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Decreto-Regulamentar n.º 1/2020, de 7 de janeiro: regulamenta a Lei n.º 30/IX/2018 (Green Card) (Boletim Oficial, I Série, n.º 2)
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Boletim Oficial I Série n.º 2 of 7 Jan 2020 (20 pp.). PDF pp. 1-8: Decreto-Regulamentar 1/2020 regulating the Green Card law (Lei 30/IX/2018): property thresholds EUR 80,000 / 120,000 with escudo equivalents, Casa do Cidadão as one-stop shop, documents, DEF decision within 15 days, refusal grounds, renewal every 5 years then 10, family reunification (spouse, partner, children under 14), notification duties, fines for fraud and misuse (5-15 million escudos), yearly audit by the Inspeção-Geral das Finanças, in force the day after publication. The rest of the issue (INE statutes, water emergency resolution, two rectifications) is out of scope. This pass added 18 rules: escudo thresholds, renewal intervals and window, correction and notification deadlines, refusal threshold, child age, family visa deadline, absence notification, renewal receipt, and the four fine bands.
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- Property purchaseproperty in a municipality with GDP per capita below the national average, paid with money transferred from abroadEUR 80,000Since 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Property purchaseproperty in a municipality with GDP per capita at or above the national average, paid with money transferred from abroadEUR 120,000Since 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Property purchaseproperty in a municipality with GDP per capita below the national average, paid with money transferred from abroad (escudo equivalent of EUR 80,000)CVE 8,821,200Since 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Property purchaseproperty in a municipality with GDP per capita at or above the national average, paid with money transferred from abroad (escudo equivalent of EUR 120,000)CVE 13,231,800Since 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Time limit to correct an incomplete applicationapplicant must remedy a defect in the application after notice from the DEF, or the file is archived2 business daysSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Residence permit validityGreen Card (renewal interval for the first renewals)5 yearsSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Residence that triggers a police certificateCabo Verde criminal record required if the applicant has lived in Cabo Verde at least six months before applying6 monthsSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Time limit to notify approvalholder of the family reunification right is notified of the approval8 daysSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Time limit to report changesresidents must notify the DEF of changes in civil status, nationality, profession, domicile, or absence from the country for more than 90 days8 daysSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Validity of the renewal application receiptreceipt for a renewal application has the same effect as the Green Card, renewable8 daysSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Validity of a renewed permitGreen Card renewals from the second renewal onwards10 yearsSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Maximum age of a dependent childminor under 14 (and/or dependant) in the holder's care, for family reunification14 yearsSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Time limit for a decisionapplication for issue or renewal of a Green Card (DEF decision)15 daysSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Absence abroad that must be notifiedabsence from the country longer than this must be notified to the DEF within 8 days90 daysSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Time limit for family to apply for a visafamily members covered by an approved family reunification must apply for a residence visa at the consulate, or the approval lapses90 daysSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- How early a renewal can be applied forrenewal of a Green Card may be requested from 90 days before expiry90 daysSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Prison sentence that leads to refusalGreen Card refused to anyone convicted, in Cabo Verde or abroad, of a crime carrying a prison sentence of two years or more2 years of prisonSince 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Fine for fraudulent use of the cardfraudulent use of the Green Card (administrative fine, minimum; maximum 15,000,000$00)CVE 5,000,000Since 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Fine for misuseusing the Green Card for purposes other than those in Law 30/IX/2018 (fine minimum; maximum 8,000,000$00)CVE 5,000,000Since 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Fine for obstructing enquiriesGreen Card holder who obstructs enquiries into grounds for losing the card (fine minimum; maximum 12,000,000$00)CVE 10,000,000Since 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
- Penalty for false documentsfalse documents or declarations to obtain or renew a Green Card, forged cards, sham marriage or adoption for family reunification, or selling the qualifying property without asking the DEF to cancel the card (fine minimum; maximum 15,000,000$00)CVE 12,000,000Since 8 Jan 2020 · Cabo Verde Boletim Oficial 2020Cabo Verde · Green Card (residence for property buyers)
About the document
What it covers Implementing regulation of the Green Card law: Casa do Cidadão as one-stop shop, DEF decides within 15 days, family reunification, fines, annual audit by the Inspeção-Geral das Finanças, in force the day after publication (art. 37).
Notes Whole Boletim Oficial issue (20 pages); the decree is on PDF pp. 1-8.
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