Portugal D8 nomad visa

Residence visa and permit for third-country nationals working remotely as employees or independent providers for employers or clients outside Portugal. A temporary-stay variant of the nomad visa also exists under the Foreigners Law amendments. ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

What you must show and pay

• Income of at least EUR 3,680 a month (≈ $4,110) · Average monthly income of the last three months of at least four times the guaranteed minimum monthly wage (RMMG), which is EUR920 (≈ $1,030) from 1 January 2026; applies to both employed and independent remote work, with proof of tax residence. ^{8 3 2}
• A fee of EUR 133 (≈ $150) · Application review fee for the residence permit; EUR 99.80 (≈ $110) when the application is filed digitally. ⁴
• A fee of EUR 114.3 (≈ $130) · Fee for granting or renewing the temporary residence permit; EUR 85.80 (≈ $96) when applied for digitally. ⁴
• A fee of EUR 110 (≈ $120) · National visa processing fee. ⁵

Requirements

• The applicant works remotely, as an employee or independent provider, for employers or clients outside Portugal. ^{3 1 2 8}
• Average monthly income over the last three months of at least four times the RMMG, so EUR3,680 (≈ $4,110) (RMMG is EUR920 (≈ $1,030) from 1 January 2026). ^{3 2 8}
• Evidence of tax residence. ^{1 2 8}
• Employees: an employment contract, promise of contract or employer declaration. ^{1 2 8}
• Independents: a company contract, a service contract or proposal, or evidence of services to one or more clients. ^{1 2 8}
• For the residence authorization: valid passport and honour declaration from the foreign employer or client. ¹
• For the residence authorization: declaration and evidence of the Portuguese address. ¹
• The residence authorization needs a valid remote-work residence visa. ¹

Stay

• Residence permit valid two years from issue date, renewable in successive three-year periods.
• Initial permitted stay: 24 months.
• Renewable, subject to the conditions in force at renewal.

Nationality

Non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals Not open to: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia.

Work

Remote work for foreign employers or clients only; no local employment.

Family

Spouse or partner, minor or dependent children, unmarried adult children studying in Portugal, dependent parents and minor siblings under guardianship can apply for family reunification once the holder's permit has been valid for two years; the wait does not apply to minor or dependent children. Your spouse or partner may work in Portugal without a separate permit.

Checked 2026-10-12

Official sources

1. Residence authorization for remote professional activity outside Portugal (Art. 88(1) digital nomads) · AIMA · checked 2026-10-10
2. Foreigners Law amendments: digital nomad and job-search visa requirements · Portuguese Government · checked 2026-10-10 · published 2022-10-30
3. 2026 guaranteed minimum monthly wage (RMMG) EUR920, Decreto-Lei 139/2025 · DGERT · checked 2026-10-10 · published 2026-05-26
4. AIMA table of fees for residence and stay procedures (Portaria 307/2023 as consolidated, in force from 1 March 2026) · Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) · checked 2026-10-11 · published 2026-03-01
5. National visa fees · Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Portuguese visa portal · checked 2026-10-12
6. AIMA family reunification, Article 98(2) in Portugal · AIMA · checked 2026-10-10
7. Lei n.º 61/2025 of 22 October (amends Law 23/2007, Arts. 98-105) · Diário da República · checked 2026-10-10
8. Residence visa documentation by purpose · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (vistos.mne.gov.pt) · checked 2026-10-12
9. Lei n.º 23/2007 (Foreigners Law, REPSAE), consolidated text current to Lei n.º 62/2026 of 10 September 2026 · Procuradoria-Geral Distrital de Lisboa (consolidated legislation) · checked 2026-10-10 · published 2026-09-10
10. Lei Orgânica n.º 1/2026 of 18 May (amends the Nationality Law, Law 37/81) · Diário da República / Assembleia da República · checked 2026-10-11