CSC Lawyers

Regulated law firm

Lisbon law office founded in 2009 by Portuguese lawyer Clara Silva da Costa, advising international clients on Golden Visa, residence, citizenship and related private-client matters.

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Firm Snapshot

Founded: 2009
HQ: Lisbon, Portugal
Offices: 1
Public team: 6 named people
Provider type: Regulated law firm
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Programs: Golden Visa, D7 Visa, Digital Nomad, D2/Entrepreneur, D3/Highly Qualified, Blue Card, Work Permit, Family Reunification, Citizenship, Student Visa
Notable: Lisbon law office founded in 2009; founder matched to Portuguese Bar cédula 45229L

About CSC Lawyers

Editorial summary

CSC Lawyers, also branded as Clara Silva Costa Lawyers and CSC Advogada, is a regulated Lisbon law office rather than a separate investment-migration consultancy. Founder Clara Silva da Costa is independently matched to Portuguese Bar cédula 45229L. The practice covers Golden Visa and other residence routes, nationality, property, corporate, notarial and dispute work for international clients. Its Portugal Golden Visa microsite is part of the same office and should not remain as a second GVL firm or ranking.

CSC Lawyers is the Lisbon practice of Clara Silva da Costa, founded in 2009 and operating from Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar. The office advises international individuals, families and businesses on Portugal's Golden Visa, D7, D8, D2, D3, work, student and family-reunification routes, as well as Portuguese nationality, real estate, corporate, notarial, inheritance and litigation matters. Current Ordem dos Advogados material matches Clara to cédula 45229L; the official team page also names Ana Estevas, Conceição Zenida, Ilda Vila, Madalena Tibum and Mila João in legal, solicitor and operational roles. The exact Lisbon Google listing showed 4.7 from 133 reviews on 24 August 2026. Its portugalgoldenvisa.net site is an official service microsite, but some copy there is outdated: real estate is not a qualifying ARI route for new applications, and Portugal's ordinary residence-based citizenship period is no longer generically five years. From 19 May 2026, ordinary naturalisation is generally seven years for EU or CPLP nationals and ten years for others; protected pending applications continue under the previous law. Applicants should confirm the responsible lawyer, engagement scope, current law and case-specific fees before instructing the office.

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Clara Silva da Costa

Founder and Portuguese lawyer

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Registration: Cédula profissional 45229L
Regulator: Ordem dos Advogados (Portuguese Bar Association)

Firm jurisdictions: Portugal
Firm routes: Golden Visa, D7 Visa, Digital Nomad and 7 more

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Clara Silva da Costa founded CSC Lawyers in Lisbon in 2009 and advises international individuals, families and businesses on Portuguese immigration, Golden Visa, nationality, real-estate, private-client, corporate and litigation matters. Current Ordem dos Advogados material matches her to cédula 45229L. Her official biography publishes a law degree, postgraduate study in Registries and Notarial Practice and Labour Law, and prior legal-adviser and litigation experience.

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Areas of Practice

Countries

Portugal

Visa Types

Golden Visa

D7 Visa

Digital Nomad

D2/Entrepreneur

D3/Highly Qualified

Blue Card

Work Permit

Family Reunification

Citizenship

Student Visa

Specializations

Golden Visa in Portugal

D7 Visa in Portugal

Digital Nomad Visa in Portugal

Services

Portugal Golden Visa / ARI legal advice

Qualifying non-real-estate fund route review

Cultural, heritage and scientific-research contribution routes

Company capitalisation and job-creation routes

D7 passive-income residence visa

D8 digital-nomad and remote-work residence visa

D2 entrepreneur residence visa

D3 highly qualified activity and EU Blue Card matters

Work and student residence visas

Family reunification

Portuguese nationality and citizenship under current law

AIMA applications and residence-permit renewals

Real-estate, corporate, notarial, document, apostille and translation support

Inheritance, private-client and litigation work

Published pricing & service standard

Initial consultation: Free
Published fee band: $2,000 - $5,000
Firm-published response target: Usually responds in less than one working day

The official site publishes a free initial consultation and says contact enquiries are usually answered in less than one working day. It does not publish a current Golden Visa or general legal-service fee band; fees depend on the matter and written scope. The inherited $2,000–$5,000 and 48-hour selector values cannot be cleared in the current CMS and are not supported by the checked source.

Pricing checked 24 Aug 2026; confirm the current scope in writing.

Published response target checked 24 Aug 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions about CSC Lawyers

Is Portuguese Golden Visa Net a separate firm from CSC Lawyers?

No. The portugalgoldenvisa.net microsite publishes the same CSC email, telephone, Lisbon address and founder and links directly to the CSC law office. Golden Visa Lawyers retains one canonical CSC Lawyers profile, not two rankings for the same practice.

Is CSC Lawyers a regulated Portuguese law office?

CSC Lawyers is the Lisbon law office of Clara Silva da Costa. Current Ordem dos Advogados material matches Clara to cédula 45229L. Clients should confirm the responsible lawyer and contracting identity for each engagement.

When was CSC Lawyers founded?

The current official team page says Clara has practised privately since 2009, when the office was founded. That date is more current and specific than the older 2007 directory value and the stale rolling 14-year counter.

Which Portugal immigration routes does CSC Lawyers cover?

Current firm pages publish Golden Visa, D7, D8, D2, D3, Blue Card, work, student and family-reunification matters, as well as nationality and residence-permit work. Clients should confirm the current scope and assigned professional before engagement.

Can property still qualify for a Portuguese Golden Visa?

No for new applications. Portugal removed real-estate acquisition from the qualifying Golden Visa routes in 2023. CSC can separately advise on property law, but a property purchase is not a current ARI route.

Does CSC Lawyers still handle Sephardic-descendant citizenship applications?

Portugal abolished the special Sephardic naturalisation route for new applicants from 19 May 2026. Pending procedures continue under the previous law, but the directory does not present the route as generally open.

What is CSC Lawyers’ current external rating?

On 24 August 2026, the exact Lisbon Google listing showed 4.7 from 133 reviews. No exact-domain Trustpilot profile was found. External-platform ratings can change after the stated date.

Does CSC Lawyers publish fees and response times?

The official site publishes a free initial consultation and says contact enquiries are usually answered in less than one working day. It does not publish a current Golden Visa service-fee band, so fees should be confirmed from a written scope before engagement.

Sources checked for this profile

These links show where the profile's material facts came from and when each source was last checked. Firm-published information is identified separately from official records and external review data.

Current team page
firm website

2009 office foundation, six named people, Clara biography, cédula and qualifications.

Checked 24 Aug 2026
Official home
firm website

Current identity, services, founder, contact and professional-law-office wording.

Checked 24 Aug 2026
Current contact page
firm website

Lisbon office, email, telephone and less-than-one-working-day response wording.

Checked 24 Aug 2026
Current Golden Visa service
firm website

Current ARI service scope and exclusion of real estate as a qualifying route.

Checked 24 Aug 2026
Golden Visa microsite
firm website

Alternate domain sharing CSC contact and office details; current fund and contribution routes alongside stale legacy copy.

Checked 24 Aug 2026
Microsite About page
firm website

Same Lisbon law office, founder, cédula, contact and service identity.

Checked 24 Aug 2026
Current immigration practice
firm website

Current D7, D8, D2, D3, work, student, family and nationality service scope.

Checked 24 Aug 2026
D8 legal guide
firm website

Current first-party digital-nomad guidance attributed to Clara.

Checked 24 Aug 2026
Ordem dos Advogados 2026 material — Clara 45229L
official registry

Current OA-published material matches Clara Silva da Costa in Lisbon to cédula 45229L; this is her individual credential, not a corporate firm licence.

Checked 24 Aug 2026
AIMA ARI guidance
official registry

Current qualifying ARI routes, residence rights, investment durations and prohibition on direct or indirect real-estate investment.

Checked 24 Aug 2026
Ministry of Justice nationality-law update
official registry

19 May 2026 commencement, seven/ten-year ordinary naturalisation periods, Sephardic-route abolition and prior-law treatment for pending requests.

Checked 24 Aug 2026

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Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar 183, 1º Esquerdo, 1050-014 Lisboa, Portugal

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How CSC Lawyers compares in Portugal

Firm	Verified	Founded	Focus
CSC LawyersThis firm	Listed	2009	Golden Visa, D7 Visa +8
AGPC - Almeida Garrett, Pinto de Carvalho, Sociedade de Advogados	Listed	2021	Golden Visa, D7 Visa +3
Antas da Cunha ECIJA	Verified	2015	Golden Visa
Arton Capital	Listed	2006	Golden Visa, Citizenship by Investment +3

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