Portuguese Golden Visa, Implications for Citizenship and Impact of Proposed Changes to the Law

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Hi - this exact question has been asked various times before. Please use the existing threads:

Reading through posts, getting cold feet - is the golden visa actually a scam?

First: thanks to everyone who posts here. Even months/years later, your posts have been a huge help. I’ve been looking into the golden visa, and gotten up to the point of actually making the investment and starting the application. Have lawyer, have tax id, have Portuguese bank account with euros ready to go. And I’ve been reading through tons of posts here, trying to make sure I understand the arguments for and against, and to decide if this really is worth it. And I guess my question at this…

Getting cold feet...Portuguese GV

Looking for any words of encouragement…I am about to buy into our fund (open ended) to kick things off but am concerned given all the uncertainty I’ve read. Small bit about us - we’re not looking to move abroad for about 10 years. We don’t “need” the money we’re investing right now but we’re not wealthy(my husband is a firefighter). We’ve always dreamt about retiring in Europe and with the current political situation in the US, we really want a plan B for us and our kids. Is it all a big scam o…

As for the retroactive changes to the Nationality Law, latest discussions are here:

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

Timeline stolen from another comment April 13: earliest day it can be sent to the president April 21: (assuming the president received it April 13) 8 days after the president receives it would be the deadline to refer to the Constitutional Court May 3: (assuming the president received it April 13) 20 days after the president receives it would be the deadline for promulgation if not vetoed or referred.