Golden Visa real-estate and rental routes abolished

Under the Mais Habitação law, the Golden Visa (Autorização de Residência para Atividade de Investimento) was restructured on 7 October 2023. The real-estate purchase route, the real-estate-capital-transfer route, and the residential-rental investment routes were abolished. Fund investment, job creation, cultural, and scientific research contributions remain — the investment-fund path is now the dominant route.