Cashing Out: My Experience (Optimize)

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I guess you were one of the 40?

What's the potential impact of the 2025 Portuguese election on the Golden Visa program and pathway to citizenship?

Money exiting Portugal is the only way to clearly “explain” consequences to politicians. Pedro Lino, chief executive of Optimize Investment Partners, which manages one of Portugal’s leading golden visa funds, said about 40 investors, mostly from the U.S. and Asia, had withdrawn their money since the start of the year due to the changes. That adds up to about €20 million ($23.1 million), and lawyers say thousands more investors are preparing legal action against the state. “It’s a significant …