugal: 6 consecutive months or 8 non-consecutive months each year.
I.e in these 3 years, you must stay at least 6 months consecutively yeach year,
     OR
     a total of 24 months (= 8 months × 3 years ) if you come and go whenever you want;

Renewal Date: End of Year 5
Available Renewal Option: 3-year Residency Permit, Permanent Residency or Citizenship

Thank you for explaining so clearly I get it now

I ran a webinar on this before the GV rule changes aimed at people who were moving, and have done an update but not sure if the team have posted it...hopefully this helps

https://youtu.be/QY3o_z9WbpM

@londonfolk you do not have to move immediately but you do have to attend the SEF appointment. In fact, many people plan such that their start date is around 60 days after their consular appointment. The biggest challenge you will face is that if you try to move forward the date of your rental contract, you will find that the property is probably not available or will be much more expensive for a summer start.