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Portugal · digital nomad visa · 2026

Portugal's digital nomad visa

24months
Visto de residência para o exercício de atividade…Open · checked 2026-08-18 · aima.gov.pt

Portugal runs the Visto de residência para o exercício de atividade profissional prestada de forma remota para fora do território nacional ("D8"), leading to Autorização de Residência under Art. 88.º, n.º 1 do REPSAE, an initial 24 months for remote workers earning €3,680 a month.

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How we know

Every figure here is as aima.gov.pt publishes it, checked 18 August 2026. Where a number is our own arithmetic rather than a printed figure, the row says so.

Status
Open
Visa
Visto de residência para o exercício de atividade profissional prestada de forma remota para fora do território nacional ("D8"), leading to Autorização de Residência under Art. 88.º, n.º 1 do REPSAE
Initial stay
24 months
Renewal
Yes. AIMA states the temporary residence permit "é válida pelo período de dois anos contados a partir da data da emissão do respetivo título e é renovável por períodos sucessivos de três anos" (valid 2 years from issue of the title, renewable for successive 3-year periods).
Income required
€3,680 a month — our calculation, not a figure the government prints: 4x the guaranteed minimum monthly wage (EUR 920 for 2026). — The rule is published as a multiple, not a euro figure. Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022 (art. 31.º-A) requires: "Comprovativo de rendimentos médios mensais auferidos no exercício de atividade profissional subordinada ou independente nos últimos três meses de valor mínimo equivalente a quatro remunerações mínimas mensais garantidas" — i.e. average monthly income over the last 3 months of at least 4x the guaranteed minimum monthly wage (RMMG). The RMMG for 2026 is EUR 920/month (Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025, de 29 de dezembro, in force 1 Jan 2026, confirmed by DGERT). 4 x 920 = EUR 3,680 per month. The identical 4x RMMG test applies to the temporary-stay (visto de estada temporária) variant under art. 54.º, n.º 1, al. i).
Who qualifies
For employees: employment contract or an employer declaration attesting the employment relationship with a person or entity domiciled/headquartered outside Portugal. For independent professionals: company incorporation contract, services contract, or a document evidencing services provided to one or more entities. Plus proof of the 3-month average income (above) and a document attesting fiscal residence. At the AIMA stage: valid passport, valid residence visa, sworn declaration from the foreign employer/client attesting the employment or services relationship, and a sworn declaration of address with supporting property-registry certificate or landlord/host declaration. Also required: no fact that would have barred the visa, no conviction for a crime punishable in Portugal by more than one year's imprisonment, not within a re-entry ban period, and no SII UCFE alert.
Family
Family reunification follows the general regime. AIMA's general "Meios de Subsistência" page sets the per-capita subsistence test for family reunification at 100% of the minimum wage for the first adult, 50% for each additional adult, and 30% for children under 18 and dependent adult children.
Where to apply
Two-step. First the residence visa at a Portuguese consulate; then, in Portugal, the residence-permit application to AIMA, made by appointment (or via an electronic platform still being rolled out for residence-visa holders) and lodged in person at any Loja AIMA using Modelo 1 (and Modelo 4 where applicable). Legal basis: Artigo 88.º, n.º 1 do REPSAE combined with Arts. 42.º-G, 42.º-H, 51.º, 53.º and 54.º n.º 1 of Decreto Regulamentar n.º 84/2007, and Portaria n.º 1563/2007.
Official page
aima.gov.pt
Checked
18 August 2026

Sources are listed further down the page.

What to know before you apply

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs visa portal (vistos.mne.gov.pt) and every Portuguese embassy/consulate subdomain under mne.gov.pt were unreachable from this environment (TLS handshake failure on all hosts tested), so the consular checklist and the consular visa fee could not be read directly. The income rule was instead verified against the primary legal instrument published in the Diário da República. Stale-data warning: AIMA's own general "Meios de Subsistência" page still cites Decreto-Lei n.º 112/2024 and the 2025 minimum wage of EUR 870 as of 2026-08-18, i.e. it has not been updated for the 2026 RMMG of EUR 920 set by Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025. The EUR 3,680/month figure follows from the published 4x multiple applied to the current officially published RMMG. Note also that the AIMA permit page uses the REPSAE numbering (Art. 88.º, n.º 1) while the regulation still cross-references Artigo 61.º-B of Lei n.º 23/2007 — same scheme, different numbering. A separate temporary-stay visa route (up to one year, art. 54.º, n.º 1, al. i)) exists alongside the residence visa, with the same 4x RMMG income test.

What it means for your tax days

AIMA's page for this permit does not set out a tax regime. Portuguese tax residence follows the general rules; no dedicated nomad tax rate was stated on any official page reached. Not verified further. A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days. Portugal treats you as tax resident once you are present 183 days More than 183 days, consecutive or not, in any 12-month period beginning or ending in the year concerned, and residents are taxed on worldwide income. Days are not the only test: Article 16 CIRS also treats as resident someone present for fewer than 183 days who, on any day of that period, has a dwelling in Portugal in conditions suggesting a current intention to keep and occupy it as habitual residence; also crew of ships/aircraft serving entities resident, seated or effectively managed in Portugal on 31 December, and people performing public functions abroad in the service of the Portuguese State. The full tests and the official source are on our Portugal tax-day page.

Sources

Questions people ask about Portugal

Does Portugal have a digital nomad visa?

Yes. Portugal runs the Visto de residência para o exercício de atividade profissional prestada de forma remota para fora do território nacional ("D8"), leading to Autorização de Residência under Art. 88.º, n.º 1 do REPSAE, which grants an initial stay of 24 months (yes. aima states the temporary residence permit "é válida pelo período de dois anos contados a partir da data da emissão do respetivo título e é renovável por períodos sucessivos de três anos" (valid 2 years from issue of the title, renewable for successive 3-year periods).). Checked 18 August 2026 against aima.gov.pt.

How much do you need to earn for the Portugal digital nomad visa?

€3,680 a month — The rule is published as a multiple, not a euro figure. Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022 (art. 31.º-A) requires: "Comprovativo de rendimentos médios mensais auferidos no exercício de atividade profissional subordinada ou independente nos últimos três meses de valor mínimo equivalente a quatro remunerações mínimas mensais garantidas" — i.e. average monthly income over the last 3 months of at least 4x the guaranteed minimum monthly wage (RMMG). The RMMG for 2026 is EUR 920/month (Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025, de 29 de dezembro, in force 1 Jan 2026, confirmed by DGERT). 4 x 920 = EUR 3,680 per month. The identical 4x RMMG test applies to the temporary-stay (visto de estada temporária) variant under art. 54.º, n.º 1, al. i).. That is the figure as published; check the official page for the current amount before you apply.

How long can you stay on the Portugal digital nomad visa?

24 months on the initial permission; yes. aima states the temporary residence permit "é válida pelo período de dois anos contados a partir da data da emissão do respetivo título e é renovável por períodos sucessivos de três anos" (valid 2 years from issue of the title, renewable for successive 3-year periods).. Stretch counts the days either way and tells you the date you must be out.

Does a digital nomad visa in Portugal make you tax resident?

Not by itself — but staying does. Portugal treats you as tax resident once you are there 183 days More than 183 days, consecutive or not, in any 12-month period beginning or ending in the year concerned, and residents are taxed on worldwide income. AIMA's page for this permit does not set out a tax regime. Portuguese tax residence follows the general rules; no dedicated nomad tax rate was stated on any official page reached. Not verified further. See our Portugal tax-day page for the tests and the official source.

How does Stretch help with the Portugal digital nomad visa?

Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever.

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Stretch is a tracker, not legal advice, and this is not tax advice. Visa and tax rules change and are applied by the authority, not by an app — every figure here shows its source and the date we checked it. Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.