Residence Permit
Recently, more and more people decide to move to Portugal for permanent or temporary residence. The country offers several types of residence permits (TRs), which open up many opportunities for foreigners.
Depending on your goals and circumstances, you can choose the option that suits you:
Digital nomad
For those who work remotely anywhere in the world and choose to live in Portugal
Highly qualified worker
For those who have a higher education diploma and an employment contract with a Portuguese company or is an open Portuguese individual entrepreneur and has service provision contracts for Portuguese companies
Study
Creation of your own company in Portugal
Employment contract with Portuguese company
Starting a business in Portugal
Reunion with a family member
Who already has a residence permit or Portuguese citizenship
Permanent non labour income from another country
e.g. pensions, interest or dividends
Digital nomad
For those who work remotely anywhere in the world and choose to live in Portugal
Employment contract with Portuguese company
Highly qualified worker
For those who have a higher education diploma and an employment contract with a Portuguese company or is an open Portuguese individual entrepreneur and has service provision contracts for Portuguese companies
Starting a business in Portugal
Study
Reunion with a family member
Who already has a residence permit or Portuguese citizenship
Creation of your own company in Portugal
Permanent non labour income from another country
e.g. pensions, interest or dividends
Most residence permit processes begin with a visit to the Portuguese Consulate in your country of citizenship or official residence to obtain a Portuguese National Residence Visa. There are also several options for obtaining a residence permit directly in Portugal, but the list of prerequisites in this case is significantly limited.