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What are the latest updates about Portugal's inclusion in the United States' Amigos Act?

Is it now officially one of the Amigos Act countries? Are Portuguese citizens eligible for the E-2 visa? If yes, does it include those who obtained citizenship through the Golden Visa route?


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  • Lamares, Capela & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados
    April 17, 2023

    Answering your first questions, Portugal is part of E-1 and E-2 USA’s Treaty so is officially one of the Amigos Act countries. For your last question, the answer is also yes, it includes the ones who obtained citizenship through the Golden Visa.

  • March 12, 2023

    The AMIGO ACT was approved and Portugal was included in the E-1 and E-2 treaties, which means that citizens of Portuguese nationality (regardless the path they followed to obtained it) will be able to manage trade, invest and/or live in the United States of America for 2 consecutive years, automatically renewable, according to certain admissibility rules.

  • RME Legal, Soc. de Advogados, SP, RL
    March 10, 2023

    The Amigos Act was signed into law and applies to Portuguese citizens (irrespective of how nationality was acquired or granted).

  • NEXT/Gali Macedo & Associados
    March 09, 2023

    Yes, Portugal is from the 27 January 2023, part of the Amigos Act. This means that Portuguese citizens are eligible for the E-2 visa. There are no differences in the nationality, so the nationality that was acquired by Golden Visa, qualifies for E-2.