Practice Areas

Legal support to live, invest, and become a citizen of Portugal.

This is a practice area structured within Archer & Associados with a view to providing support to foreign nationals seeking to take up residence in Portuguese territory, whether to study, work, or invest. It also includes representing foreign nationals in Portuguese nationality applications, provided they meet the legal requirements to obtain it.

Archer & Associados lawyers in this area provide legal advice to immigrants, preparing applications to the Immigration and Borders Service and following the respective procedures through to completion, whether for residence permits for investment purposes (the so-called "golden visas") or applications for Portuguese nationality. They also draft contracts of any kind involving foreign nationals as a party and act as their tax representatives before the Portuguese tax authorities. Archer & Associados also offers a legal and economic advisory service for foreign investors, in collaboration with the Corporate and Investment Law department, as well as a specialised property management service for real estate held by foreign nationals in Portuguese territory.