Source document
Lei n.º 102/2017, de 28 de agosto (quinta alteração à Lei n.º 23/2007)
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Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Law 102/2017 (74 pp.), fifth amendment to Law 23/2007 with full republication: fund route lowered to EUR 350k (Portuguese funds, 5-year maturity, 60% in Portuguese companies) and new company-capital route (EUR 350k with 5 jobs); ARI renewed for two-year periods (art. 90-A(2)); other changes on students, researchers, entrepreneurs, Blue Card. Both ARI amounts are already terms and the change is an event; the rest of the republication restates earlier ARI amounts or concerns other permits. No statistics. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).
What it supports
15 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Rules and prices (14)
- Investment in arts or cultural heritagemain investorEUR 250,000Since 26 Nov 2017 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Business investmentmain investor; company must create 5 permanent jobs (or keep jobs, min. 5 permanent) for at least 3 yearsEUR 350,00026 Nov 2017 – 31 Dec 2021 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Investment in a fundmain investorEUR 350,00026 Nov 2017 – 31 Dec 2021 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Property purchase plus rehabilitation worksmain investor; purchase plus rehabilitation works; from 1 Jan 2022, property for housing only in the Azores, Madeira or the interior territories (DL 14/2021, new art. 3(4))EUR 350,00026 Nov 2017 – 6 Oct 2023 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Investment in research activitiesmain investorEUR 350,000Since 26 Nov 2017 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Property purchasemain investor; from 1 Jan 2022, property for housing only in the Azores, Madeira or the interior territories (DL 14/2021, new art. 3(4))EUR 500,00026 Nov 2017 – 6 Oct 2023 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Capital contributionmain investor (family members derive permits)EUR 1,000,00026 Nov 2017 – 31 Dec 2021 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Validity of a renewed residence permitARI residence permit, each renewal2 yearsSince 26 Nov 2017 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Minimum maturity of the fundcollective investment undertaking used for the fund route, maturity at the time of investment5 yearsSince 26 Nov 2017 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Holding period for the investmentmain investor; minimum period of the investment activity5 yearsSince 26 Nov 2017 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Minimum building age for the rehabilitation routeproperty for the rehabilitation route (unless located in an urban regeneration area)30 yearsSince 26 Nov 2017 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Jobs to createmain investor10 jobsSince 26 Nov 2017 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Reduction for low-density areasroutes ii) to vi) of art. 3(1)(d) (jobs, real estate, rehabilitation, research, culture), in low-density NUTS III territories20%Since 26 Nov 2017 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
- Minimum share of the fund invested in Portuguese companiesshare of the fund's investments in companies based in Portugal60%Since 26 Nov 2017 · Diário da República 2017Portugal · Golden visa
About the document
What it covers Fund route lowered to EUR 350k and broadened; new route viii) company capital EUR 350k with 5 jobs; renewal every two years; in force 90 days after publication.
Notes Official PDF from files.diariodarepublica.pt, reached via the ELI link https://data.dre.pt/eli/lei/102/2017/08/28/p/dre/pt/pdf.
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