My Chinese wife is involved with these groups that discuss Portuguese visas. Lawyers dealing with Chinese clients claimn tbhat the GV can be renewed for €180 instead of the usuall €3000+.Either I can do it myself - they can help me - or for €1000 they can do it and you don’t have to be physically present. For $150 he said he’d make an apt with AIMA in FEB and help me with the paperwork. Has anyone else heard of something similar?
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Lower price only if your investment was in real estate
The main thread for this is WIKI: HOW-TO: Golden Visa Renewal Mega Thread (January 2025 →) - #491 by Fesenjoon
i wwas just there and had an AIMA renewal appt 10/1. The fee was €181.50. My investment is in a hotel project.
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Can I ask: How long was your renewal valid for? In the past we always paid over €3000. I’m surprised it’s so little now.
This only applies to real estate, because it’s now the cheaper D2 upon renewal…
I renewed my ARI (GV) residency on Sep. 26 and paid EUR 181.50 instead of the approx. EUR 3,500 that I paid 2 years ago. The explanation that I was given is that ARI by real estate investment no longer exists so my visa category was changed to “visto de empreendedor.” The validity period has also been extended from 2 years to 3 years. I am still waiting to get my card. I am attaching the details of my receipt FYI. Upon hearing this, my lawyer jacked up her legal fees from EUR 2,000 (renewal that requires a physical presence) to EUR 3,400, but that is another story… lol
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Your lawyer who didn’t know this is how real estate GV renewals have worked since roughly late 2023??
Think you need to find a new lawyer 
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I think that you’re absolutely right! Unfortunately, it looks like a minefield. So many unreliable lawyers out there!
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Did you have physical real estate investment, or a real estate investment fund?
I have physical real investments that I maintain to this day. I have been holding a ARI GV since 2019.