Experiences with Edge Internationl Lawyers, Holborn, and/or Excellium?

Hi all –

I’ve decided to go the Portugal GV route and I am narrowing down the “people” I’d like to work with and investment (real estate) opportunity I’d like to pursue.

Does anyone have experiences with:

  • Edge International law firm (specifically, Francisco Salgueiro)
  • Holborn
  • Excellium

I really liked the conversation I had with Francisco.

I also liked the conversation I had with Holborn (who is marketing Excellium’s projects), and the project they’re offering sounds great, but they’re giving me a bit of push back on bringing my own lawyer to the table which feels like a potential red flag when the project terms seem “too good to be true” in some respects. Edge and Holborn are both “full service” in terms of applying for the GV. I’d rather have my own directly vetted lawyer handle the GV paperwork and process, but I’m not against working with Holborn or similar if they could separate the investment they offer from their full “GV application” suite.

I’ve searched the forums for all 3 and the only one I’ve found with direct experiences reported is Edge/Francisco.

Thank you!

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I only now Edge International. And I am supect as I work in a competing firm…

I have a pretty good lawyer if you are interested but he is in Porto. Reasonable as well.

This was also a red flag for me, so I mixed and matched (I do have any any direct experience with any of the entities you listed). In hindsight, I think it was a good check and balance, but the process was slower than I expected to get the investment vetted and the application submitted. I’m not sure if that if I had used one of the more integrated pairings that it would have gone faster, but it’s certainly possible.

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@Glap86

I have been with Edge for 2 months now. I have not finalised on any project yet, still in due diligence phase which is why i was googling how to reach others in my situation and I just came across this forum few minutes ago and I signed up!

So, how has your experience been so far with Edge? Which GV route did you take? Have you completed all paperwork and submitted application?

thank you.

I am also wondering if anyone has had experiences with Holborn as I had a conversation and went to a presentation with Holborn and was pretty impressed. I would like to invest in one of the real estate funds with a Golden Visa company because I do not want to have to deal hands-on with the hassles of renovating or managing a property.

Hi @astro-sal,

Now that a few months have passed, do you have any feedback from your experience with Edge so far?

We will likely purchase an individual property for our GV route.

Thanks!

Hi Jeffery,

I’m afraid I have to tell you I have decided to stop the Portugal Golden visa application and assess the situation deeper.

It’s been a long time and quite a lot has happened so it’ll be a long email if I wrote enough to give you a whole picture of what my experience has been.

But if you are open to it, we can do a WhatsApp call. Let me know.

Thank you.

Rather than starting a similar new thread, I’ll ask here if any participants in this old topical thread ended up choosing to work with Holborn Pass and, if so, if you care to update this forum by adding your impressions.

I have been looking for information on Holborn too. We have decided to use them for the Portugal Golden Visa process.

I can share where we are at so far, and what our experience has been.

First, what we are all calling Holborn is Holborn Assets. Second, when one works with Holborn Assets you are actually working with one of their representatives and their associated team for most all communication and assistance. When considering Holborn consider the representative you are going to be working with as they may not all be as experienced in your area of need or live in a different time zome. In our case my wife just signed us up for an introduction on the Holborn calendar for a virtual video meeting and that turned out the be the person we went with. He doesn’t have a YouTube channel but he is attentive and available when we have reached out. Our representative is located in Cape Town and their team is in Dubai. We are on the West Coast of the USA. At first it seemed like the time difference (9-11 hrs) would be a challenge but in actuality it has worked out pretty well for us. We video conference at the beginning of his work day and the end of our evening.

Here is where we are at so far:

We (Me, wife & Son) are applying by using Holborn’s Navigator Collection product. Were going the 325K route to meet our 500k commitment. Yes, there are better ways to go if you have the dough but we didn’t so this fit our upfront cost needs.

We put forward our 10+K and signed the contract to get things rolling. Yes, if you read the contract you are committed to putting forth this initial sum to pay for the service. As with all legal contracts read it carefully before singing. In my opinion those who complain afterward haven’t a leg to stand on if Holborn is adhering to the contract.

We were connected with a law firm through Holborn but who is contractually separate from Holborn and are our lawyers. They have been helpful answering our legal questions and are available for other legal needs (real estate, etc.).
-We have an individual case manager at Holborn that works with us and she is in contact every few days through the process to help answer questions, and liaise with banks, lawyers, etc.

When we have questions, sometimes the same questions, we set up a video chat with our Holborn investment representative to discuss the political effect on GV or to have the next steps explained to us. Essentially he rattles the trees when things need moving along and he gives us the big picture. We’re pretty satisfied so far.
-We are at the point where we have put forth our 325K, and received the return on investment of 175K up front to add to our Nav. Collection contribution so it meets the 500k PT government minimum. We are currently gathering all our final documents so that when the money is all received we can file our application.

What do we think of Holborn Assets so far? We’re pretty happy. At this point I would recommend them. As a company they have the resources behind our individual representative to aid him with the process. There are contacts, communications, and staff available to us that have made the process pretty smooth. I can get overwhelmed looking at all the requirements and latest news but our people with Holborn have helped me to stay focused on what is important and allowed me to keep my energy where it is needed instead of going down so many possible rabbit holes. :wink:

In the next stage we work more with our lawyers, but Holborn is contracted to aid us through the whole process even through our citizenship applications. I’m sure I will post updates as time goes on. I hope this helps someone else on here.

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