December 2025 · Beijing / Shenzhen / Shanghai
Three-city policy meetings organised by FGI Group Holdings for investors and channel partners, interpreting structural reform of Portugal’s processing system.
Format: policy meeting · three-city roadshow
EVENT RECORD · POLICY DIALOGUE
Portugal Golden Visa Digital-Reform Leader Meetings: Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai
In December 2025, FGI Group Holdings held Portugal Golden Visa digital-reform leader meetings in Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai. Fernando Moreira, former head of Portugal’s Administrative Modernisation Agency (AMA), who had led digital reform of the visa system, attended to share progress and the operating logic of processing-system reform.
EVENT OVERVIEW
Key Information
Processing-system reform · timing-window analysis · case review
The programme included a keynote on processing-system logic, analysis of processing rhythm and planning windows, and a private management roundtable reviewing cases.
Organised by: FGI Group Holdings
PARTICIPANTS
Policy and Professional Representatives
The following guests attended this event series. Attendance is a factual event record and does not constitute endorsement of any product or service.
Fernando Moreira
Former head of Portugal’s Administrative Modernisation Agency (AMA), who led digital reform of Portugal’s visa system. He shared the implementation progress of processing-system reform across the three-city meetings.
AMA (former)
Gonçalo
Lawyer registered in Portugal, Macao SAR, China, and Timor-Leste; head of CRA Law Firm in Macau. He has more than 12 years of advisory experience in Macau cross-border transactions across corporate, financial and real-estate matters and lectures in finance at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), Macau.
CRA Law Firm (Macau)
EVENT RECORD
Programme Review
Closed-Door Exchanges in Three Cities: Focusing on Processing Predictability
Against the backdrop of continuing adjustments to global policy environments and cross-border residence rules, Golden Visa applicants’ core concerns centre on the predictability of processing, stability of legal routes and practical room for planning. On these issues, FGI Group Holdings held consecutive closed-door exchanges in Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai in mid-December 2025, inviting Fernando Moreira, former head of Portugal’s Administrative Modernisation Agency (AMA), and Gonçalo of CRA Law Firm in Macau to provide a comprehensive analysis of administrative efficiency and institutional trends. Guest attendance is a factual event record and does not constitute endorsement of any product or service; their views do not represent the position of any government institution.
The System Logic Behind Faster Processing
As the former leader of the digital reform of Portugal’s immigration visa system, Fernando Moreira explained from the system’s technical architecture AIMA’s current operating logic and how digital systems are progressively replacing traditional manual processing. He noted that the core of this reform is not simply to accelerate processing, but to structurally redesign the processing route through digital systems, progressively moving Golden Visa processing into a rules-driven phase.
Five Dimensions of Digital Restructuring
According to the guest’s presentation at the event (2025), the reform is reflected principally in five dimensions: first, higher processing efficiency, with AIMA concentrating on approximately one million historical immigration backlog cases over the previous roughly 15 months; second, standardised and traceable procedures, making the processing chain and progress expectations clearer; third, a higher proportion of automated review, reducing manual intervention in repetitive steps; fourth, systematic pre-review and workflow management, reducing human variability and making waiting periods more controllable; and fifth, reduced uncertainty, providing a clearer timeframe for residence planning, asset allocation and education arrangements. This reflects the guest’s presentation; actual processing progress is subject to announcements by the competent authorities.
Analysis of Processing Rhythm and Planning Windows
Using the latest processing data, the FGI team systematically analysed processing rhythm after implementation of digital reform, progress in clearing backlog cases and subsequent planning rhythm. It also outlined Portugal’s overall conditions as a long-term planning destination through education opportunities, living environment, tax arrangements and asset allocation. Speakers considered recent processing acceleration a structural outcome of system reform rather than a short-term phenomenon. This is a personal view and does not constitute a promise of processing time or application outcome.
Focusing on Real Cases and Practical Implementation
In the second half, FGI management and guests held a roundtable exchange, reviewing recently approved cases and analysing implementation strategies in complex circumstances. Speakers emphasised that, against the backdrop of digital reform and more transparent processes, project compliance, capital security and the professionalism of operating institutions had become key variables affecting processing efficiency and implementation outcomes. The roundtable also covered practical topics including document-submission standards, progress management and compliance frameworks for long-term asset allocation.
Reducing Uncertainty through Verifiable Information
The three-city meetings focused on the institutional framework and time references, providing participants with first-hand information from the front line of policy reform. FGI has been active in Portugal for many years and collaborates with asset-management institutions and professional legal teams to provide integrated fund-investment, legal-compliance and risk-management services within a compliance framework. Policy and processing information stated on this page is based on content published by the competent Portuguese authorities in 2025; the latest official publications prevail.
This Page Is a Record of a Past Event
This page is a factual record of past events and is provided solely as general corporate information. It does not constitute an offer, solicitation, investment recommendation, legal or immigration advice, promise of an immigration-application outcome, guarantee of processing time or promise of return. Guest attendance does not constitute endorsement of any product or service; views expressed by guests at the event are solely their personal opinions and do not represent the official position of Portugal’s immigration authorities or any other government institution. Immigration policies, application requirements and processing arrangements may change and are subject to the latest information published by the competent Portuguese authorities and applicable laws and regulations. Fund investment involves risk; product terms and risk factors are governed by formal legal documentation. For information about FGI’s current business, please contact us through official channels.