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Portugal

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Portugal travel, immigration and PR

Portugal is one of the most-searched EU PR/citizenship destinations in Chinese: D7, D8 and the tightened golden visa are three different residences.

Residencia permanente

Openness rank

#116

Entry openness

93

Sin visado

93

Briefing updated

2026-09

Ficha del país

Capital

Lisbon

Población

10.7 million

Superficie

92,391 km²

Moneda

Euro EUR

Idioma

Portuguese

Huso horario

UTC-01:00–UTC+00:00

Nacidos en el extranjero

1.1 million · 2024

Cuota de migrantes

10.8%

Grupos étnicos

  • Portuguese95%
  • and South America and other foreign born5%

Nacidos en el extranjero: stock de migrantes de la ONU vía Banco Mundial (sobre todo 2024). Los grupos étnicos siguen las categorías publicadas de cada país. La mayoría no censa por color de piel. Solo orientativo.

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A quién va dirigida esta guía

For passive-income retirees, remote nomads, and investors still asking whether a golden visa leads to nationality.

Cómo visitar y cuánto tiempo

Schengen 90/180. Chinese passports need a Schengen visa. A visit is not work and does not convert to a D visa in-country; D visas are filed at a Portuguese post in your country of residence.

Trabajo y residencia

D7 needs stable passive income and housing; D8 needs remote contracts and an income floor; work D visas need an employer. The golden visa shifted to funds and donations — housing is largely out. AIMA processing time has to be planned as slack.

Residencia permanente y nacionalidad

Five lawful years can lead to PR or nationality (A2 Portuguese and other tests). Golden-visa physical-presence rules are lighter than D7, but ties to Portugal and rule changes remain. Five years is not an automatic passport.

Time to PR：5 years

Cómo entran pasaportes populares

Preguntas frecuentes

Is D7 or the golden visa easier for citizenship?

Both are about five years. D7 expects real residence, which helps language and genuine-link tests. Golden visas need fewer days, so the link can look weaker, and the rules keep tightening.

Can you still buy a house for a Portuguese golden visa?

Residential real estate is largely closed. Qualifying funds and other listed investments remain — use current law.

Does a Chinese passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Visado requerido”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.

Does a US passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Sin visado”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.

Guías relacionadas

Handbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.