The cultural agency behind Portugal's Donation Golden Visa.
Cascais Ventures creates and produces the government-approved cultural projects behind Portugal's Donation Golden Visa: heritage rehabilitation, film and documentary, artistic programmes. Every project is built with Portugal's foundations and artists in a low-density territory, and approved by the Ministry of Culture.
Cultural projects approved by the Ministry of Culture
Raised for Portuguese culture
Donors from all over the world
Of all donations made under the ARI Cultural programme have gone to Cascais Ventures projects
A VOLTA DO ELEFANTE · ALENTEJO
Portugal's last circus elephant, on open land.
Julie reached the Pangea Elephant Sanctuary in July 2026. Directed by David Novack, A Volta do Elefante follows her and the elephants rescued from circuses and zoos across Europe to the Alentejo.
Approved by the Ministry of Culture.
Photo: Julie at Pangea Elephant Sanctuary. Wade Million, Pangea Trust.
PORTUGAL'S DONATION GOLDEN VISA · ARI CULTURAL
Residency, Schengen access and a path to citizenship. A €200,000 donation to one of our projects.
- Your family included: spouse, children, parents and parents‑in‑law.
- Government-approved projects. No project eligibility risk.
- Only 7 days a year in Portugal: 7 days in the first year, then 14 days in each following two-year period.
Who this is forDonors and their families
PARTNER WITH CASCAIS VENTURES
Recommend projects your clients can count on.
- Guaranteed slots across a significant pipeline of approved €200,000 projects.
- Institutional-grade governance from first call to donation.
- Every project approved by the Ministry of Culture and built with Portugal's foundations.
Who this is forImmigration professionals and advisers
CULTURAL CO-PRODUCTION
Ambitious culture, structured and co‑produced.
- From concept to Ministry approval, financing and delivery.
- Cultural Co-Producer with Portugal's foundations and artists, in low-density territories.
- 10 projects approved by the Ministry of Culture, a 100% approval rate.
Who this is forFoundations and artists
THE ROUTE, IN THE MINISTRY'S OWN FIGURES
In three years, cultural donations went from the margins of the Golden Visa to one of its most dynamic parts.
GEPAC, the Ministry of Culture's planning office, publishes the figures for the cultural donation route. We keep them in one place, in English, together with the law translated and plain answers to the questions donors and their advisers ask.
Free guide
The Complete Guide to Portugal's Donation Golden Visa
The route, the costs, donation vs fund, and the projects. Free.
- How the route works, and what changed in 2026
- Government fees, with a family-of-four example
- GEPAC's figures, and the projects
The Cascais Ventures Podcast
Produced and presented by Vera Kolodzig
Vera is one of Portugal's most recognisable actresses and television presenters, with more than two decades of film, television and stage work. She produces and presents our podcast, sitting down with the directors, artists and cultural leaders behind our projects.
Watch the conversations