In February 2023, Portugal proposed a “Mais Habitação” or “More Housing” bill that would, in part, suspend the entire Golden Visa immigrant investor program in an effort to address housing availability in the country, as discussed in an earlier blog post. Since that writing, there have been significant updates.
In July 2023
On Feb. 16, 2023, the Portuguese Prime Minister announced a set of measures to alleviate the housing problem in Portugal. These measures in part impact and call for termination of the Portuguese immigrant investor program known as Golden Visa. This announcement will significantly impact many interested in the program and those that have already submitted
On Nov. 2, former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal and Greenberg Traurig Senior Counsel Robert Sherman hosted Francisco Duarte Lopes, the current Portuguese Ambassador to the United States, at the firm’s Boston office. The meeting was attended by Kate Kalmykov, Co-Chair of the Immigration & Compliance Practice, members of the GT Boston office
Kate Kalmykov, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration & Compliance Practice, will moderate a discussion titled “Exploring Immigration / Second Residency to the EU: Portugal Golden Visa Program” June 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the firm’s New York office.
Panelists include Francisco Everard Amaral, Optylon Krea; José Fortunato, Royal Óbidos SPA & Golf