{
  "schema_version": "1.0.0",
  "dataset_id": "mfg-portugal-ari-core-facts",
  "version": "2026-10-03.1",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "MFG Consultants",
    "url": "https://www.mfg-consultants.com/"
  },
  "canonical_page": "https://www.mfg-consultants.com/post/portugal-golden-visa-2026-verified-facts-sources",
  "generated_on": "2026-10-03",
  "jurisdiction": "Portugal",
  "language": "en",
  "scope": "Selected core ARI and nationality facts. This is not an exhaustive statement of eligibility or a recommendation.",
  "verification_policy": "Each fact retains its actual verification date, official source and applicability. A new file version does not reset all verification dates. Verify the current official provision before relying on a cached value.",
  "reuse": "Attribution requested: MFG Consultants, with the applicable official source, field verification date and conditions. The linked official texts govern.",
  "facts": [
    {
      "id": "programme_type",
      "label": "Programme type",
      "value": "Residence by investment (RBI)",
      "unit": null,
      "scope": "ARI grants residence subject to eligibility; the investment does not grant citizenship.",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
        "https://aima.gov.pt/en/viver/autorizacao-de-residencia-para-investimento-art-90-o-a"
      ],
      "legal_reference": "Law 23/2007, Article 90-A",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02"
    },
    {
      "id": "fund_route_minimum",
      "label": "Qualifying fund route minimum",
      "value": 500000,
      "unit": "EUR",
      "scope": "Non-real-estate collective investment vehicles constituted under Portuguese law. At investment, maturity must be at least five years and at least 60% of investments must be in commercial companies headquartered in Portugal. This is a qualifying investment threshold, excluding fees; maturity is not a guaranteed redemption date.",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2023-222471959"
      ],
      "legal_reference": "Law 56/2023, Article 44; Law 23/2007, Article 3(1)(d)(vii)",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "id": "cultural_route_standard_minimum",
      "label": "Standard cultural route minimum",
      "value": 250000,
      "unit": "EUR",
      "scope": "Qualifying artistic production or national cultural heritage activity through eligible entities; project eligibility and additional costs need separate confirmation.",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
        "https://aima.gov.pt/en/viver/autorizacao-de-residencia-para-investimento-art-90-o-a"
      ],
      "legal_reference": "Law 23/2007, Article 3(1)(d)(vi)",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02"
    },
    {
      "id": "cultural_route_reduced_minimum",
      "label": "Reduced cultural route minimum",
      "value": 200000,
      "unit": "EUR",
      "scope": "Only where the qualifying activity meets the statutory low-density conditions; not a universal cultural-route price. Additional project, government, legal and advisory costs may apply.",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2023-222471959"
      ],
      "legal_reference": "Law 23/2007, Article 3(2)-(3), as amended by Law 56/2023",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "id": "new_direct_real_estate_route",
      "label": "Direct real estate for new applications",
      "value": false,
      "unit": null,
      "scope": "Real-estate acquisition routes closed to new applications under Law 56/2023. Transitional provisions for earlier cases must be reviewed separately.",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2023-222471959"
      ],
      "legal_reference": "Law 56/2023, Articles 42-44",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "id": "nationality_general_residence_eu_portuguese_speaking",
      "label": "General naturalisation residence period: EU / Portuguese-speaking countries",
      "value": 7,
      "unit": "years",
      "scope": "Nationals of EU Member States or Portuguese-speaking countries, under the general residence-based naturalisation route effective 19 May 2026. Further conditions apply. This is a minimum residence requirement, not a passport delivery time or an ARI processing time.",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://justica.gov.pt/Noticias/Lei-da-Nacionalidade-novas-regras-entram-em-vigor-a-19-de-maio"
      ],
      "legal_reference": "Organic Law 1/2026; Nationality Law Article 6(1)",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "id": "nationality_general_residence_other",
      "label": "General naturalisation residence period: other nationalities",
      "value": 10,
      "unit": "years",
      "scope": "Other nationalities under the general residence-based naturalisation route effective 19 May 2026. Further conditions apply. This is a minimum residence requirement, not a passport delivery time or an ARI processing time.",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://justica.gov.pt/Noticias/Lei-da-Nacionalidade-novas-regras-entram-em-vigor-a-19-de-maio"
      ],
      "legal_reference": "Organic Law 1/2026; Nationality Law Article 6(1)",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "id": "pending_nationality_proceedings",
      "label": "Pending nationality proceedings",
      "value": "Previous wording continues to apply to pending nationality proceedings",
      "unit": null,
      "scope": "A pending ARI application or an earlier investment is not itself a pending nationality application. Individual transitional-law analysis is required.",
      "source_urls": [
        "https://justica.gov.pt/Noticias/Lei-da-Nacionalidade-novas-regras-entram-em-vigor-a-19-de-maio"
      ],
      "legal_reference": "Ministry of Justice guidance published 19 May 2026",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-03"
    }
  ]
}