D8 remote work residence visa — Portugal

Application checklist

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Eligibility

Income at or above the thresholdFour times the national minimum wage for the D8, and one times it for the D7, with uplifts for accompanying family.

Documents

Valid passportValid for at least three months beyond the intended stay, issued within the last ten years.
Two passport photographsRecent, passport standard, against a plain background.
Proof of incomeEmployment contract or client contracts, plus payslips or invoices covering at least the last three months.
Bank statementsUsually the last three to six months, showing the income arriving and the savings balance.
Proof of accommodationA lease, a property deed, or a signed accommodation undertaking covering at least the first twelve months.
Health insuranceTravel or private medical cover valid in Portugal until you can register with the national health service.
Criminal record certificateFrom your country of nationality and from any country where you have lived for more than a year, apostilled or legalised, and usually issued within the last three months.
Consent for a Portuguese criminal record checkA signed form allowing the authorities to check Portuguese records.
Portuguese tax number (NIF)Obtained before or alongside the application; needed to open a bank account and sign a lease.

After you arrive

AIMA residence permit appointmentThe visa admits you to Portugal; the residence permit itself is issued by AIMA at an in-person appointment after arrival.
Register with the tax authorityUpdate your tax residency status with the Autoridade Tributária once you are living in Portugal.
Register with the national health service(if it applies)Register at your local health centre to obtain a user number.

Renewal

Maintain the qualifying conditionsIncome, accommodation and insurance are re-examined at renewal.

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How the process runs

Lead times are the ones the authorities publish or that applicants consistently report. Added up, they come to roughly 8 months — start with whatever takes longest.

Obtain a Portuguese tax number (NIF)
≈ 14 days
Apply in person, through a representative, or through a consulate. Needed for a bank account and a lease, both of which the application tends to require.
Order criminal record certificates
≈ 60 days
Request certificates from every country you have lived in for more than a year and have them apostilled or legalised. This is usually the slowest document to obtain.
Secure accommodation and health insurance
≈ 45 days
Sign a lease or accommodation undertaking covering at least twelve months and take out medical cover valid in Portugal.
Book and attend the consular appointment
≈ 30 days
Submit the application at the Portuguese consulate or its visa service provider for the area where you legally reside. Appointment waits vary widely between posts.
Travel to Portugal on the issued visa
On the day
The visa admits you to Portugal and normally carries a pre-booked AIMA appointment date.
Attend the AIMA appointment and collect the residence card
≈ 90 days
Biometrics are taken and the residence permit is issued. AIMA appointment availability has been a persistent bottleneck.

Official forms

Always download the current version from the authority. Consulates publish their own variants, and an out-of-date form is a common reason for rejection.

National visa application form

either

The consular application for a long-stay (type D) visa.

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros · Portuguese and English

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Worth knowing. Download the current form from the visa portal or your consulate. Consulates issue their own versions and checklists, and an out-of-date form is a common reason for rejection.

Criminal record check consent

paper

Authorises the Portuguese authorities to consult national criminal records.

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros / AIMA · Portuguese

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Fees

Fees for this route
Fee	Amount
National visa applicationPayable to Portuguese consulate or its appointed visa service providerVisa service providers add their own handling charge on top of the consular fee.	€90
Residence permit issuePayable to AIMACharged at the in-country appointment. Amounts are revised periodically — confirm with AIMA.	€170

Why we say this

The wording behind the headline figures on this page.

The D8 remote work residence visa requires monthly income of at least €3,680.

The threshold is set as four times the Portuguese guaranteed minimum monthly wage. That wage rose to €920 per month with effect from 1 January 2026, giving €3,680 per month.

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Researched, not independently verifiedmedium confidenceReviewed 20 September 2026

Worth knowing. The income threshold is four times the national minimum wage, which rose to €920 per month on 1 January 2026, giving €3,680. The multiple is stable; the wage is revised annually, so recompute rather than relying on the stored figure. Dependant uplifts are commonly applied at 50% of the minimum wage for a spouse and 30% per child.

Check this against

Portal dos Vistos — national visa categories and consular applications (opens in a new tab)Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros · Foreign ministry
AIMA — residence permits and in-country immigration procedures (opens in a new tab)AIMA — Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo · National immigration authority
Lei n.º 23/2007 — entry, stay, exit and removal of foreign nationals (as amended) (opens in a new tab)Diário da República · Government department
Retribuição mínima mensal garantida — the national minimum wage that several income thresholds are a multiple of (opens in a new tab)Diário da República · Government department

Application checklist

Eligibility

Documents

After you arrive

Renewal

How the process runs

Obtain a Portuguese tax number (NIF)

Order criminal record certificates

Secure accommodation and health insurance

Book and attend the consular appointment

Travel to Portugal on the issued visa