20 Reasons Why Portugal Maybe The Best Choice For A Second Passport

• Portugal is ranked as the 7th safest country in the world in 2023 by the Global Peace Index. 
• Lisbon is ranked 4th for overall best city for expat living and 5th for quality of life in the 2022 Internations Expat Insider Survey.
• Portugal is the top most welcoming country for foreigners by the Internations Expat, and is the only country in Europe that is ranked in the top 10.
• Portugal has been elected as the 5th most ‘family friendly’ country in the world in The UNICEF study
• Portugal is ranked 3rd in best countries in Europe to live in. 
• Portugal offers one of the most affordable cost of living in western Europe.
• Foreigners who choose to move to Portugal refer safety, weather, natural beauty and amazing culture as the top reasons for choosing Portugal for their home abroad.

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• Lisbon is Europe’s sunniest capital city, boasting an average of 2,799 hours of sunshine a year. 

• Portugal is an interesting and fun place to visit and live, with great food, culture, old cafés and boutiques, nightlife, and some of the best beaches.  Portugal and its cities and islands are the most accoladed destinations in Europe in recent World Travel Awards

• Best European Destination for the 6th time from 2017 – 2023 – Portugal
• World’s Leading City Break Destination 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020/ Europe’s Leading City Destination 2023 – Lisbon, Portugal.
• Europe’s Leading City Break Destination 2020, 2023/ World’s Leading City Destination 2022 – Porto, Portugal
• World’s Leading Island Destination 2023 – Madeira Islands
• World’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination 2023 – Azores Islands, Portugal

Freedom in Travel and Residency

• Portuguese passport ranked 4th in Global Passport Power Rank 2024 by passportindex.com and ranked 5th in terms of travel freedom, ahead of New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland and Canada, according to the 2023 Henley Passport Index, with visa-free or visa on arrival access to 189 countries and territories.

• Portugal is the door to your European living dream.  A Portuguese citizenship gives you the freedom and mobility to live and work in all 26 EU countries, as well as enjoying the benefits as a local citizen.

Citizen Rights

• Have the rights to live and work in 26 EU countries, and enjoy the benefits of a local resident.

• Portugal had a score of 96 out of 100 on the Freedom in the World report 2020. Tying with Switzerland and ahead of the UK, France and Germany. Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties ranging from the right to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law.

Great Infrastructure and geographical location

• Portugal has a public healthcare system that offers free health care to its residents. Portugal’s healthcare system was ranked as the 12th on the 2020 World Health Report by The World Health Organization (WHO)

• Portugal offers free public education to its residents for kindergarten, primary and secondary school.

• Portugal has one of the top road infrastructure in the world

• Portugal is in a great geographical location. Located in Europe and close to 3 other continents – merely 1 hour away by flight to Africa, 5 hours to North America, and 7 hours to Asia.

Favorable Tax & Immigration Scheme

• Portugal’s Golden Visa investment immigration program is one of the most competitive and lenient of western countries, without requirements such as age, occupation, income, and lengthy period of living in the country. 

• Very favorable tax scheme for non-habitual residents, not taxing the income of foreign sources if there is a double-taxation treaty with that jurisdiction and taxing income originated in Portugal for a reduced rate of 20% for a period of 10 years.

• Portugal has one of the most favorable inheritance tax scheme in the world – a zero inheritance tax for direct family member.