葡萄牙政府批准的新法律为欧盟以外国家的公民申请居留签证提供了可能性。
这种新的居留签证旨在通过购买至少 5 年的房地产来吸引对葡萄牙的新投资。

持有这种投资者居留签证的人有权获得家庭团聚并获得永久居留签证，以及现行法律规定的葡萄牙公民身份。

投资者必须购买价值 500,000 欧元（五十万欧元）或以上的一处或多处房产。他们也可以选择根据共同收购条款购买，只要每个合作伙伴投资的金额超过 500,000 欧元（五十万欧元）。

购买房产的请求也可以通过存入超过 500,000 欧元（五十万欧元）的承诺合同来证明，并在房地产登记处登记。这意味着投资的居留签证可以通过相关双方签署并在音乐学院注册的承诺合同申请，通过确保他将获得黄金居留签证，为买家提供更大的安全保障。

承诺合同必须在 Conservatória do Registo Predial 登记，并且在续签居留签证之前，必须出示买卖契约的名称。

还需要由金融机构出具的声明，以证明为支付本金合同中金额为 500,000 欧元（五十万欧元）或以上的存款而进行的资本转移。购买的财产随后可能被出租、抵押或用于商业、农业或旅游目的。

Application to the Golden Visa
 

1. To apply to residence visa, the following documents must be presented to the foreigners and borders service (SEF):
- Proof of possession of a risk-free real estate, with an updated certificate issued by the land registry or a registered certificate of the promissory contract.
- To prove that complied with the tax liabilities, the requester shall provide a declaration attesting to the absence of debts for finance and Social Security.
- The investor must remain in Portugal for a period of at least 7 days in the first year and 14 days in each of the following 2 years.
- The requester should not have criminal records with crimes involving a term of imprisonment exceeding one year.
- The stakeholders should not have been banned from entering national territory after they have received the order to leave the country.
- The stakeholders should not be targets of alerts in the Schengen information system (SIS)
- The stakeholders should not be targets of alerts in the Schengen information system (SIS) issued for the purpose of refusing entry

2. Family Reunification

Owners of a Golden visa may request a family reunification in accordance with the parameters laid down by law
The process of family reunification will take 3 months.

The process of family reunification is permitted to the following members:
- Spouse
- Children (-18 years)
- Adult children who are unmarried and study in a Portuguese school.

Other situations are also possible but prior verification will be required on the part of the Portuguese authorities and the Portuguese law.

It will also be necessary for the requester to prove to the Portuguese authorities that has:
- A place for the family to live
- Proof of income in excess of € 6,000 per year per adult (+18 years)
- Proof of income exceeding € 3,000 per year for each child under (-18 years)

Other requirements provided by law:
 

Documents:

- Passport or other document valid for travel internationally.
- Proof of legal entry and stay in the national territory
- Proof of health insurance
- Signed form allowing verification of criminal record in Portugal by SEF
- Certificate of Criminal record of the relevant authorities in the country of origin of the requester or the countries where the petitioner resided during more than one year
- Declaration of investment activity for a minimum period of 5 years, attested by a bearer of good faith and signed by the requester.
 

Renewal of permanent residence visa.

To renew the permanent residency visa the submitters must stay a minimum of:
- Just 7 days in the first year and not 30
- Only 14 days and not 60 during the two subsequent years

The green card is valid for 5 years but renews it during this period:
-The first renewal must be made after the first year and is renewed for two years.
- When the first refurbishment finished it is possible to carry out a new renewal for two years.