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PORTUGAL'S GOLDEN VISA STAY REQUIREMENTS: UPDATE

Apr 02, 2014

This is a piece of good news to Golden Visa applicants and holders.


SEF, the Portuguese border agency, has clarified that the minimum stays in Portugal required from Golden Visa holders are as follows:

  • During the first year, 7 days, whether or not consecutive;
  • During each of the two subsequent 2 year periods (i.e. years 2 and 3 and then 4 and 5), 14 days, whether or not consecutive. Please note that these are not calendar years. Rather, they are counted from the Golden Visa issue date.

The way the statutes had been written led most people to interpret them as requiring a 14-day stay per year during years 2 to 5. However, the wording was ambiguous and the SEF's interpretation is a welcome clarification.

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