01Atlantic perspective
Portugal
Residence routes · Planning questions
Start with the reasons for a move: work, study, family or other qualifying circumstances. Understand why different routes call for different advice.
Learn about PortugalGeneral education · European residencyEuropean residency,
European residency,
explained.
Learn about Portugal, Greece and Malta. Explore residence routes, family considerations and cross-border planning questions before seeking individual professional advice.
An educational starting point. No specific investments are presented or recommended.
Portugal · Greece · MaltaThree places. Different pathways.
Residency educationFamily considerationsTax and ownership questionsOfficial sources
01 / Explore the landscapeLearn the landscape.
Learn the landscape.
Compare the questions.
Compare what a residence programme actually provides, what it requires and what still needs individual advice.
02Aegean perspective
Greece
Investor residence
Understand a property-linked investor residence route, renewal conditions and the distinction between residence and employment rights.
Understand Greece03Mediterranean perspective
Malta
Permanent residence · MPRP
Learn how a permanent residence programme combines qualifying accommodation, financial requirements and ongoing obligations.
Understand MaltaThe guides cover three selected countries. Employment, family, study and other residence routes may be relevant; investment-linked routes are only one category.
02 / See the whole pictureA residence permit
A residence permit
is one part of the plan.
The useful questions start with the life you want to lead—and the obligations you already have.
Explore the planning questions ↗Where will everyday life happen?
Consider time on the ground, schools, healthcare, work and which family members need their own permissions.
Which countries may tax you?
Your days, home, personal ties and citizenship can matter. A residence permit alone does not settle your tax position.
What happens to what you own?
Review businesses, property, investments, wills and existing structures with advisers in each relevant country.
Explore the options.
Read general country and residence information without signing up. Consider several routes and identify your questions.
Organise your questions.
Ask an educational question about Portugal or another country. The initial enquiry does not commit you to any route or product.
Control the next step.
Any later introduction is separate and optional. We explain the provider and our commercial role, then ask permission before sharing.
03 / The reading room
Make the questions more useful.
Clear explanations to prepare for conversations with your own advisers.
Residency-by-investment in Europe: how the main programmes compare
Portugal, Greece and Malta, considered across the same practical questions.
Read the comparison ↗Residence, tax residence and citizenship
Three separate concepts that often get mistaken for one another.
Explore the distinctions ↗Holding structures for a globally mobile family
Questions to ask before creating, moving or changing a company, trust or other structure.
Read the planning notes ↗Your next step
Ask a residency questionStart with your questions.
Tell us which country you would like to learn about and what you are trying to understand. We respond with general information. Any later introduction is a separate choice.