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.
パスポートアトラス
ポルトガル 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.
永住
Openness rank
#116
Entry openness
93
ビザ免除
93
Briefing updated
2026-09
国プロフィール
首都
Lisbon
人口
10.7 million
面積
92,391 km²
通貨
Euro EUR
言語
Portuguese
時区
UTC-01:00–UTC+00:00
外国生まれ人口
1.1 million · 2024
移民比率
10.8%
民族・エスニシティ
- Portuguese95%
- and South America and other foreign born5%
外国生まれ人口は国連の国際移民ストック（世界銀行経由、多くは2024年）。民族構成は各国の公表分類。肌の色での国勢調査は少数です。目安であり公式ではありません。
査証と移民ルートパスポート免除リスト書類と証明写真Visa siteImmigration site
このガイドの対象
For passive-income retirees, remote nomads, and investors still asking whether a golden visa leads to nationality.
渡航と滞在
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.
就労・滞在の道
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.
永住と国籍
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
主要パスポートの入国
よくある質問
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 “ビザ必要”. 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 “ビザ免除”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.
関連ガイド
スペイン
アイルランド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.