Portugal suspends golden visas for Russian citizens
The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) suspended the application “of any dossier of residence and investment permits (visas) gold) for Russian citizens”, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva.
The measure is part of the set to determine that will be drawn up in the next few days. According to the official, “it is very likely that Russian citizens will be sanctioned in the coming days”, in addition to the European conclusions of Fridays decreed by the European Union.
“That form of Russian confirmed, according to the European Union, of all citizens, of all citizens, of Portugal, of all citizens, of all citizens, of Portugal, of all, of all citizens, of all citizens, of Portugal, of all, of all citizens, of all citizens, of Portugal This applies to any Russian citizen, or Belarusian for that matter, listed on the European list,” the minister told CNN on Saturday. Portugal.
On Thursday, Augusto Santos Silva had promised Parliament that “any Russian citizen, residing in Portugal in any capacity and whose facade is part of the [da União Europeia] of those sanctioned, is subject to the limitation of their movements in Portugal and the freezing of their financial assets”.
In the last decade, Portugal granted 431 visas gold to Russian citizens, which resulted in an investment in the country of 278 million euros. In 2021 alone, there were 65 and investments of 34 million.