{"id":14391,"date":"2026-07-18T13:41:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-golden-visa\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:16:36","slug":"golden-visa-portugal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/pt\/portugal-golden-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal Golden Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14391\" class=\"elementor elementor-14391\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a56576 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a56576\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d086a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d086a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b08c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6b08c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701bc7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"701bc7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-bottom:18px;\"><span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);border-radius:999px;padding:6px 13px;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:rgba(255,255,255,.9);font-family:inherit;\"><span style=\"width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:#00B67A;display:inline-block;\"><\/span> Portugal Golden Visa &middot; residence by investment (ARI)<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b5cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7b5cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Portugal Golden Visa, with nothing hidden.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce523f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dce523f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u20ac5,000 for you and your spouse. \u20ac700 per extra family member. Half on engagement, half when your file goes to AIMA. A partner Portuguese immigration lawyer runs your case from the first document to the residence card, and every government fee is published on this page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afe1dc elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9afe1dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Seven days a year in Portugal. That's it. Your tax life stays exactly where it is.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">American? We already crashed into the FATCA wall with another client. You get to skip that part.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Every government fee below comes straight from Portaria 307\/2023. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d44623 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d44623\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949723b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"949723b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/free-consultation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a free 15-minute call \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0624693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0624693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See the full cost breakdown \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3c602 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d3c602\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7ee9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc7ee9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae17825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ae17825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:14px;font-family:inherit;\">\n<div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);border-radius:14px;padding:14px 16px;\"><div style=\"font-weight:800;font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.15;color:#fff;\">&euro;2,500 + &euro;2,500<\/div><div style=\"font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.4;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);margin-top:4px;\">on engagement, then on submission<\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);border-radius:14px;padding:14px 16px;\"><div style=\"font-weight:800;font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.15;color:#fff;\">8&ndash;10 months<\/div><div style=\"font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.4;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);margin-top:4px;\">to biometrics, on our current files<\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);border-radius:14px;padding:14px 16px;\"><div style=\"font-weight:800;font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.15;color:#fff;\">7 days<\/div><div style=\"font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.4;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);margin-top:4px;\">a year in Portugal, that's the stay rule<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d37c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06d37c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db60710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/review\/novomove.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trustpilot<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;color:#41506b;font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;\"><span style=\"color:#00B67A;font-weight:800;\">&#10003;<\/span> 7,200+ expats helped<\/div>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;color:#41506b;font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;max-width:420px;\"><span style=\"color:#00B67A;font-weight:800;\">&#10003;<\/span> Applications at AIMA right now: 8 families in the system, and we'll tell you what their files are doing<\/div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/community.nomadgate.com\/t\/portugal-golden-visa-investment-options\/70283\/20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;color:#41506b;font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;\"><span style=\"color:#F5C518;\">&ldquo;<\/span>Very good experiences with Novomove<span style=\"color:#F5C518;\">&rdquo;<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Greg S., Nomad Gate<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#fff;padding:72px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\">\n  <div class=\"gvwrap\">\n    <div style=\"max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:36px;align-items:start;\">\n      <div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/philip-bitnik.jpg\" alt=\"Philip Bitnik, founder of Novomove\" style=\"width:120px;height:120px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;\"><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <p style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.6;color:#1B2A4A;margin:0 0 14px;\">Hey, I'm Philip.<\/p>\n        <p style=\"font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.75;color:#41506b;margin:0 0 14px;\">Let me guess. You're not actually moving to Portugal. You want a door. A European one, that your kids can walk through in ten years if things at home go sideways, and you're willing to park &euro;500,000 for five years to hold it open. Fair.<\/p>\n        <p style=\"font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.75;color:#41506b;margin:0 0 14px;\">So you started researching, and now you have four tabs open, three different prices for the same visa, and one firm that won't tell you anything until you &ldquo;hop on a quick call&rdquo;. Same visa. Same government. Same forms. Somebody isn't being straight with you, and you can't tell who.<\/p>\n        <p style=\"font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.75;color:#41506b;margin:0 0 14px;\">This page is my answer to that. Our fee, the government's fees, the honest timeline, the traps we've already hit for you. Read it all, then bring your questions to our team on a free call. Nobody will pitch you. The families we've taken through this found us mostly by word of mouth, and one of them wrote about us in public without being asked. You'll find him further down.<\/p>\n        <p style=\"font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.75;color:#1B2A4A;font-weight:600;margin:0;\">~Philip Bitnik, Founder, Novomove<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:1060px;margin:0 auto;padding:56px 32px 0;\">\n  <figure style=\"margin:0;border-radius:18px;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/6.5;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hf_20260718_122709_152baf79-272c-495a-9b09-0e77cfe8987f.png\" alt=\"Lisbon rooftops descending toward the Tagus at golden hour, the 25 de Abril bridge in the distance\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c942a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7c942a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gvpage\" id=\"routes\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#EEF3FB;border-bottom:1px solid #DCE5F3;\" >\n<div class=\"gvsec\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div class=\"gvhead\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">Qualifying routes<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\">Three ways in. Nearly everyone takes the first door.<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"gvlead\">Portugal rewrote its nationality law in April 2026 and the Constitutional Court fight over it still isn't finished, so check the date on anything you read, this page included. The routes below are current as of July 2026. Property hasn't qualified since 2023, whatever that flat listing says.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gv3\" style=\"max-width:1060px;margin:0 auto;\">\n    <div class=\"gvcard\" style=\"padding:32px;\">\n      <div style=\"display:inline-block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A6D00;background:rgba(245,197,24,.16);border:1px solid #F2E6BE;border-radius:999px;padding:4px 12px;margin-bottom:12px;\">Most common<\/div>\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px;\">Qualifying fund<\/h3>\n      <div style=\"font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:800;color:#1B2A4A;margin-bottom:10px;\">&euro;500,000<\/div>\n      <p style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">Registered with the CMVM, at least 60% invested in companies based in Portugal, no direct or indirect property exposure, held for five years. You can split it across more than one qualifying fund.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvcard\" style=\"padding:32px;\">\n      <div style=\"font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A96A8;margin-bottom:10px;\">Lowest ticket<\/div>\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px;\">Cultural heritage donation<\/h3>\n      <div style=\"font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:800;color:#1B2A4A;margin-bottom:10px;\">&euro;250,000<\/div>\n      <p style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">Support for artistic production or the recovery of national heritage, reduced to &euro;200,000 in low-density areas. Half the ticket of the fund route, and the money is gone rather than invested. Some people prefer that trade.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvcard\" style=\"padding:32px;\">\n      <div style=\"font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A96A8;margin-bottom:10px;\">Rarely used<\/div>\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 6px;\">Research, business or jobs<\/h3>\n      <div style=\"font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:800;color:#1B2A4A;margin-bottom:10px;\">&euro;500,000 or 10 jobs<\/div>\n      <p style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">&euro;500,000 into the national scientific system, or &euro;500,000 into a Portuguese company creating five permanent jobs for three years, or ten permanent jobs with no minimum investment at all. Eight jobs in low-density areas.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p style=\"max-width:820px;margin:28px auto 0;text-align:center;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;\">And about the fund itself: that's your call, made with the fund manager and whoever advises you on money. I'm not an investment adviser and I won't play one on the internet. My job starts after you've decided: checking your investment ticks every Golden Visa box, then building an AIMA application around it that doesn't bounce.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f747bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f747bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>@media(max-width:900px){.gvlaw{grid-template-columns:1fr!important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"gvpage\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#fff;\">\n<div class=\"gvsec\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div class=\"gvhead\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px;\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">The bit everyone's panicking about<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\">Yes, citizenship moved to ten years. Now read the part nobody's telling you.<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gvlaw\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;gap:44px;align-items:stretch;max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;\">\n    <div>\n      <p style=\"font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.8;color:#41506b;margin:0 0 18px;\">Here's what actually happened, minus the panic. Portugal stretched the citizenship wait for most non-EU applicants, and the clock now starts when your first card is issued, not when you apply. Start today and your realistic passport date sits deep in the 2030s. Investors are fighting it in court as we speak, so even that isn't final.<\/p>\n      <p style=\"font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.8;color:#41506b;margin:0 0 18px;\">Now the part the doom headlines buried. Permanent residency at five years didn't move an inch. Year five, you apply for PR, pull your money out of the fund, and stop paying renewals. The &euro;500,000 is chained to the visa, not to a passport.<\/p>\n      <p style=\"font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.8;color:#41506b;margin:0 0 26px;\">But careful, PR comes in two flavours and picking the wrong one wrecks the whole plan. Standard PR wants you actually living here, about six months a year. Do that and congratulations, you just became a Portuguese tax resident, which is precisely what you were paying to avoid. Investment PR costs more, asks for no minimum stay, and hands every family member their own card. If tax residency is the thing you're dodging, this one distinction is worth more than everything else on this page. Ask your current provider which of the two they mean. Time how long it takes them to answer.<\/p>\n      <div style=\"background:#FFF9EC;border:1px solid #F2E6BE;border-radius:16px;padding:26px 30px;\">\n        <h3 style=\"font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 8px;\">What this means for your timing<\/h3>\n        <p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">Portugal keeps rewriting the rules, and files already in the system have so far been judged by the rules that were live when they went in. A pattern, not a promise. If the passport is your whole reason for doing this, spend &euro;80 on the lawyer before you spend &euro;500,000 on the fund. Cheap insurance.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <figure style=\"margin:0;border-radius:18px;overflow:hidden;min-height:320px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hf_20260718_124316_a5b7a900-5704-4055-828c-8fb56ad14462.png\" alt=\"An elegant old Lisbon doorway in golden-hour light, slightly ajar\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\"><\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a78942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6a78942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gvpage\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#F4F6FA;border-top:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-bottom:1px solid #E2E7EF;\">\n<div class=\"gvsec\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div class=\"gvhead\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">Scope<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\">What you're actually paying &euro;5,000 for<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"gvlead\">Most of this happens in Portuguese government offices you will never set foot in, which is rather the point. Here's the full list, so the next quote that lands in your inbox has something honest to be compared against.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gv2\" style=\"max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;\">\n    <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;padding:34px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 16px;\">Included<\/h3>\n      <div style=\"display:grid;gap:11px;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.6;color:#41506b;\">\n        <div>&#10003; Case strategy with the partner immigration lawyer, and a video call with her before anything starts<\/div>\n        <div>&#10003; A document checklist built for your nationality and your family, not a generic PDF<\/div>\n        <div>&#10003; Every power of attorney drafted: the main ARI POA, the social security POA, the declaration of compliance, the criminal record authorisation, the investor responsibility term for each dependent<\/div>\n        <div>&#10003; Legal review of your fund subscription and the two investment documents AIMA requires<\/div>\n        <div>&#10003; Social security declarations, which means the lawyer physically attending Seg Social, and tax clearance certificates pulled inside their three-month window<\/div>\n        <div>&#10003; Full document audit before submission: name matching, date consistency, apostille authority, the 90-day criminal record window<\/div>\n        <div>&#10003; Submission to AIMA through the ARI portal's eleven upload slots, DUC generation and fee coordination<\/div>\n        <div>&#10003; Sequential family filing, handled in the right order so nothing gets rejected for going in too early<\/div>\n        <div>&#10003; Biometrics preparation and scheduling. In-person accompaniment on the day is available and quoted separately, through our partners on the ground in Porto and Lisbon<\/div>\n        <div>&#10003; A dedicated case manager who holds every moving piece: your NIFs, the bank, the courier, the lawyer, the deadlines. One thread, unlimited messaging, one person who always knows where your case stands<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;padding:34px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 16px;\">Not included, and where to get it<\/h3>\n      <div style=\"display:grid;gap:14px;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.6;color:#41506b;\">\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;\"><span style=\"flex:none;color:#8A96A8;font-weight:800;\">&#10005;<\/span><span>AIMA government fees. Set by the state, listed in full below, paid at cost.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;\"><span style=\"flex:none;color:#8A96A8;font-weight:800;\">&#10005;<\/span><span>Your investment and any fund subscription or management costs.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;\"><span style=\"flex:none;color:#8A96A8;font-weight:800;\">&#10005;<\/span><span>Translations, apostilles and document legalisation. We coordinate them, you pay the third party directly.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;\"><span style=\"flex:none;color:#8A96A8;font-weight:800;\">&#10005;<\/span><span>Courier and bank transfer charges.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;\"><span style=\"flex:none;color:#8A96A8;font-weight:800;\">&#10005;<\/span><span>Your NIF. Every applicant needs one. <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-nif-online\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">&euro;79 each, five to seven business days.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;\"><span style=\"flex:none;color:#8A96A8;font-weight:800;\">&#10005;<\/span><span>Your Portuguese bank account, if your route needs one. <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-bank-account\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Ordered separately.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;\"><span style=\"flex:none;color:#8A96A8;font-weight:800;\">&#10005;<\/span><span>Tax representation after the first year, and Portuguese tax advice. To learn how to keep the visa without becoming tax resident, book a <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-tax-consultation\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">tax consultation, &euro;99<\/a>. Home-country tax stays with your own adviser.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;\"><span style=\"flex:none;color:#8A96A8;font-weight:800;\">&#10005;<\/span><span>Travel and accommodation for biometrics. Expect three to four days in Portugal. If you'd like someone Portuguese-speaking beside you at the appointment, our partners in Porto and Lisbon can accompany you, quoted separately once AIMA assigns your office, because nobody can predict which one you'll get.<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"max-width:1000px;margin:24px auto 0;display:grid;gap:20px;\">\n    <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;padding:28px 32px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);\">\n      <div class=\"gvdash\"><\/div>\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.08rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 8px;\">The person who makes it feel like one project instead of six<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">A Golden Visa is really five workstreams pretending to be one: NIFs for the whole family, a bank, a fund subscription, documents moving between countries, and a lawyer working against government deadlines. Run it yourself and you become the project manager, chasing each piece and hoping the timing lines up. Here, your case manager does the chasing. You get one thread and answers in one place.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;padding:28px 32px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.08rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 8px;\">And if something happens to your lawyer?<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">Eighteen months is a long time. If the partner lawyer on your case can no longer act on it, for any reason, we assign another partner lawyer at no cost to you. Your documents, powers of attorney and case history live in our system, not in one person's drawer, so your file carries on rather than starting over. Hire a solo practitioner and ask them what their version of this plan is.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4ec03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0f4ec03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.gvtl{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:22px;}\n.gvtlb{flex:none;width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:800;color:#1B2A4A;background:#EEF3FB;border:1px solid #DCE5F3;}\n.gvtlk{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A96A8;margin-bottom:8px;}\n.gvtl h3{font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 4px;}\n.gvtl p{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"gvpage\" id=\"process\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#1B2A4A 0%,#16233F 100%);\">\n<div class=\"gvsec\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div style=\"max-width:700px;margin:0 auto 12px;text-align:center;\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\" style=\"color:#F5C518;\">The process<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\" style=\"color:#fff;\">Eighteen months of your life, seven steps, two of them yours<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"gvlead\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.72);\">You show up for step one and step six. The rest is what you're paying us for.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"max-width:880px;margin:38px auto 0;background:#fff;border-radius:18px;padding:34px 36px 26px;box-shadow:0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,.28);\">\n    <div class=\"gvtl\" style=\"padding-bottom:26px;border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><div class=\"gvtlb\" style=\"background:#F5C518;border:none;\">1<\/div><div><h3>NIFs, then the money is made ready<\/h3><div class=\"gvtlk\">Weeks 1 to 4 &middot; your part<\/div><p>Every family member needs a Portuguese NIF. Meanwhile you get the &euro;500,000 liquid. This is the step people underestimate: the bank or fund needs proof the full amount is available before they open anything. You can't drip-feed it in over six months. If assets need selling, that planning happens here, not later.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvtl\" style=\"padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><div class=\"gvtlb\">2<\/div><div><h3>You choose your investment, the route follows<\/h3><div class=\"gvtlk\">Weeks 2 to 6<\/div><p>You research the market, speak to fund managers and advisers directly, and decide where the &euro;500,000 goes. That decision is yours alone and we stay out of it. Once you've chosen, the partner lawyer reviews the investment against the Golden Visa requirements and the banking route becomes clear, because a bank opening a Golden Visa account needs to know which fund the units will sit in. It's a different procedure from a normal personal account, and it can't start until you've decided.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvtl\" style=\"padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><div class=\"gvtlb\">3<\/div><div><h3>Documents gathered and audited<\/h3><div class=\"gvtlk\">Weeks 4 to 10<\/div><p>Criminal records, certified passport copies, marriage and birth certificates, apostilles. Order your criminal record last: it expires in 90 days, and clients who order it first routinely have to buy it twice. Originals ship to the lawyer's office in one courier package, and she audits every document against your passports, character by character. A middle name spelled two ways across two certificates can stall a file for weeks.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvtl\" style=\"padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><div class=\"gvtlb\">4<\/div><div><h3>Investment made, declarations issued<\/h3><div class=\"gvtlk\">Weeks 8 to 12<\/div><p>Your capital transfers and the units are registered in your name. Two documents come back, and AIMA needs both: a fund declaration confirming you own the participation units, and a bank declaration confirming the capital came into Portugal from abroad. They are not interchangeable. The wire has to show the main applicant as sender, which sounds obvious until a joint account puts two names on it and the declaration comes back wrong.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvtl\" style=\"padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><div class=\"gvtlb\">5<\/div><div><h3>Submission to AIMA<\/h3><div class=\"gvtlk\">2 to 6 weeks for a family<\/div><p>Eleven upload slots on the ARI portal. Your DUC is generated, the analysis fee is paid, and payment validation takes anywhere from three days to several weeks. Only then can your spouse go in, and only after that your children. That sequencing is a portal constraint, not us being slow, and it's why a family of four takes weeks rather than days.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvtl\" style=\"padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><div class=\"gvtlb\">6<\/div><div><h3>The wait, then biometrics<\/h3><div class=\"gvtlk\">8 to 10 months &middot; your part again<\/div><p>Your status reads &ldquo;under analysis&rdquo; and nothing is required from you. We check in at month one, three, six and eight. Then biometrics in Lisbon, Porto or Faro, and you'll need fresh criminal records because the first set has expired by then. Three to four days in Portugal. If you want a Portuguese speaker beside you at the appointment, our partners in Porto and Lisbon can accompany you, quoted separately once we know which office AIMA assigns.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvtl\" style=\"padding:26px 0 0;\"><div class=\"gvtlb\">7<\/div><div><h3>Card issued, then every two years<\/h3><div class=\"gvtlk\">2 to 3 months after biometrics<\/div><p>Your card is printed and collected. From here you need seven days a year in Portugal, the investment held, and a renewal at years two and four. At year five you're eligible for permanent residency and can exit the fund.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"max-width:880px;margin:24px auto 0;background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);border-radius:16px;padding:26px 30px;\">\n    <h3 style=\"font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 8px;color:#fff;\">Where those timelines come from<\/h3>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;color:rgba(255,255,255,.72);margin:0;\">Eight to ten months to biometrics is what the files in our book are doing right now. Not marketing, arithmetic. Others quote twelve to twenty-four months, and for years they were right, so treat every number here, mine included, as a photo of today rather than a promise about next year. AIMA holds the clock, not me.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db71681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"db71681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.gvtile{width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:10px;background:rgba(245,197,24,.16);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:14px;}\n.gvl{background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:16px;padding:28px;}\n.gvl h3{font-size:1.02rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 8px;}\n.gvl p{font-size:.94rem;line-height:1.65;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"gvpage\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#fff;border-top:1px solid #EDEFF3;\">\n<div class=\"gvsec\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div class=\"gvhead\" style=\"max-width:720px;\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">Paid tuition<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\">Six lessons real cases taught us, so yours doesn't have to<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"gvlead\">None of this is in any official guide. All of it came from live files, and every one now sits in our checklist before your documents ever leave your house.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gv3\" style=\"gap:20px;max-width:1060px;margin:0 auto;\">\n    <div class=\"gvl\"><div class=\"gvtile\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#1B2A4A\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M17 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"><\/path><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"><\/circle><path d=\"M23 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"><\/path><path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><h3>The wire with two names<\/h3><p>One client's &euro;500,000 went out from a joint account, so the bank declaration came back showing both spouses as the sender. AIMA wants the main applicant's money, full stop. Fixing it took an explanatory letter, a declaration from the spouse and the fund's cooperation. Now we check whose name a wire will carry before it leaves.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvl\"><div class=\"gvtile\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#1B2A4A\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"><\/circle><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"><\/line><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><h3>The broker that looked European<\/h3><p>Send euros from certain international brokers and the transfer routes through their European entity, so the Portuguese bank sees an intra-EU payment instead of the international capital transfer the law requires. Same money, wrong paper trail. We now confirm the routing with the receiving side before a single euro moves.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvl\"><div class=\"gvtile\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#1B2A4A\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"4\" width=\"18\" height=\"16\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"10\" r=\"2\"><\/circle><line x1=\"15\" y1=\"8\" x2=\"17\" y2=\"8\"><\/line><line x1=\"15\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"17\" y2=\"12\"><\/line><line x1=\"7\" y1=\"16\" x2=\"17\" y2=\"16\"><\/line><\/svg><\/div><h3>The American Social Security card<\/h3><p>US applicants need their Social Security card copied front and back, signed, notarised, then apostilled at state level. Almost nobody has done that to a Social Security card in their life, and finding out at submission costs you weeks. It's on our US checklist from day one.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvl\"><div class=\"gvtile\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#1B2A4A\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"13\" r=\"8\"><\/circle><path d=\"M12 9v4l2 2\"><\/path><path d=\"M5 3 2 6\"><\/path><path d=\"m22 6-3-3\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><h3>The payment deadline nobody mentions<\/h3><p>When AIMA generates your payment slip, the DUC, it comes with a deadline. Miss it and the application gets resubmitted, back to the start of the queue. When the portal itself broke in March 2026 and a client's DUC wouldn't generate against a ticking deadline, our lawyer took it to AIMA directly. You want someone watching that clock who has done it before.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvl\"><div class=\"gvtile\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#1B2A4A\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><rect x=\"2\" y=\"3\" width=\"20\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\"><\/rect><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"21\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"21\"><\/line><line x1=\"12\" y1=\"17\" x2=\"12\" y2=\"21\"><\/line><path d=\"m9.5 7.5 5 5\"><\/path><path d=\"m14.5 7.5-5 5\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><h3>The portal that hates tourists<\/h3><p>The ARI portal sometimes blocks access from outside Portugal, the registration page and the login page are different addresses, and the document preview button simply doesn't work, which AIMA confirmed is not a bug, it's the portal. We tell you all of this before you try, not after you've concluded your application vanished.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvl\"><div class=\"gvtile\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#1B2A4A\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 22h14\"><\/path><path d=\"M5 2h14\"><\/path><path d=\"M17 22v-4.172a2 2 0 0 0-.586-1.414L12 12l-4.414 4.414A2 2 0 0 0 7 17.828V22\"><\/path><path d=\"M7 2v4.172a2 2 0 0 0 .586 1.414L12 12l4.414-4.414A2 2 0 0 0 17 6.172V2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><h3>The certificate that expires quietly<\/h3><p>Portuguese tax clearance certificates are valid for three months, so pulling them early is the same as not pulling them. Same trap as the 90-day criminal records. Our lawyer sequences the perishable documents last, right before submission, and it's the single most common thing we see done backwards in files that come to us half-finished.<\/p><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c2d982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4c2d982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gvpage\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#fff;\">\n<div style=\"max-width:1060px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 32px 56px;\">\n  <figure style=\"margin:0;border-radius:18px;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:21\/9;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hf_20260718_123620_7dfa9edd-a5e7-4710-8dec-16efdee776cd.png\" alt=\"Traditional Portuguese azulejo tiles in warm afternoon light\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"gvpage\" id=\"numbers\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#EEF3FB;border-top:1px solid #DCE5F3;border-bottom:1px solid #DCE5F3;\">\n<div class=\"gvsec\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div class=\"gvhead\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">The numbers<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\">Every number, on the table<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"gvlead\">My fee, the government's fees, and the five-year total. I went looking for another provider who publishes all three on one page. Still looking. Draw your own conclusions about the quotes sitting in your inbox.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"max-width:960px;margin:0 auto 32px;background:#1B2A4A;border:2px solid #F5C518;border-radius:16px;padding:38px;\">\n    <div style=\"font-size:.85rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#F5C518;margin-bottom:12px;\">Novomove Golden Visa support<\/div>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin-bottom:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size:2.4rem;font-weight:800;color:#fff;\">&euro;5,000<\/span><span style=\"font-size:1rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);\">main applicant and spouse<\/span><\/div>\n    <div style=\"display:grid;gap:10px;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6;color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);margin-bottom:26px;\">\n      <div>&#10003; <strong style=\"color:#fff;font-weight:600;\">&euro;700<\/strong> per additional family member: children, parents, anyone else eligible<\/div>\n      <div>&#10003; <strong style=\"color:#fff;font-weight:600;\">&euro;2,500<\/strong> when you engage us, <strong style=\"color:#fff;font-weight:600;\">&euro;2,500<\/strong> when your application reaches AIMA<\/div>\n      <div>&#10003; <strong style=\"color:#fff;font-weight:600;\">&euro;1,800<\/strong> per family at each two-year renewal, covering everyone on the file<\/div>\n      <div>&#10003; No Portuguese VAT for clients established outside the EU. Portuguese firms add 23% regardless of where you live.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/free-consultation\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;background:#F5C518;color:#1B2A4A;padding:16px 28px;border-radius:12px;font-weight:700;font-size:16px;text-decoration:none;\">Book a free 15-minute call &rarr;<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"max-width:960px;margin:0 auto 32px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;padding:34px 36px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);\">\n    <h3 style=\"font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:800;color:#1B2A4A;margin:0 0 6px;\">Government fees, per person<\/h3>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0 0 22px;\">Set by Portaria 307\/2023 and paid directly to AIMA. I've seen quotes running about 28% above this schedule, dressed up as &ldquo;government fees&rdquo;. If a number you've been given doesn't match a line below, ask which article of the Portaria it comes from. Then enjoy the silence.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"gvscroll\"><table style=\"font-size:.98rem;\"><tbody>\n      <tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#41506b;\">Analysis fee, on submission<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 0;text-align:right;font-weight:700;\">&euro;618.60<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#41506b;\">Residence permit issuance, after approval<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 0;text-align:right;font-weight:700;\">&euro;6,179.40<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;background:#F4F6FA;\"><td style=\"padding:12px 10px;color:#1B2A4A;font-weight:700;\">Total to get your first card<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 10px;text-align:right;font-weight:800;\">&euro;6,798.00<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#41506b;\">Renewal, at year 2 and year 4<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 0;text-align:right;font-weight:700;\">&euro;2,672.60<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#41506b;\">Permanent residency card at year 5<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 0;text-align:right;font-weight:700;\">&euro;252.10<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#41506b;\">Citizenship application, civil office fee<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 0;text-align:right;font-weight:700;\">&euro;250.00<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;padding:34px 36px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);\">\n    <div class=\"gvdash\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\"><\/div>\n    <h3 style=\"font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:800;color:#1B2A4A;margin:0 0 6px;\">What five years actually costs<\/h3>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0 0 22px;\">My fee plus the state's fees plus both renewals, stacked on top of your &euro;500,000, which comes back to you at year five. Apostilles, translations, couriers, fund costs and flights sit outside this table because they vary too much for me to fake a number, and faking numbers is the other guys' department.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"gvscroll\"><table style=\"font-size:.96rem;\">\n      <thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #E2E7EF;\">\n        <th style=\"padding:10px 0;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#8A96A8;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;\">Cost line<\/th>\n        <th style=\"padding:10px 6px;text-align:right;font-weight:700;color:#8A96A8;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;\">Solo<\/th>\n        <th style=\"padding:10px 6px;text-align:right;font-weight:700;color:#8A96A8;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;\">Couple<\/th>\n        <th style=\"padding:10px 0 10px 6px;text-align:right;font-weight:700;color:#8A96A8;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;\">Family of 4<\/th>\n      <\/tr><\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#41506b;\">Novomove fee<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;5,000<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;5,000<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 0 12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;6,400<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#41506b;\">AIMA fees, initial application<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;6,798<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;13,596<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 0 12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;27,192<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#41506b;\">Renewals at years 2 and 4, government<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;5,345<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;10,690<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 0 12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;21,381<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\"><td style=\"padding:12px 0;color:#41506b;\">Renewals at years 2 and 4, Novomove<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;3,600<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;3,600<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px 0 12px 6px;text-align:right;\">&euro;3,600<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr style=\"background:#F4F6FA;\"><td style=\"padding:14px 10px;color:#1B2A4A;font-weight:800;\">Five-year total, excluding the investment<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 6px;text-align:right;font-weight:800;\">&euro;20,743<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 6px;text-align:right;font-weight:800;\">&euro;32,886<\/td><td style=\"padding:14px 10px 14px 6px;text-align:right;font-weight:800;\">&euro;58,573<\/td><\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table><\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.7;color:#8A96A8;margin-top:18px;\">Figures rounded to the nearest euro. Government fees are set by the state and can be revised. Family of 4 assumes two adults and two children.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0df7264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0df7264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gvpage\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#fff;\">\n<div class=\"gvsec\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div class=\"gvhead\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px;\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">Banking<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\">US citizen? Read this before you open any Portuguese bank account<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto 34px;\">\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.8;color:#41506b;margin:0 0 18px;\">I learned this one the expensive way, so you don't have to. We built a complete Golden Visa file for a US client through a big Portuguese retail bank. Submitted everything. Then, and only then, the bank confirmed in writing that it cannot hold fund participation units for US persons. FATCA. Bank-wide policy. Nothing the branch manager could do, and believe me, I asked. The account opened fine. Great for paying the electricity bill. Useless for the one thing it was opened for.<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.8;color:#41506b;margin:0 0 18px;\">Only a handful of Portuguese banks can hold custody for a US Golden Visa investor. We send American clients to a partner bank that onboards you remotely and holds the units without the FATCA drama. It charges a few hundred euros a year more in custody than a retail bank would. Pay it and move on. The cheap account that can't hold your investment is the most expensive account you'll ever open.<\/p>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.8;color:#41506b;margin:0;\">And here's a plot twist: depending on the fund you pick, you might not need a Portuguese bank account at all. Some managers take your capital straight into their own client account and sort the bank declaration themselves, which quietly deletes weeks from your timeline. Pick your fund, and our team will tell you which world you're in.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gv2\" style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;\">\n    <div style=\"background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:16px;padding:30px;\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\">Two words people mix up, at some cost<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">A custody account holds securities. It cannot receive a wire or make a payment. A cash account holds money and can't hold your fund units. A Golden Visa needs an account that does both, and people who open the wrong one lose a month finding out.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:16px;padding:30px;\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\">On PFICs, briefly<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">Portuguese funds are treated as PFICs by the IRS, so US investors file Form 8621 each year and most want a QEF election. Ask any manager you speak to whether they issue an annual PFIC information statement. Some do, some don't. Take the answer to your own CPA, because that question is theirs and not ours.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cea45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"50cea45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gvpage\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#F4F6FA;border-top:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-bottom:1px solid #E2E7EF;\">\n<div class=\"gvsec\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div class=\"gvhead\" style=\"margin-bottom:40px;\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">Straight answers<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\">Four things I refuse to promise you<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gv2\" style=\"max-width:960px;margin:0 auto 28px;\">\n    <div class=\"gvcard\" style=\"padding:30px;\"><h3 style=\"font-size:1.08rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\">Approval<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">AIMA decides. No firm at any price controls that, whatever their sales deck implies. What I control is that your file goes in complete, correct, and in the right order. That's the whole job, done properly.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvcard\" style=\"padding:30px;\"><h3 style=\"font-size:1.08rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\">A date<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">We'll tell you what our current files are doing and what the portal is doing this month. Anyone handing you a firm approval date is guessing at you with a straight face.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvcard\" style=\"padding:30px;\"><h3 style=\"font-size:1.08rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\">Special treatment<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">Our partner lawyer has real working relationships inside AIMA, and they help when a case stalls. They exist precisely because nobody leans on them. I won't sell them as a queue-jump, because the day I do, they stop working.<\/p><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gvcard\" style=\"padding:30px;\"><h3 style=\"font-size:1.08rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\">Investment returns<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">Not my lane, not my licence. Regulated managers advise you on the fund, you decide, your capital is at risk. Anyone who bundles &ldquo;visa help&rdquo; with &ldquo;trust me, this fund is great&rdquo; should worry you.<\/p><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gvcard\" style=\"max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;padding:30px 34px;\">\n    <div class=\"gvdash\"><\/div>\n    <h3 style=\"font-size:1.08rem;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 10px;\">Here's what going wrong looks like when we handle it<\/h3>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0;\">In March 2026 the ARI portal started throwing a duplicate-request error that stopped DUCs generating. One of our clients lost about four weeks to it. He heard about it from us the day it happened, then again when AIMA told our lawyer they had no fix, then again when it cleared. Other files submitted weeks either side of his went through cleanly. Government systems break and nobody on Earth can stop that. What we control is that you hear it from us the day it happens, with what it means for your file, instead of assembling the story from forum posts three weeks later.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193c6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"193c6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>@media(max-width:768px){.gvfit{grid-template-columns:1fr!important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"gvpage\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #EDEFF3;\">\n<div style=\"padding:80px 0;\"><div class=\"gvwrap\"><div style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;\">\n  <div style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:32px;\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">In a client's words<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Don't take my word for it. I can't edit this one.<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:16px;padding:36px 40px;\">\n    <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:3.4rem;line-height:.6;color:#F5C518;margin-bottom:14px;\">&ldquo;<\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.6;color:#1B2A4A;margin:0 0 20px;\">&ldquo;I have had very good experiences with Novomove and their services.&rdquo;<\/p>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n      <div><div style=\"font-weight:700;color:#1B2A4A;\">Greg S.<\/div><div style=\"font-size:.9rem;color:#5E6B7D;\">Golden Visa client, writing on the Nomad Gate forum, March 2025<\/div><\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/community.nomadgate.com\/t\/portugal-golden-visa-investment-options\/70283\/20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:.95rem;color:#1B2A4A;text-decoration:underline;\">Read his full post &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p style=\"max-width:720px;margin:22px auto 0;text-align:center;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;\">Greg wrote this on a public forum, mid-process, while AIMA's payment system was actively broken and his DUC wouldn't generate. He could have written anything. His investment choices were his own, made directly with the fund manager.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"gvpage\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#fff;\">\n<div class=\"gvsec\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div class=\"gvhead\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">Fit<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\">Read this before you take 15 minutes of both our lives<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"gvlead\">The call is free but your time isn't, and neither is ours. Check which column you're in first.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gvfit\" style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:20px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);\">\n    <div style=\"padding:40px 40px 34px;\">\n      <div style=\"font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A6D00;padding-bottom:18px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.08);\">This is for you if<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;\">\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.06);\"><span style=\"flex:none;margin-top:4px;color:#F5C518;font-weight:800;\">&#10003;<\/span><span>You have &euro;250,000 to &euro;500,000 available now, or a clear plan to free it up inside a few months.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.06);\"><span style=\"flex:none;margin-top:4px;color:#F5C518;font-weight:800;\">&#10003;<\/span><span>You want residency rights for your family without moving, and seven days a year in Portugal sounds fine.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.06);\"><span style=\"flex:none;margin-top:4px;color:#F5C518;font-weight:800;\">&#10003;<\/span><span>You're a non-EU national. EU citizens don't need this and shouldn't buy it.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.06);\"><span style=\"flex:none;margin-top:4px;color:#F5C518;font-weight:800;\">&#10003;<\/span><span>You'd rather one team held the lawyer, the documents and the banking coordination together, and reported to you once.<\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:16px 0 0;\"><span style=\"flex:none;margin-top:4px;color:#F5C518;font-weight:800;\">&#10003;<\/span><span>You want the costs on the table before you commit, not after a discovery call.<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"padding:40px 40px 34px;background:#F4F6FA;\">\n      <div style=\"font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A96A8;padding-bottom:18px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.08);\">This isn't for you if<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;\">\n        <div style=\"padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.06);\">You're planning to actually live in Portugal. Look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d7-visa-assistance\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">D7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d8-digital-nomad-visa\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">D8<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d2-visa\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">D2<\/a>. They cost a fraction of this and suit you better.<\/div>\n        <div style=\"padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.06);\">You were hoping to buy property. That route closed in October 2023 and isn't coming back.<\/div>\n        <div style=\"padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.06);\">You need a European passport in the next few years. The realistic read is now a decade from card issuance, and even that is being litigated.<\/div>\n        <div style=\"padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.06);\">You'd need to accumulate the investment gradually. Banks and funds need proof of the full amount before they open anything.<\/div>\n        <div style=\"padding:16px 0 0;\">You want someone to pick your fund for you. I won't, and I'd side-eye anyone in this business who will. That decision is yours, made with regulated advisers, before your case can move an inch.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ba2aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"63ba2aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.gvxcgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:20px;max-width:1060px;margin:0 auto;}\n.gvxc{background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;padding:26px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);display:flex;flex-direction:column;text-decoration:none;transition:transform .18s ease,box-shadow .18s ease,border-color .18s ease;}\n.gvxc:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(10,15,30,.08);border-color:#D6DBE3;}\n.gvxc h4{font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:#1B2A4A;margin:0;}\n.gvxc p{font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.6;color:#5E6B7D;flex:1;margin:0;}\n.gvpill{flex:none;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;color:#1B2A4A;background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:999px;padding:4px 10px;white-space:nowrap;}\n.gvxcgo{margin-top:14px;color:#1B2A4A;font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem;}\n@media(max-width:900px){.gvxcgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}}\n@media(max-width:600px){.gvxcgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"gvpage\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#EEF3FB;border-top:1px solid #DCE5F3;border-bottom:1px solid #DCE5F3;\">\n<div style=\"padding:80px 0;\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div class=\"gvhead\" style=\"max-width:680px;\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">Around the package<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\">The pieces that sit outside the fee<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gvxcgrid\">\n    <a class=\"gvxc\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-nif-online\/\">\n      <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px;margin-bottom:8px;\"><h4>Portuguese NIF<\/h4><span class=\"gvpill\">&euro;79<\/span><\/div>\n      <p>Every applicant needs one, children included. Five to seven business days, and twelve months of tax representation is in the price.<\/p>\n      <span class=\"gvxcgo\">Get a NIF &rarr;<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n    <a class=\"gvxc\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-bank-account\/\">\n      <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px;margin-bottom:8px;\"><h4>Bank account<\/h4><span class=\"gvpill\">Ask us<\/span><\/div>\n      <p>Golden Visa accounts are a different product from our standard remote opening. Don't order through the website, speak to us first so you end up at the right bank.<\/p>\n      <span class=\"gvxcgo\">See how it works &rarr;<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n    <a class=\"gvxc\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-immigration-consultation\" style=\"border-color:#F2E6BE;\">\n      <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px;margin-bottom:8px;\"><h4>Lawyer consultation<\/h4><span class=\"gvpill\">&euro;80<\/span><\/div>\n      <p>Forty-five minutes with the partner immigration lawyer, with a written summary. The sensible move if you want a legal read before committing &euro;500,000.<\/p>\n      <span class=\"gvxcgo\">Book the lawyer &rarr;<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n    <a class=\"gvxc\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-tax-consultation\/\">\n      <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px;margin-bottom:8px;\"><h4>Tax consultation<\/h4><span class=\"gvpill\">&euro;99<\/span><\/div>\n      <p>Forty-five minutes with a certified Portuguese accountant on how Portugal treats you: what the NIF address means, when filing obligations start, and how to hold the visa without becoming tax resident here.<\/p>\n      <span class=\"gvxcgo\">Book the accountant &rarr;<\/span>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-rv14391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"rv14391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#F4F6FA;font-family:inherit\"><div style=\"max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:80px 32px\"><div style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:22px\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;flex:0 0 auto;width:300px\"><div class=\"trustpilot-widget\" data-locale=\"en-US\" data-template-id=\"5419b6a8b0d04a076446a9ad\" data-businessunit-id=\"645c3f56484ec7b9c3eabc7b\" data-style-height=\"32px\" data-style-width=\"100%\" data-theme=\"light\" data-token=\"98842949-2db9-4aaf-b59e-993006c0c280\" data-min-review-count=\"0\" data-style-alignment=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/review\/novomove.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trustpilot<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:36px;font-family:inherit\"><span style=\"display:block;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A6D00;margin-bottom:10px\">More from our clients<\/span><h2 style=\"margin:0;font-size:32px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.25;color:#1B2A4A\">What people say once the work is done.<\/h2><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:24px;max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;font-family:inherit\"><div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;max-width:360px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:20px;padding:30px 28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column\"><div style=\"color:#F5C518;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:15px;line-height:1\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;color:#1B2A4A\">They handled a complicated case well<\/h3><blockquote style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;flex:1 1 auto\">&ldquo;Our circumstances were unusual and we had questions that didn't have obvious answers. The team worked through all of them and never fobbed us off on the tricky details. Replies came quickly. We got our visa. Very grateful.&rdquo;<\/blockquote><div style=\"margin-top:18px\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1B2A4A\">Deniz Aydin<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5E6B7D;margin-top:2px\">&ndash; Verified client &middot; Visa<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;max-width:360px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:20px;padding:30px 28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column\"><div style=\"color:#F5C518;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:15px;line-height:1\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;color:#1B2A4A\">The visa process explained properly<\/h3><blockquote style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;flex:1 1 auto\">&ldquo;They set out the process and what they'd be doing at each point. The technical and legal parts were explained in a way that made sense. Good experience, happy to recommend.&rdquo;<\/blockquote><div style=\"margin-top:18px\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1B2A4A\">Kerem Yilmaz<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5E6B7D;margin-top:2px\">&ndash; Verified client &middot; Visa<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;max-width:360px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:20px;padding:30px 28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column\"><div style=\"color:#F5C518;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:15px;line-height:1\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;color:#1B2A4A\">Best consultation I've had on this<\/h3><blockquote style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;flex:1 1 auto\">&ldquo;Booked a D7 session with Mariana and it was the opposite of stiff. Felt like a conversation, but I came away with pages of notes. She worked through every question I brought and didn't hand-wave the awkward ones. A couple of edge cases she couldn't answer on the spot, so she's checking and coming back to me. That's more than I got from two other firms.&rdquo;<\/blockquote><div style=\"margin-top:18px\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1B2A4A\">Martin R<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5E6B7D;margin-top:2px\">&ndash; Verified client &middot; D7 visa consultation<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;max-width:360px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:20px;padding:30px 28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column\"><div style=\"color:#F5C518;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:15px;line-height:1\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;color:#1B2A4A\">So far so good<\/h3><blockquote style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;flex:1 1 auto\">&ldquo;Two people have handled my case between the NIF, the bank comparison and the D7 questions. Both knew what they were talking about and both were straight with me about what would and wouldn't work for my situation. I appreciated not being sold anything I didn't need.&rdquo;<\/blockquote><div style=\"margin-top:18px\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1B2A4A\">Rosalind Vogt<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5E6B7D;margin-top:2px\">&ndash; Verified client &middot; NIF, banking &amp; D7 visa<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"flex:1 1 300px;max-width:360px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:20px;padding:30px 28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column\"><div style=\"color:#F5C518;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:15px;line-height:1\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;color:#1B2A4A\">Two years in and still glad I picked them<\/h3><blockquote style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;flex:1 1 auto\">&ldquo;I've been with Novomove about two years now. Things get done when they say they'll get done, I'm never left wondering what's happening, and they follow up without me having to chase.&rdquo;<\/blockquote><div style=\"margin-top:18px\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1B2A4A\">Marisol Jenkins<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5E6B7D;margin-top:2px\">&ndash; Verified client<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p class=\"nm-rev-foot\" style=\"margin:28px 0 0;text-align:center;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#5E6B7D\">Collected directly from our clients after their service is complete. <a href=\"https:\/\/testimonials.novomove.com\/wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#1B2A4A;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.35);padding-bottom:1px\">Read all reviews &rarr;<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0df5afb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0df5afb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.gvfaqwrap{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;gap:12px;}\n.gvfaqd{background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);}\n.gvfaqd[open]{border-color:#F5C518;}\n.gvfaqd summary{cursor:pointer;padding:20px 24px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;font-weight:600;font-size:1.05rem;color:#1B2A4A;list-style:none;}\n.gvfaqd summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none;}\n.gvfaqp{font-size:26px;line-height:1;color:#F5C518;flex:0 0 auto;transition:transform .2s ease;}\n.gvfaqd[open] .gvfaqp{transform:rotate(45deg);}\n.gvfaqbody{padding:0 24px 22px;font-size:1.02rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"gvpage\" id=\"faq\" style=\"font-family:inherit;background:#fff;\">\n<div style=\"padding:92px 0;\"><div class=\"gvwrap\">\n  <div class=\"gvhead\" style=\"max-width:660px;\">\n    <span class=\"gveyebrow\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"gvh2\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">Portugal Golden Visa questions<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"gvfaqwrap\">\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>Does the Golden Visa make me a Portuguese tax resident?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">Not by itself. Tax residency follows where you actually live and what address sits on your NIF, and seven days a year in Portugal doesn't get you near the 183-day threshold. The two things that catch people out are registering a Portuguese address on the NIF, and choosing standard permanent residency at year five instead of investment PR. Both are avoidable if you know about them in advance.<\/div><\/details>\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>How long do I have to keep the &euro;500,000 invested?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">Five years, counted from when your residence permit is issued. The investment is tied to the Golden Visa status, so once you move to permanent residency at year five you can exit the fund. Citizenship, if you go that far, needs continued legal residence rather than continued investment.<\/div><\/details>\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>Who counts as a family member?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">Spouse, dependent children, and dependent parents. Your spouse is inside the &euro;5,000. Everyone else is &euro;700 each. Children aged 16 and over need their own criminal background checks, and over 18 need to evidence dependency, usually through enrolment and financial support. Applications are filed in sequence, main applicant first, so a larger family adds weeks rather than cost.<\/div><\/details>\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>Why is your fee lower than the quotes I'm getting?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">Quotes in this market run from about &euro;5,000 to &euro;10,000 for a couple doing identical work, and most Portuguese law firms add 23% VAT on top whether you live in the EU or not. We don't charge VAT to clients established outside the EU, and we split the fee across two milestones rather than taking it all upfront. Two things to check on any quote you compare: whether VAT applies to you, and whether their government fee figures match Portaria 307\/2023.<\/div><\/details>\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>Which fund should I pick?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">We can't answer that, and you should be suspicious of any immigration provider who does. Fund selection is a regulated investment decision that belongs to you, the fund manager and any adviser you engage. What we can tell you is which facts matter for the visa itself: the fund must be CMVM-registered, hold at least 60% in Portuguese-based companies, avoid property exposure, and your &euro;500,000 must stay in for five years. Anything beyond that, exit terms, fees, performance, PFIC treatment for US citizens, take to the manager and your own adviser. Once you've decided, we verify the investment meets the AIMA requirements and build the application around it.<\/div><\/details>\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>Do I have to travel to Portugal?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">Once for biometrics, roughly eight to ten months after submission, and everyone on the application has to come. Budget three or four days. After that, seven days a year to keep the permit alive, which most people take as a holiday. Everything else runs remotely on powers of attorney.<\/div><\/details>\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>Can I still get to citizenship?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">Yes, on a longer road than the one you've probably read about. The qualifying period for most non-EU applicants is now ten years and the clock starts at card issuance rather than application. There's an A2 Portuguese requirement, a civic test and a clean record at the end of it. A legal challenge is still open, so this may move again. If citizenship is the whole point of the exercise for you, take the paid lawyer call before you invest.<\/div><\/details>\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>Is the programme about to close?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">It's been rewritten before. Property was removed in October 2023 and the citizenship rules changed in 2026, and both times applications already in the system were handled under the rules in force when they were filed. Nobody can promise you the programme survives in its current shape, and we won't use that to rush you. It is a reason to be deliberate about timing rather than to sit on it for another year.<\/div><\/details>\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>Who actually does the legal work?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">A licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer who practises independently and is registered with the Portuguese Bar Association. She takes a video call with you before the engagement starts, her name is on your order thread from that first message, and she attends your biometrics. Novomove coordinates the case, holds the documents and runs the timeline. We're a technology platform, not a law firm, and we don't pretend otherwise.<\/div><\/details>\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>What happens if the lawyer on my case becomes unavailable?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">We assign another partner lawyer at no cost to you, and your file continues rather than restarting. Your documents, powers of attorney and full case history live in our system, so a new lawyer picks up exactly where the last one stood. Over an eighteen-month process this matters more than people think, and it's the structural difference between hiring a platform with a partner network and hiring one person.<\/div><\/details>\n    <details class=\"gvfaqd\"><summary>I've already started with another provider. Can you take it over?<span class=\"gvfaqp\">+<\/span><\/summary><div class=\"gvfaqbody\">Sometimes, and it depends how far in you are. 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