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Portugal · Investment route
Build or extend a business in Portugal — no minimum investment, but a business plan that has to stand up.
Last updated: 2026-09-22
Programme overviewنظرة عامة
What you getالمزايا
Establish and run your own business in Portugal as a resident.
Family reunification for spouse and dependent children.
Schengen mobility and access to Portuguese healthcare and education.
No capital placed with a third party — the money goes into your own venture.
Permanent residence after five years.
Investment & costsالتكاليف
Qualifying investment
Consular visa fee
At consulate submission · Confirm the current fee with the consulate handling your file.
Company incorporation in Portugal
Before or shortly after arrival · Indicative share capital and set-up cost for a Lda. Varies by structure and sector.
Figures are indicative and exclusive of professional fees. Your advisor confirms an exact, written cost breakdown for your family size.
Eligibilityالأهلية
Requirements
Non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationality.
A detailed business plan demonstrating financial viability.
Evidence of funds sufficient to execute the plan.
A registered business address in Portugal.
Portuguese tax number (NIF) and a Portuguese bank account.
Personal means of subsistence at or above the annual threshold.
Clean criminal record certificate.
Proof of funds
Who cannot apply
A business plan that is generic, unfunded, or shows no real economic activity.
Funding that cannot be traced to a lawful source.
No genuine Portuguese presence or business address.
Serious criminal convictions or ongoing proceedings.
The processكيف نعمل
Develop the business plan and evidence the funding behind it.
Obtain a NIF, open a Portuguese bank account and secure a business address.
Incorporate the Portuguese entity, or document the branch structure.
File the D2 application at the Portuguese consulate for your jurisdiction.
Enter Portugal and attend the AIMA appointment for the two-year residence permit.
Risk notes
The D2 carries genuine refusal risk because approval turns on an assessment of your business plan rather than on meeting a fixed figure. Business set-up costs and subsistence thresholds shown are indicative and change. This page is general information and not immigration, tax or investment advice.
Questionsأسئلة شائعة
This route, answered.
Portuguese law sets no minimum for the D2. What matters is that the funding is proportionate to the plan and fully evidenced. Advisers often point to €50,000–€100,000 as the level at which a plan reads as substantial, but that is market practice, not a legal threshold.
Start the Portugal route.
A senior advisor will confirm the exact costs, timeline and documents for your case — privately, and entirely off the record.