Why American Investors Are Choosing Portugal’s Fund-Based Golden Visa Over Caribbean Passports (2025 Global Insight)

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Golden Visa 2025, Portugal Golden Visa, Private Equity Funds, US Investors, Investment Migration, Global Mobility

U.S. high-net-worth investors are increasingly moving away from Caribbean citizenship-by-investment programs and toward Portugal’s fund-based Golden Visa, which combines EU residency, Schengen mobility and regulated private equity exposure. This 2025 global insight explains why American families now prefer institutional fund structures over property schemes, why Caribbean passports do not solve U.S. tax issues, how growing regulatory pressure affects offshore CBI programs, and how Portugal’s CMVM-supervised funds - including platforms such as Explorer Investments - have become the benchmark route for long-term mobility and capital strategy.