2 routes into Portugal.
Remote work (digital nomad)
Portugal
Run by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (consular posts) and AIMA (Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum)
People who work remotely as employees of a foreign company or as independent workers, with income of at least four times the Portuguese monthly minimum wage over the last 3 months.
- Job offer
- Not required in Portugal. You need a work contract or employer declaration, or for independent work a company contract, service contract or proof of services provided.
- Language
- Not stated on the official page
- Education
- Not stated on the official page
- Work experience
- Not stated on the official page
- Government fee
- EUR 110 national visa processing fee.
- Processing time
- The deadline for deciding a residence visa is 60 days, except where the law says otherwise. The visa is valid for 4 months and 2 entries, and you then apply to AIMA for a residence permit.
- Money you must show
- Average monthly income over the last 3 months of at least four times the monthly minimum wage. The means of subsistence page states the 2026 minimum wage is EUR 920 a month.
- When and to whom you pay
- Paid to the consular post when you apply for the national visa. The page does not say more.
Read the official page
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on vistos.mne.gov.pt on 2026-10-18: "Proof of average monthly income for the last three months with a minimum value equivalent to four monthly minimum guaranty remuneration."; means page: "currently in 2026 - amounting to 920€"; fee page: "The fees for processing a national visa application is 110€."; deadlines page: "The deadline for deciding on a resident visa application, except in circumstance stipulated by law, is 60 days." Another official page. Another official page. Another official page. Another official page.
Work visa
Portugal
Run by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (consular posts) and AIMA (Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum)
Professionals with a job contract, job promise or invitation in Portugal for highly qualified, teaching, research or cultural work.
- Job offer
- Required. A work contract, work promise or service contract, or an invitation from a higher education institution, research centre or recognised cultural body. For subordinate highly qualified work (art. 61-A), a contract or promise of at least 6 months.
- Language
- Not stated on the official page
- Education
- For a regulated profession, proof you can practise it in Portugal. For an unregulated profession, proof of high professional qualifications for the field in the contract.
- Work experience
- Not stated on the official page
- Government fee
- EUR 110 national visa processing fee.
- Processing time
- The deadline for deciding a residence visa is 60 days, except where the law says otherwise. You then apply to AIMA for a residence permit within the 4 month visa.
- Money you must show
- Means of subsistence for at least 12 months, which can come from the contract or a term of responsibility from the host. For art. 61-A the salary must be 1.5 times the average annual gross salary or three times the IAS (1.2 times or two times the IAS for professions in particular need). The euro amounts are not stated on the page.
- When and to whom you pay
- Paid to the consular post when you apply for the national visa.
Read the official page
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on vistos.mne.gov.pt on 2026-10-18: "A valid contract or a work promise, for a minimum period of six months, and for a salary of 1,5 times de annual gross salary, or three times de indexed value for social welfare support (IAS)"; fee page: "The fees for processing a national visa application is 110€." Another official page. Another official page. Another official page.