GOLDEN VISA 2021 – “GOLDEN TICKET” TO EUROPE
Golden Visa 2021 is one of the free-passes to your ever ideal life in European countries. Golden Visa program is the simplest and shortest way for investors and their family to get closer to the European permanent residence status and citizenship.

About Golden Visa 2021
Golden Visa is the settlement visa that is issued to foreign investors when they invest a significant amount of money into the country that they apply for. With the Golden Visa in their hand, investors and their family members are eligible for permanent residence permit if they meet all the required conditions given by the government.
Currently, there are a lot of European countries having applied the program of Golden Visa. This program offers many forms of investment to invest in. Investors have various options to opt for real estate purchase, government convertible bond, contribution, or creating employment for the local citizens via their own business. It depends on every country that the conditions may vary.
It can be asserted that Golden Visa is an excellent nominee considering its simplicity and many benefits for investors, especially those who wish to settle in developed countries with their family.
Comparing two Golden Visa 2021 programs available at Portico & Bridge
When it comes to European settlement programs, Portugal and Greece’s Golden Visa are the most popular options for investors all around the world. Therefore, these programs have usually been compared with each other to examine their significant similarities and differences. Following are Portico & Bridge’s detailed comparison of Portugal and Greek’s Golden Visa programs for your reference.
Comparison of Portugal and Greece’s Golden Visa
Criterion | Portugal | Greece |
Minimum investment amount | 350.000 EUR | 250.000 EUR |
Form of investment | Real estate PURCHASE | Real estate PURCHASE |
Physical presence requirement | 7 days/year | Not required |
Period of permanent residence for citizenship application | 5 years | 7 years |
Taking a closer look at these two programs, it can be concluded that Portugal’s Golden Visa is obviously much less time – consuming since it takes investor only 5 years (with 7 days of physical presence per year) to be qualified for Portugal’s citizenship application. Once successfully become a legal citizen of this country, it goes without saying that investors also become a EU’s citizen which opens up to a lot of attractive advantages for investors to benefit from, such as those in healthcare, education, and free movement.
Explore Portugal Golden Visa program HERE
On the other hand, the Golden Visa program by Greece is designed to be more affordable. With a minimum amount of 250.000 EUR, investors are qualified to invest in any available piece of real estate in the country of Greece. Moreover, it requires no physical presence during your period of permanent residence in Greece which enables investors more time to focus on their business in Vietnam.
For Greece Golden Visa program, click HERE
Golden Visa and its outstanding advantages compared to other settlement programs
There is a fact that common requirements such as language proficiency and financial proofing are of great concerns by investors who wish to settle in America, Canada or Australia. Meanwhile, Europe’s Golden Visa can be such an ideal option which imposes no such requirements that might frustrate its applicants.Golden Visa makes your settlement journey stress-free and less risky with:
- No requirements over age and professional experience
- No requirements over language proficiency
- No financial proofing over property, source of the funds, and income
Considering these aforementioned features, European countries’ government set out absolutely favorable conditions to draw investors’ attention to the prospect of settling in Europe with their family. Together with the competitive feature of quick application process, Europe’s Golden Visa is by far, beyond expectation.
Golden Visa’s benefits:
- Most of the Golden Visa 2021 programs allows applicant to have dual nationality,
- Besides having rights to apply for permanent residence, applicants are provided with visa exemption to over 160 countries. Specifically, Golden Visa makes it much easier than ever for its holder to obtain visa to America, Canada, etc.
- This program allows applicant’s children to be included into one application with their parents under the conditions of. Not being over 21 – 25 years old, still being dependent on their parents, and being single. At some countries, this program even enables three generations to be included into one application (applicant’s parents eligible as well)
Conclusion
Interested investors for the European settlement program of Golden Visa, can contact us, at Portico & Bridge, to receive our free-consultation by leading experts from all around the world. We are ready and willing to offer you our best service.
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