Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa July 2015 | Page 57

GOLDEN RESIDENCE
PERMIT PROGRAMME (ARI)
DATA FROM 8 OCTOBER 2012 TO 31 MAY 2015*

Residence permits for pursuing
investment activities (ARI)

Residence permits to
family members
(family reunification)

2012 - 2
2013 - 494
2014 - 1,526
2015 - 362

2013 - 576
2014 - 2,395
2015 - 675

Total Investment

142.459.605,65€
by capital transfer
1.305.545.692,87€
by purchasing property

Main Nationalities
China: 1,914
Brazil: 86
Russia: 79
South Africa: 59
Lebanon: 36

2,254
ARI by acquiring property

127
ARI by transferring capital

3
ARI by creating at least
10 job positions

*DATA PROVIDED BY THE PORTUGESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SERVIÇO DE
ESTRANGEIROS E FRONTEIRAS AND AICEP PORTUGAL GLOBAL