PORTUGAL RESIDENCY

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D1 (Residence Visa for Subordinate Professional Activity) – suitable for those who want to live in Portugal and work here by signing an employment contract with a Portuguese company.

D2 (Residence Visa for Independent Professional Activity and for Entrepreneurial Immigrants) – suitable for those who want to work as an independent worker (e.g. lawyer), as a service provider (e.g. freelancer or digital nomads) or start their own business with the creation of a company in Portugal .

D3 (Residence Visa for Research Activity or Highly Qualified) – suitable for those who have been admitted to a research centre or exercise a highly qualified professional activity.

D4 (Residence Visa for Study, Student Exchange, Professional Internship or Volunteer) – suitable for students of higher education (degree and master), internships or volunteers for a period longer than 1 year.

D5 (Residence Visa in the Field of Mobility of Higher Education Students) – suitable for students integrated in an Exchange Programme between Universities.

D6 (Residence Visa for Family Reunion Effects) – suitable for family members of those who have already acquired the residence card in Portugal and wish to live in Portugal with the latter.

D7 (Residence Visa for Retirees or Income Holders) – suitable for retirees who want to live in Portugal with the income from their retirement and for holders of income from movable or immovable assets that allow them to live in Portugal without having to work to receive this income (passive source income).In this type of residency you must

• Be a non-EU national
• Have sufficient funds to support yourself during your stay in Portugal
• Hold a clean criminal record
• Be willing to reside more than 183 consecutive days in Portugal
• Show proof of a place to live in Portugal
• Be willing to become a fiscal resident in Portugal

It is intended for citizens of countries outside the European Union who want to obtain a residence permit in Portugal and who cumulatively fulfill the following requirements:

Enter Portugal legally, without the need for an additional visa

Make an investment in Portugal, which can be in real estate, companies or capital transfers

Stay for only seven days in the year, which can be consecutive or interpolated.