5+
Residency and citizenship
pathways across the
Visadoro group
1st
To market with Portugal’s
for-profit Cultural Golden
Visa
€150K
Entry point into Portugal’s
most affordable residency
routes
7–10 yrs
Path to Portuguese
permanent residency and
citizenship
2–3 mo
São Tomé & Príncipe citizenship — Visadoro is an accredited agent
ABOUT VISADORO GOLDEN VISAS
The Portuguese firm that pioneered the for-profit Cultural Golden Visa
Visadoro Golden Visas is a Porto-headquartered investment migration firm, with representation in Óbidos and Belmonte and key projects in the Castelo Branco region. The team are recognised experts on the Portuguese Golden Visa system, and Visadoro is an accredited citizenship agent for São Tomé & Príncipe.
Residency and citizenship routes in one relationship — from the for-profit Cultural Golden Visa and HQA Research Residency, through Job Creation and the new Startup Investor Program, to a faster São Tomé & Príncipe citizenship route for clients who need it. Every recommendation is built around the individual client’s timeline and goals.
Founder-led and vertically integrated, Visadoro handles the investor’s journey personally end-to-end rather than handing clients between brokers, lawyers and agents — a quality-first model built on doing things the right way.
Quality over scale. Our role is to match each investor to the route that actually fits their timeline and goals — then handle the whole journey personally, not just the paperwork.”
— Visadoro Golden Visas
Pioneer of the For-Profit Cultural Golden Visa
Among the first to market with the for-profit Cultural Golden Visa concept in Portugal — a route Visadoro helped establish, not one it simply resells.
Founder-Led by Jose Mineiro
Led by a respected Portuguese film producer and Board president of the DORO non-profit development association, supported by an immigration-experienced team that understands the investor’s journey first-hand.
Accredited São Tomé & Príncipe Agent
Beyond Portugal, Visadoro is an accredited citizenship agent for São Tomé & Príncipe — a faster, non-EU citizenship route with an enhanced documentation set available for qualifying applicants.
Vertically Integrated, Founder-Led
Route selection, structuring, and the full process sit with one accountable team — not handed between a strategy firm and a financing broker.
Multi-Lingual, Internationally Minded
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and Italian — a team built for the internationally mobile clients Visadoro serves, from the Gulf to Asia to the Russian-speaking diaspora.
VISADORO PROGRAMMES
Residency and citizenship pathways — from culture to citizenship
FIRST TO MARKET · RESEARCH
Cultural Golden Visa
Visadoro’s flagship — the for-profit Cultural Production Golden Visa it pioneered. Investment supports Portuguese cultural and film production, with structures that in some cases allow for an eventual return of investor capital via profit-sharing.
For-profit · Profit-share potential
RESEARCH
HQA Research Residency (D3)
The Highly Qualified Activities route, built around research and innovation. A cost-effective pathway into Portuguese residency, backed by partnerships with leading Portuguese universities.
From €150,000
JOB CREATION
Job Creation Golden Visa
A capital-guaranteed, hard-asset-backed route. Research-based job creation, backed by renewable and tech-as-a-service solutions developed for the hospitality sector.
€500,000 · Capital guaranteed
NEW LAUNCH
Startup Investor Program
A market-first co-investor residency route, anchored by Visadoro’s tech incubator in Belmonte — channelling investment and talent into the Portuguese interior and the broader region.
From €350,000
STP ACCREDITED AGENT · CITIZENSHIP
São Tomé & Príncipe Citizenship
Visadoro is an accredited São Tomé & Príncipe citizenship agent, offering a faster citizenship-by-investment route outside the EU, with an enhanced documentation set available for qualifying applicants.
Citizenship in 2–3 months
CLIENTS INTRODUCED THROUGH VISADORO
The three types of client Jose serves through advisor introductions
01
Golden Visa / Residency Client
HNW individual seeking Portuguese residency and a path to EU citizenship, comparing routes from €150,000. Visadoro matches them to the right programme and coordinates the investment alongside the client’s legal advisor.
02
International Investor
An international investor after EU access and diversification, drawn to Portugal’s cultural, science, sustainability and touristic real estate routes — or, for clients who want a faster non-EU option, Visadoro’s accredited São Tomé & Príncipe Citizenship route.
03
Relocation Client
A family or entrepreneur relocating to Portugal who needs residency secured, fast and well-advised. Visadoro handles route selection, structuring and the full process alongside immigration counsel, so the whole journey sits with one trusted contact.
FOR MEZAGENT ADVISORS
Why your clients belong with Visadoro Golden Visas
01
Private bankers & wealth managers
Your clients are internationally mobile and asset-rich, looking for diversification and mobility. Portugal offers EU residency and a path to citizenship from €150,000 — Visadoro handles that market end-to-end.
02
Financial advisors
Your clients plan around tax, succession and geopolitical risk, and a European residency fits that planning. Visadoro is a program partner you can trust to serve your client to the standard you would yourself.
03
Immigration & Golden Visa advisors
Your clients want EU residency, often through investment. Visadoro knows every Portuguese route — Cultural, HQA Research (D3), Job Creation and Startup Investor — plus, as an accredited agent, São Tomé & Príncipe Citizenship.
04
Luxury & family-office services
Your UHNW clients want discretion and a single trusted point of contact. Visadoro’s quality-first, founder-led model — handling everything but the legal filing in-house — is exactly what these clients expect and rarely find.
05
Private client, tax & corporate lawyers
Clients moving assets or family toward Europe need a residency route handled properly. Visadoro runs the program; Portuguese immigration counsel handles the legal side alongside it.
06
Your introduction is protected from the start
Through MezAgent’s platform, your referral is encrypted and backed by a digital agreement from the moment of submission. Your commission is agreed upfront, and you track every step through to completion.
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Your client deserves a residency or citizenship
route built around their timeline
Submit a warm introduction to Visadoro Golden Visas through your MezAgent advisor account. Your client’s details are encrypted and protected. Jose responds personally, and your referral is agreed and tracked from the moment of submission.

