{"id":45942,"date":"2022-08-24T15:53:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T20:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/?page_id=45942"},"modified":"2022-08-24T15:55:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T20:55:10","slug":"the-portuguese-golden-visa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/the-portuguese-golden-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Portuguese Golden Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To<\/span> be<\/span> born<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> country<\/span> or<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> parents<\/span> or <\/span>grandparents<\/span> from<\/span> any<\/span> particular<\/span> country<\/span> is<\/span> nothing<\/span> over which<\/span> we<\/span> have<\/span> any<\/span> control.<\/span> If<\/span> you<\/span> are<\/span> fortunate<\/span> enough<\/span> to <\/span>be<\/span> born<\/span> a<\/span> citizen<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> US,<\/span> Canada,<\/span> Western<\/span> Europe, Australia,<\/span> New<\/span> Zealand<\/span> or<\/span> Japan,<\/span> you<\/span> have<\/span> already<\/span> won the<\/span> citizenship<\/span> lottery.<\/span> You<\/span> live<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> country<\/span> with<\/span> a passport<\/span> that<\/span> historically<\/span> allows<\/span> you<\/span> to<\/span> basically<\/span> travel wherever<\/span> you<\/span> want,<\/span> whenever<\/span> you<\/span> want.<\/span> You<\/span> are<\/span> in<\/span> the fortunate<\/span> ten<\/span> percent<\/span> of<\/span> all<\/span> people<\/span> on<\/span> planet<\/span> Earth.<\/span> For the<\/span> other<\/span> 90<\/span> percent<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> world’s<\/span> population,<\/span> the burdens<\/span> and<\/span> barriers<\/span> of<\/span> obtaining<\/span> a<\/span> passport,<\/span> accessing <\/span>visas,<\/span> showing<\/span> sufficient<\/span> funds<\/span> and<\/span> proving<\/span> that<\/span> you<\/span> don\u2019t <\/span>have<\/span> \u201cimmigrant<\/span> intent\u201d<\/span> when<\/span> you<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> your<\/span> kids t<\/span>o<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> to<\/span> visit<\/span> Disney<\/span> World,<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> nothing<\/span> short<\/span> of <\/span>debilitating.<\/span><\/p>\n For<\/span> those<\/span> whose<\/span> parents,<\/span> grandparents<\/span> and<\/span> even<\/span> great <\/span>grandparents<\/span> migrated<\/span> from<\/span> Europe,<\/span> the<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> claim ancestral<\/span> citizenship<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> fastest,<\/span> cheapest<\/span> and<\/span> easiest <\/span>option.<\/span> Effectively,<\/span> with<\/span> an<\/span> ancestral<\/span> claim<\/span> rather<\/span> than <\/span>applying<\/span> for<\/span> citizenship,<\/span> you<\/span> are<\/span> taking<\/span> the<\/span> position<\/span> that <\/span>you<\/span> were<\/span> already<\/span> a<\/span> citizen<\/span> at<\/span> birth<\/span> and<\/span> now<\/span> you<\/span> are <\/span>asking<\/span> the<\/span> State<\/span> to<\/span> recognize<\/span> your<\/span> citizenship.<\/span> This<\/span> is <\/span>actually<\/span> a<\/span> different<\/span> procedure<\/span> than<\/span> \u201capplying\u201d<\/span> to become<\/span> a<\/span> citizen <\/span>