Worldway Comprehensive Report: The Portuguese Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade (AICEP) recently announced that Portugal will receive more than 2 billion euros in investment over the next two to three years. AICEP President Miguel Frasquilho stated in an interview with Lusa News Agency that this is highly beneficial for Portugal's development. At the same time, this is also excellent news for investors in Portuguese real estate immigration.
[Greater Lisbon, Portugal]
2014 was a bumper year for investment attraction in Portugal. China's investment in Portugal has particularly attracted global attention, with Chinese enterprises investing a total of 2.8 billion euros in Portuguese assets. The Bank of Portugal expects a 40% growth in investment in 2015, with foreign direct investment accounting for a significant proportion.
Miguel revealed that in terms of investment and foreign trade, Portugal will strengthen cooperation with Asian countries while expanding the scope of cooperation to 65 countries.
Therefore, Portugal's investment environment and capital market will be further enhanced. This is bound to encourage more people to learn about and become familiar with this charming Western European country, and will also prompt more Chinese people to choose the Golden Residence Permit policy to immigrate to Portugal. Data from 2014 shows that Chinese investors are the main force behind Portugal's Golden Residence Permit program. As of the end of December 2014, a total of 2,022 investors worldwide had been approved by the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service (SEF), 1,629 of whom were from China.
At the end of 2012, Portugal launched the Golden Residence Permit program, which allows the entire family to immigrate by investing 500,000 euros in Portuguese real estate, enjoying benefits such as free public education and medical insurance. In less than two years, the Golden Residence program has contributed more than 36% of the total value of Chinese investment in Portuguese assets.
As the first immigration agency in China to introduce this program, Worldway is the only Chinese immigration agency to have established an independent branch in Portugal. It has successfully assisted hundreds of Chinese investors in completing their investments in Portugal and obtaining Golden Residence cards. Its Portuguese branch is located on the prosperous Avenida da Liberdade in the heart of Lisbon, making it the preferred legal immigration agency for investment immigrants.
