Residence & Citizenship

Portugal

Portugal’s “Golden Visa” is the perfect route to Portugal’s golden shores. Due to its flexibility and numerous benefits, this programme is proving to be one of the most popular programmes in Europe.

On top of that, Portugal also offers a Non-Habitual Residents Programme to individuals who become tax resident in Portugal. This allows them to enjoy a special personal tax exemption on almost all foreign source income, over a 10 year period.

Portugal detail

Portuguese Programmes

Please click into the relevant programme(s) below to view the benefits of each, the financial obligations and other criteria that might apply:

Programmes – Benefits & Criteria

Portugal

Portugal Golden Visa

The Portugal D7 Visa (Available to Non-EU/EEA nationals)

The Portugal Digital Nomad Visa Enabling Residency

  • Benefits
  • Financial/Other Obligations
  • Additional Criteria

The Portugal D7 Visa (Available to Non-EU/EEA nationals)

Benefits:

  • Ability to obtain Non-Habitual Resident Status (NHR) for 10 years – this includes exemption from tax on certain foreign income if specific requirements are met.
  • Permanent Visa Free entry and movement in the Schengen Area.
  • After a period of 5 years, being able to apply for permanent residence or Portuguese citizenship.

The Portugal D7 Visa (Available to Non-EU/EEA nationals)

Applicants must have proof of income, of at least, an amount equal or greater than the Portuguese guaranteed minimum wage, generated from:

a. pensions or revenue from retirement schemes
b. income from movable and/or immovable property
c. income from intellectual and financial assets

It is not possible to work in Portugal under the terms of the D7 Visa.

In 2024, the Portuguese guaranteed minimum wage is, 12 x € 820 = € 9,840, with a per capita increase for each family unit as follows: first adult – 100%; second adult and additional adults – 50%; children under 18 years old – 30%.

Accommodation is required in Portugal for a minimum 12 months. There are 3 possibilities; buying a property, renting a property or having a ‘term of responsibility’ signed by a family member or a friend, proving that they will provide accommodation to the applicant for 12 months

The individual will be Portuguese tax resident (183 day rule), which means that worldwide income will be taxed in Portugal.

The Portugal D7 Visa (Available to Non-EU/EEA nationals)

To be eligible, an applicant must:

• Not be absent from Portugal for more than 6 months consecutively in any 12-month period, or 8 months intermittently over 24 months.
• ‘National Visa official documentation’, must be signed by the applicant; official documentation regarding minors and the incapacitated should be signed by the relevant legal guardian
• Two photos
• Passport (valid for at least three months)
• Valid Travel Insurance – this has to cover necessary medical expenses, including urgent medical assistance and the possibility of repatriation
• Criminal Record Certificate, issued by the competent authority of the country of the applicant’s nationality or of the country where the applicant has resided for over a year (except for applicants under sixteen), with the Hague Apostille (if applicable) or legalised;
• Request for criminal record enquiry by the Portuguese Immigration and Border Services (AIMA)

 

Download Full List of Programmes – Benefits & Criteria (PDF)


Living in Portugal

Located in the south west of mainland Europe, Portugal is easily accessible in terms of travel to and from the rest of the world. The two islands of the Azores and Madeira are also autonomous regions of Portugal and, like the mainland, offers fantastic weather, a relaxed lifestyle, cosmopolitan cities and stunning coastlines.

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