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Portuguese citizenship: no changes for the Jewish community
An amendment (2015) to the Portuguese ‘Law on Nationality’ allows Sephardi Jews descendants of inquisition-era deportees from Iberian Peninsula to obtain the Portuguese passport/citizenship. However, on May the Socialist Party presented an amendment to change the original law, and proposed that only the Jewish descendants who have lived in Portugal for two years would get…
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Main steps to get the Golden Visa programme
Golden Visa or residence by investment is a permit which is granted to international investors in exchange for an investment in real estate. The amount it varies depending on the country (Spain €500.000, Portugal €280.000 or Greece €250.000) but the steps to get the permit are very similar. In the next post, we are going…
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All the advantages of European residence
If you are an international investor looking for the best country to start your own business, to invest, retire or have an alternative plan, we can help you. Through the European residence or residence by investment you and your family can benefit from its many advantages. What does European residence bring me? First of all,…
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Invest in Greece, a good opportunity for pensioners
The Greek government has prepared a draft law to attract pensioners, that proposes an income tax rate of 7% for international pensioners who transfer their residence to Greece. The aim is to attract pension and the measure would be applicable for an entire decade. As Athina Kalyya, head of tax policy at the Greek finance…
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Orience International presents its new website
We are very pleased to announce the launch of our new brand website. It has been designed with a new look, more functional and user-friendly navigation updated with all the services and programmes (residence and citizenship) we offer. You will find the website divided into 7 main sections: ‘about’, ‘residence’, ‘citizenship’, ‘more services’, ‘blog’, ‘faqs’…