Golden Visa / ARI
Legal assistance in preparing, organising and following investment residence permit procedures.
Legal support
The firm may assist with preliminary legal assessment, document preparation, coordination with stakeholders and follow-up before the competent authority.
Before moving forward with an ARI application, it is important to check whether the situation is legally suitable and whether the documents support the intended strategy.
Legal support focuses on structuring the process, organising documents, communicating with stakeholders and responding to requests from the competent authority.
Where applicable, the process may involve scheduling and biometric data collection. Legal support may include preparation for this stage and coordination of the required elements.
When to contact us
The information on this page is general and should be checked against the specific facts, documents available and legislation in force. It is not a substitute for legal advice.
You are considering starting an ARI process.
You need to understand which documents are required.
You need legal support without financial advice.
You already have an investment or documents and want to check legal suitability.
You seek multilingual legal support in Portugal.
You need support with scheduling or attending the biometric data collection stage.
Verificação inicial da situação, riscos e documentos necessários.
Organização de elementos para submissão ou acompanhamento do processo.
Apoio em comunicações, pedidos de elementos e fases posteriores.
Related services
Main page
Legal support for investment residence permits, renewals, family reunification and AIMA procedures.
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Legal support for ARI holders seeking to include family members in the Portuguese residence process.
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Legal support for ARI holders and family members in preparing, submitting and monitoring renewals.
View serviceAIMA
Received an AIMA notification? The response should be reviewed quickly and prepared according to the documents and grounds involved.
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Send us the essential information. Our team will review the initial context and indicate the appropriate next steps, including a legal consultation where required.
FAQ
It is an investment residence authorisation process for third-country nationals who meet the applicable legal and document requirements.
Golden Visa is the common name. ARI stands for investment residence authorisation. The more precise wording is ARI regime or investment residence authorisation.
No. ARI is a regime under Portuguese immigration legislation, particularly article 90-A of Law no. 23/2007, as currently amended.
Routes legally available at the time of consultation may be reviewed, considering the investor profile, documents and applicable legislative changes.
As a rule, after Law no. 56/2023, certain real-estate-linked routes no longer support new applications. Pending cases, renewals and family situations should be checked case by case.
No. Mendes & Silva provides legal support but does not recommend funds, financial products, banks, managers or investment strategies.
No. Legal support helps prepare, organise and monitor the process, but the decision belongs to the competent authority and depends on applicable requirements.
Send us the essential information. Our team will review the initial context and indicate the appropriate next steps, including a legal consultation where required.
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