Sara Sousa Rebolo is a Portuguese immigration lawyer at Prime Legal, a law firm based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Rebolo specializes in Portuguese immigration law, including golden visas, applications and general forms, long-term residency permits, study residency, worker mobility, family reunification, short-stay visas, and blue cards. She also practices corporate law, labor law, contracts, and conducts real estate due diligence.
Before joining Prime Legal, Rebolo was with Caiado Guerreiro, an international law firm. She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Rebolo is a published author. Her master’s thesis was titled, “Project Finance: Leverage Mechanism of the Corporate and Economic Framework.” She has also written about growing Chinese investment in the Portuguese real estate market, Portugal’s golden visa program, and labor law.
Rebolo has a law degree and a master’s degree in legal and financial services from the University of Lisbon. She has also completed postgraduate studies in real estate and in economics and business management.
Rebolo speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English.
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Portugal’s Nationality Law: Likely changes ahead and what residents should do now
Portugal’s nationality reform is moving toward a model of longer qualifying residence, stronger integration testing, and stricter suitability filters
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Portugal’s Constitutional Court ruling gives a boost to Golden Visa program
It was widely anticipated that Portugal’s Constitutional Court would rule on the government’s proposed amendments to immigration laws unconstitutional, given their “aggressiveness.” The proposed measures involved delaying family reunification for two years after the main Sara Sousa Rebolo
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The future of Portugal’s Golden Visa Program
Being one of the most established residency-by-investment programs, the Portuguese Golden Visa is popular among individuals or families looking for a second residency, second home, second passport or a succession plan. Having multiple options of investment, one Sara Sousa Rebolo
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Why a unit-linked insurance is beneficial under the Non-Habitual Resident tax regime and Golden Visa program in Portugal
By Sara Sousa Rebolo and Diogo Silva Melo The unit-linked life insurance is commonly used not just for protection purposes but also as an investment. It contrasts, due to its characteristics in terms of risk Sara Sousa Rebolo
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Portuguese Golden Visa changes to take effect 2022
By Sara Sousa Rebolo The Portuguese government has made changes to its “Golden Visa” investment immigration program. However, the changes will not take effect until Jan. 1, 2022, allowing investors and providers to reorganize their projects Sara Sousa Rebolo
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Portugal prepares e-residency program under a digital revolution plan
Portugal is underway launching a new measure to encourage investment, technology and innovation under the National Entrepreneurship Strategy. It is taking the first steps towards implementing an “E-residency” program to attract foreign entrepreneurs. The digital Sara Sousa Rebolo
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The new paths to Portuguese citizenship and their impact on the country’s laws
By Sara Sousa Rebolo Portugal is a country bordering the Atlantic Ocean, independent since 1143, currently with about 11 million inhabitants. The Portuguese Empire was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history, existing for almost 600 years. With that comes the expression “there is Sara Sousa Rebolo