What is a startup visa?
A StartUP Visa is a residence visa for entrepreneurs, which intends to attract international investment, talent and innovation capacity.
By investing and creating qualified employment, entrepreneurs can integrate a startup incubator in Portugal and benefit from all the incentives and support of the StartUP Portugal Program. This program aims to affirm Portugal as an open countryto entrepreneurship and to all those who, with their knowledge and capacity for innovation, can bring investment to the Portuguese economy.
What are the advantages?
•Fast track for foreign investors from non-EU countries to obtain a Residence Permit in Portugal;
•The applicant can enter, live, work in Portugal;
•Allows the investor to travel freely in the Schengen area;
•No language or residency requirement;
•No business performance requirement;
•Eligible to apply for PR/Citizenship after 5 years;
Who can apply?
Young entrepreneurs from all over the world who want to open an innovative company will have quick access to a residence visa that gives them the possibility to create or move a their startup enterprise to Portugal.
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