Digital nomad visa in Portugal

• The route is for people who work remotely for an employer, or serve clients, based outside Portugal. Employees show an employment contract or an employer's declaration of the labour link; independent workers show a company contract, a service contract or a document attesting services to one or more entities. AIMA also asks for a promise-of-honour declaration from that person or company confirming the link.
• The portal offers remote work as a temporary stay visa (a stay of less than a year, multiple entries) and as a residency visa that leads to a residence permit. The checklists we read do not say how much work for Portuguese clients is allowed, so ask your consulate before you rely on any.
• EU and EEA citizens and their family members do not need the visa. Family can come with you on an accompanying-family residency visa: a spouse, dependent minor or incapable children, dependent single adult children who are studying, dependent first-degree parents and a recognised civil partner are listed.

Sources: Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal), Agency for Integration, Embassy of Portugal in Washington. Checked 16 October 2026.

• The income test is proof of average monthly income over the last three months of at least four times the guaranteed monthly minimum wage. The 2026 wage is €920, so the test is about €3,700 a month; to be safe, have more than €3,700 a month. The checklists we read show no separate savings or balance requirement for the main applicant.
• The Government's announcement of the 2025 to 2028 wage agreement plans further minimum wage rises in 2027 and 2028, and the income test is four times the minimum wage, so it would rise with them. The test would be about €3,900 a month in 2027; to be safe then, have more than €3,900 a month. These rises are planned, not decreed, in the sources we read.
• For relatives who apply with you, Washington's accompanying-family checklist asks for resources covering the shorter of the stay or 12 months, described as 12 minimum wages in savings for one adult, plus 50% for each further adult and 30% for each child. On the 2026 wage that is about €11,000 for one adult; to be safe, have more than €12,000. Consulates can ask for more than the portal lists.

Sources: Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal), Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations (DGERT), Embassy of Portugal in Washington, Consulate General of Portugal in Toronto, Governo de Portugal (XXIV Governo Constitucional). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The visa application needs a signed national visa form, two recent passport photographs, a passport valid at least three months beyond the planned stay, valid travel insurance covering medical costs, urgent assistance and repatriation, and a criminal record certificate with a Hague apostille or legalisation. The remote-work items are proof of employment or services, proof of the last three months' average income and a document attesting your fiscal residence.
• After you arrive, the AIMA permit request takes your passport, the valid remote-work visa, the honour declaration from the foreign employer or client, a signed declaration of your home address in Portugal, and either a land-registry certificate (owners) or the landlord's declaration (tenants). AIMA will not grant the permit if you have a conviction above one year in prison, an entry ban after removal or a Schengen refusal alert.

Sources: Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal), Embassy of Portugal in Washington, Agency for Integration. Checked 16 October 2026.

• You apply at a Portuguese consular post; the portal tells you to check its list of posts if your nationality and country of residence differ. The deadline to decide a residency visa is 60 days and for a temporary stay visa 30 days, except where the law says otherwise.
• A residency visa allows two entries and is valid for 4 months; within that time you must apply to AIMA for a residence permit. The permit request is made by appointment at any AIMA store, in person; AIMA says an online platform is still being implemented for residency visa holders.

Sources: Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal), Agency for Integration. Checked 16 October 2026.

• The national visa application fee is €110, with children under 6 exempt, and an appeal against a visa decision carries a separate fee of €75.
• AIMA's fee table lists €133.00 to receive and analyse a request for a temporary residence permit for professional activity and €114.30 for the grant or renewal of the temporary permit, in person; the second column, with the reductions for digital or assisted requests, lists €99.80 and €85.80. Urgent card issue within 2 working days adds €47.80.
• These amounts come from Portaria 307/2023 and are indexed each 1 March; AIMA said the 2026 update used 2.2%, so the charge can differ slightly from the table.

Sources: Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal), Agency for Integration. Checked 16 October 2026.

• The first residence permit for remote work is valid for two years from the date the card is issued and can be renewed for successive periods of three years. The temporary stay visa covers less than a year, and the portal page that describes it gives no residence permit step for it.

Sources: Agency for Integration, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026.

• You can ask AIMA for permanent residence after holding a temporary residence permit for at least 5 years. AIMA asks for means of subsistence, a declaration of your home address, proof that tax and social security obligations are met, basic Portuguese (for example a CAPLE test or an A2 course certificate) and no sentence above one year in the last 5 years. The permanent card has no limit of validity and is renewed every five years; AIMA's fee table lists €351.10 to grant it and €61.90 to renew it.
• Citizenship is a separate step. Organic Law 1/2026, in force since 19 May 2026, asks for at least 10 years of legal residence from nationals of countries other than EU states and Portuguese-speaking countries (7 years), plus a language and culture test; requests pending on that date stay under the earlier law.

Sources: Agency for Integration, Assembleia da República. Checked 16 October 2026.

• You are tax resident in Portugal if you stay more than 183 days in any 12-month period that starts or ends in the tax year, or if you have a home there on any day of that period in conditions that suggest you intend to keep it as your habitual residence. Residents are taxed on all income, including income earned outside Portugal; non-residents only on income earned in Portugal. The general rates run from 12.50% on taxable income up to €8,342 to 48.00% above €86,634.
• Income from services to clients abroad is taxable as business income, goes in the annual return and counts toward social security; a freelancer who works only independently pays social security contributions on 70% of average quarterly income, with a minimum monthly contribution of €20. The IFICI incentive does not list remote work for a foreign employer, so no saving is assumed, and the older non-habitual resident regime still applies only to people who met its conditions before the 2023 and 2024 cut-offs.

Sources: Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority, Portuguese Government (gov.pt). Checked 16 October 2026.

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• Visas in Portugal
• Portugal

1. Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (visa list), European Union (EUR-Lex). Checked 16 October 2026. Annex II lists Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States as exempt from the short-stay visa requirement; article 4(1): 90 days in any 180-day period.
2. Residency visa for remote work (checklist file named d9), Embassy of Portugal in Washington, D.C.. Checked 16 October 2026. US applicants; checklist dated 10.11.2025 as printed; the code D9 appears in the file name only.
3. Status table: Apostille Convention of 5 October 1961, Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Checked 16 October 2026. In force: Portugal 4 February 1969, United States 15 October 1981, Australia 16 March 1995, New Zealand 22 November 2001, Canada 11 January 2024.
4. US–Portugal income tax convention, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026. 1994 convention with protocol; general effective date 1 January 1996.
5. US citizens abroad: filing requirements, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 3 October 2026. US citizens living abroad.
6. US–Portugal totalization agreement, US Social Security Administration. Checked 3 October 2026.
7. Where should you lodge a visa application, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026. US: Washington embassy plus consulates in Boston, Newark, New York, San Francisco and New Bedford; Canada: Ottawa embassy plus consulates in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver; Australia: Sydney consulate general or Canberra embassy; New Zealand: Canberra embassy.
8. Residence visa, Consulate General of Portugal in Toronto. Checked 16 October 2026. Applicants served by the Toronto consulate; page in Portuguese; the page gives no income or balance amount and no fee amounts.
9. Tax treaties in force, Department of Finance Canada. Checked 4 October 2026. Canada–Portugal convention signed 14 June 1999.
10. Social security agreement, Government of Canada. Checked 4 October 2026. Agreement in force since 1 May 1981; CPP and OAS only.
11. National police checks, Australian Federal Police. Checked 16 October 2026. Fees as shown on the page; the page does not mention apostilles.
12. Treaty signed, Australian Treasury. Checked 4 October 2026. Signed 30 November 2023.
13. Treaties in force, Australian Treasury. Checked 15 October 2026. Table last updated 24 March 2026; Portugal not listed.
14. Criminal records, New Zealand Ministry of Justice. Checked 16 October 2026. Online service; the page states no fee and does not mention apostilles.
15. Vetting process for visas, New Zealand Police. Checked 16 October 2026.
16. Tax treaty status, Inland Revenue (New Zealand). Checked 15 October 2026. Portugal listed as under negotiation, not in force.
17. Social security agreements, Work and Income (New Zealand). Checked 4 October 2026. Portugal not listed.
18. Residence visa documents, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026. Lists documents for each residency visa type; gives no euro figures except the highly qualified salary multiples.
19. Guaranteed monthly minimum wage 2026, Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations (DGERT). Checked 15 October 2026. €920 a month from 1 January 2026 (Decree-Law 139/2025).
20. Residence permit for remote professional activity (art. 88(1), "Digital Nomads"), Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 16 October 2026. Page in Portuguese, footer 2026.
21. Visa types and entries, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026.
22. Who needs a visa (national visas), Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026.
23. Residency visa for accompanying a family member holding a residency visa (checklist file named d8), Embassy of Portugal in Washington, D.C.. Checked 16 October 2026. US applicants; checklist dated 10.11.2025 as printed; the code D8 appears in the file name only.
24. Residence visa for remote work, digital nomads (checklist), Consulate General of Portugal in Toronto. Checked 16 October 2026. Canadian applicants; scanned checklist in Portuguese, read by text recognition.
25. Government and social partners sign a new agreement: minimum wage path to 2028, Governo de Portugal (XXIV Governo Constitucional), portugal.gov.pt. Checked 17 October 2026. Says the minimum wage rises progressively to EUR 920 in 2026, 970 in 2027 and 1,020 in 2028; a planned path, not a decree for 2027 and 2028.
26. Decision deadlines, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026.
27. National visa fee, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026.
28. Table of fees and other charges for administrative procedures, Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 16 October 2026. Undated table under Portaria 307/2023; two columns (in-person and digital or assisted service with the point XIV reductions); amounts are indexed each 1 March, so the charge can differ slightly.
29. Permanent residence permit (art. 80), Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 16 October 2026. Page in Portuguese, footer 2026.
30. Organic Law 1/2026 of 18 May (amends the Nationality Law, Law 37/81), Assembleia da República, Diário da República 1st series, no. 95. Checked 16 October 2026. Enters into force the day after publication; procedures pending at that date stay under the earlier wording.
31. Portuguese tax residence (article 16), Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority. Checked 15 October 2026. Includes the transitional note on the non-habitual resident regime (Law 82/2023, article 236).
32. Worldwide income for residents (article 15), Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority. Checked 15 October 2026.
33. General income tax rates (article 68), Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority. Checked 16 October 2026. Table as amended by Law 73-A/2025 of 30 December.
34. Freelancer tax and contributions, Portuguese Government (gov.pt). Checked 15 October 2026. Guide covering receipts, VAT and social security for freelancers; the 2026 VAT exemption limit is €15,000.
35. IFICI regime: frequently asked questions, Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority. Checked 15 October 2026.