1. Freedom of Travel

Having a residency card issued by any EU/Schengen country is the first step toward citizenship, which is one of the major residence by investment benefits.

With this status, you’re free of the 90/180-day rule that ties you to residency, and lets you live, work, or retire anywhere inside the bloc.

For example, Portuguese residents can holiday in Santorini, sign a lease in Paris, or open a Berlin branch office with no extra visas and no extra fees.

Portugal’s own passport now ranks 3rd globally, delivering visa-free entry to 175+ countries.

Read more:
EU Citizenship by Investment
Schengen Visa 90-180 Rule: How Does It Work?

2. Freedom of Business

The Union’s “four freedoms” (movement of people, capital, goods, and services) mean that once you gain residency, you can incorporate a company in Lisbon and trade effortlessly with clients in Milan or Munich.

Investors choosing the Portugal Golden Visa, or our exclusive €155K 5 Years Staged Payment Portugal option, automatically open the door to a 450-million-person consumer market while benefiting from attractive corporate tax planning tools.

3. Quality of Life Upgrade

Despite the name, not all European countries are in the EU.

Only those with strong democratic institutions, secure and public-backed healthcare and education systems, as well as a history of human rights protections are allowed in.

The result is simple: Europe is the safest region in the world, and also consistently tops every list when it comes to high-quality levels of healthcare and education.

Read more
Advantages of European Education
Healthcare in Europe – How Does It Work and How Much It Costs

4. Dual Citizenship

Most EU nations, Portugal and Greece included, permit dual citizenship.

That means you keep your original passport, if your country allows it, while adding a European one.

Even clients from single-citizenship jurisdictions (e.g., India or China) can hold permanent Portuguese or Greek residency after 5 years without renouncing their birth nationality, keeping many of the same benefits as Citizenship.

5. Generational Legacy

EU citizenship obtained by naturalization is a status that can be, normally, transmitted down to your children (and often grandchildren). 

This allows them to claim a Portuguese or Greek passport by descent, granting them lifelong Schengen mobility, local university tuition rates, and the right to build careers anywhere in the Union.

For high-net-worth families, that inter-generational advantage is hard to price and one of the best residence by investment benefits.

Investment Options We Recommend

Why Investment Visa

Investing hundreds of thousands of dollars, or whatever the currency, is not something we take lightly.

When you choose to partner with us, we handle every detail with the utmost care, and you can rest assured your file goes through only the required professionals, and only when necessary.

From the moment you first speak to one of our telemarketing advisors, to when you sign the contract with our directors, your file remains in-house, always handled by the same team.

Our code of ethics and conduct reflects our success as part of the wider Harland & Poston Group, which includes:

• €500 million+ in transactions since 2017;
  
  
• €180 million in assets we own and operate ourselves;
  
  
• A 100% approval success rate in every residency and citizenship application we help facilitate.
  
  
• Clients from 50+ countries.

And Investment Visa goes beyond that. Consider this situation: you’ve chosen our exclusive €155k Portuguese Residency Visa option and want to move and live full-time in Portugal. What do you do after you’ve acquired the residency permit?

Do you need a Lisbon school shortlist for your children?

Or maybe you need to open a Portuguese bank account?

Perhaps, you’re seeking a well-versed tax representative that understands the Portuguese taxes and the NHR 2.0 rules?

We help you with all that, and more.

Most of all, we believe in clarity and honesty. We itemize everything upfront; timelines are processed accurately, and your dedicated advisor shares their direct WhatsApp number on day one.

That’s how you we turn your Plan B into Plan Done.

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