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Portugal

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Country facts

Identity

Identity
Local namePortugal
ISO codePRT
RegionEurope
CurrencyEUR as of 2026-08-06[11]
Official languagespt as of 2026-08-06[11]

Memberships

Memberships
Memberships
    • Bloc: EU
    • Member: Yes as of 2026-08-06[11]
    • Since: 1986-01-01 as of 2026-08-06[11]
    • Bloc: Eurozone
    • Member: Yes as of 2026-08-06[11]
    • Since: 1999-01-01 as of 2026-08-06[11]
      Euro area member since 1 January 1999 per the cited source; euro banknotes and coins entered circulation later.
    • Bloc: Schengen
    • Member: Yes as of 2026-08-06[11]
    • Since: 1995-03-26 as of 2026-08-06[11]
    • Bloc: EEA
    • Member: Yes as of 2026-08-06[10][11]

Permanent residence

Permanent residence
Qualifying years5 as of 2026-08-06[2][14]
Language requirementrequired, level unspecified as of 2026-08-06[2][14]
REPSAE art. 80.º/1/e) requires proof of knowledge of 'português básico' without stating a CEFR level. AIMA accepts several alternative proofs – a Portuguese school qualification, a qualification from a school in a Portuguese-speaking country, an IEFP or recognised school basic-Portuguese course certificate, a CAPLE test certificate, or completion of level A2 or above of a Português Língua de Acolhimento course under Portaria n.º 183/2020 as amended by Portaria n.º 184/2022. Because A2 is only one of several accepted proofs, the requirement is recorded as existing at an unspecified level rather than at A2.
Integration requirementNo as of 2026-08-06[2][14]
REPSAE art. 80.º/1 lists the conditions cumulatively (a-e) and none is a civics or integration examination; the only knowledge condition is basic Portuguese under a) to e). Recorded false on the exhaustiveness of that list plus AIMA's document checklist, which likewise lists no integration test.
Income requirement1 × guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration (national minimum wage) per month measured over 12 months as of 2007-12-11[13][14]

Citizenship

Citizenship
Years to naturalisation10 as of 2026-05-18[12]
of which on permanent residenceNot applicable
Lei n.º 37/81 art. 6.º/1/b) conditions naturalisation on legal residence, not on time spent holding permanent-residence status.
Dual citizenshipallowed as of 2026-05-18[12]
Language requirementrequired, level unspecified as of 2026-05-18[12]
Citizenship test requiredYes as of 2026-05-18[12]

Tax

Tax
Tax-residency day threshold183 as of 2023-12-29[4]
Other tax-residency triggersphysical presence, habitual abode as of 2023-12-29[4]
Headline income tax rate48% as of 2025-12-30[5]
Income tax structureprogressive as of 2025-12-30[5]
Net-wealth taxNot established from a qualifying source
Inheritance or estate taxNot established from a qualifying source
Special tax regimes
    • Name: Residente não habitual (NHR)
    • Status: Closed
    • Type: impatriate

    • CIRS art. 16.º/8 to /12, which carried the non-habitual resident regime, were revoked by Lei n.º 82/2023, de 29 de dezembro. Art. 236.º of that law keeps the prior wording applicable, for the remainder of its period, to persons already registered as non-habitual residents, to persons meeting the residence conditions on 31 December 2023, and to persons becoming resident by 31 December 2024 who held one of the listed pre-existing links (employment contract or secondment agreed by 31 December 2023; lease, reservation or promissory purchase of Portuguese property by 10 October 2023; dependants' school enrolment by 10 October 2023; a residence visa or permit valid to 31 December 2023; or a residence visa or permit procedure begun by 31 December 2023), and to their household members. The regime's headline rate and duration were not re-researched, since the route is closed to new entrants (research-rules §3a.2, minimal closed record).
    • Name: Incentivo fiscal à investigação científica e inovação (IFICI)
    • Status: Active
    • Type: impatriate
    • How the regime works: special rate
    • Headline rate: 20% as of 2023-12-29[9]
    • Duration (years): 10 as of 2023-12-29[9]

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Reference figures

Reference figures
guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration (national minimum wage)
  • Local name: Retribuição mínima mensal garantida (RMMG)
  • Amount: EUR 920 per month as of 2026-05-26[7][8]
  • Period: month
  • Reset: annual
  • Officially published figure: Yes
social support index
  • Local name: Indexante dos apoios sociais (IAS)
  • Amount: EUR 537.13 per month as of 2026-02-16[6]
  • Period: month
  • Reset: annual
  • Officially published figure: Yes

Changes

Recent changes

Recent changes
2023-10-06Lei n.º 56/2023, de 6 de outubro, amended REPSAE art. 3.º/1/d), the definition of 'investment activity' on which the ARI residence permit depends. Sub-paragraphs i) (capital transfer), iii) (acquisition of real estate) and iv) (real-estate rehabilitation) are shown as revoked in the consolidated text, leaving job creation, research funding, cultural-heritage support, non-real-estate collective investment undertakings and company incorporation/recapitalisation as the qualifying options. Art. 3.º/5 states that the remaining investment activities may not be directed, directly or indirectly, at real-estate investment.
Affects: Residence Permit for Investment Activity[14]
2024-06-03Decreto-Lei n.º 37-A/2024, de 3 de junho, revoked REPSAE art. 89.º/2, the route to a residence permit for independent professional activity without a residence visa. The consolidated text shows art. 89.º/2 as revoked, so a residence visa issued under art. 60.º is now the entry path to the independent-professional permit.
Affects: Residence Permit for the Exercise of Independent Professional Activity[14]
2025-10-22Lei n.º 61/2025, de 22 de outubro, is the nineteenth and most recent amending instrument to REPSAE. Among the articles it amended are art. 57.º-A (visa for seeking qualified work), art. 75.º (validity and renewal of the temporary residence permit) and art. 89.º (residence permit for independent professional activity or immigrant entrepreneurs). This record reflects the current consolidated wording of those articles rather than a full article-by-article history of the amendment.
Affects: Residence Permit for the Exercise of Independent Professional Activity, Residence Permit for Immigrant Entrepreneurs (“StartUP Visa”)[14]
2026-05-18Lei Orgânica n.º 1/2026, de 18 de maio, amended and republished Lei n.º 37/81 (Nationality Act), in force from the day after publication. The legal-residence period for naturalisation rose to seven years for nationals of Portuguese-official-language countries and citizens of EU Member States and to ten years for other nationals; art. 6.º/1 added a test or certificate of knowledge of the Portuguese language and culture, national history and symbols, knowledge of fundamental rights and duties and of the political organisation of the State, a solemn declaration of adherence to the fundamental principles of the democratic rule of law, a self-sufficiency condition and reinforced criminal-record and national-security exclusions; art. 6.º/5, /7 and /13, art. 9.º/1/b) and /d) and /3 and /4, art. 12.º-B/4, art. 13.º and art. 15.º/4 were revoked; and art. 15.º/3 introduced maximum windows of 6, 9 or 12 years within which interrupted residence periods must fall. Art. 7.º/2 keeps the previous wording applicable to administrative procedures pending on entry into force.[12]
2025-12-29Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025, de 29 de dezembro, raised the guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration to EUR 920 with effect from 1 January 2026 (from EUR 870). Because Portaria n.º 1563/2007 art. 2.º/2 defines means of subsistence as a percentage of the RMMG and art. 13.º of that portaria updates its amounts automatically in line with RMMG increases, every residence threshold expressed against the RMMG moved with it.[7][8]
2026-02-16AIMA opened renewal of the ARI residence permit through its online Renewals Portal from 16 February 2026, making submission and fee payment fully digital.
Affects: Residence Permit for Investment Activity[1]
2025-10-22Lei n.º 61/2025, de 22 de outubro, amended REPSAE. Art. 98.º/1 now requires a family-reunification sponsor to hold a residence permit valid for at least two years, with a 15-month rule for cohabiting spouses in art. 98.º/2 and exemptions in art. 98.º/3; art. 101.º/3 and /4 added post-grant integration measures – Portuguese language and constitutional principles and values – as a condition of renewal; art. 105.º/1 sets a nine-month decision period for family-reunification applications; and art. 57.º-A was narrowed to a visa for seeking qualified work, available to holders of specialised technical skills to be defined by portaria.
Affects: Residence permit for family reunification, Visa for seeking qualified work[14]
2026-01-01The indexante dos apoios sociais (IAS) was set at EUR 537.13 for 2026 by Portaria n.º 480-A/2025/1, de 30 de dezembro, an increase of 2.8% on the 2025 value of EUR 522.50. The IAS is the alternative limb of the highly-qualified salary threshold in REPSAE art. 61.º-A.
Affects: Residence permit for teaching, highly qualified or cultural activity[6]
2026-03-01AIMA's table of fees and other charges for the administrative procedures under Lei n.º 23/2007 was updated with effect from 1 March 2026, following the consolidated version of Portaria n.º 307/2023, de 13 de outubro. The updated fee amounts are not yet recorded on any route.[3]

Pending changes

Pending changes
within 90 days of 18 May 2026Art. 4.º of Lei Orgânica n.º 1/2026 instructs the Government to amend the Regulamento da Nacionalidade Portuguesa, annexed to Decreto-Lei n.º 237-A/2006, de 14 de dezembro, within 90 days of publication. The language and knowledge tests in the amended art. 6.º/1/c) and d) of the Nationality Act are expected to be operationalised there. Whether that amending regulation has been published is not yet confirmed.[12]

Verification

Verification
Sources cited14
of which official (tier 1)14
Oldest as-of date2007-12-11
Newest as-of date2026-08-06
Reviewed on2026-08-11
Schema version1.1

Sources

  1. [1] Autorização de Residência para Investimento – Art. 90.º-A
    AIMA, I.P. – Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  2. [2] Autorização de Residência Permanente – Art. 80.º
    AIMA, I.P. – Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  3. [3] Atualização da Tabela de Taxas (em vigor a partir de 1 de março de 2026)
    AIMA, I. P. · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-02-28 · Accessed 2026-08-07
  4. [4] Código do IRS, artigo 16.º – Residência
    Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira – Portal das Finanças · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-12-29 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  5. [5] Código do IRS, artigo 68.º – Taxas gerais
    Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira – Portal das Finanças · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-30 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  6. [6] Valores do IAS (indexante dos apoios sociais)
    Direção-Geral da Administração e do Emprego Público (DGAEP) · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-02-16 · Accessed 2026-08-07
  7. [7] Retribuição mínima mensal garantida para 2026
    DGERT – Direção-Geral do Emprego e das Relações de Trabalho · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-26 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  8. [8] Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025, de 29 de dezembro – atualização da retribuição mínima mensal garantida
    Diário da República (cópia publicada pela DGERT) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-29 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  9. [9] Estatuto dos Benefícios Fiscais, artigo 58.º-A – Incentivo fiscal à investigação científica e inovação (IFICI)
    Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira – Portal das Finanças · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-12-29 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  10. [10] Agreement on the European Economic Area, consolidated text (CELEX 21994A0103(01))
    EUR-Lex, Publications Office of the European Union · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  11. [11] Portugal – EU country
    European Union (europa.eu) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  12. [12] Lei Orgânica n.º 1/2026, de 18 de maio – alteração à Lei n.º 37/81 (Lei da Nacionalidade), com republicação
    Diário da República, 1.ª série, n.º 95 · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-18 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  13. [13] Portaria n.º 1563/2007, de 11 de dezembro – meios de subsistência
    Diário da República, 1.ª série, n.º 238 · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2007-12-11 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  14. [14] Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (REPSAE – regime de entrada, permanência, saída e afastamento de estrangeiros), texto consolidado, 19.ª versão
    Procuradoria-Geral Distrital de Lisboa – base de dados de legislação consolidada · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-10-22 · Accessed 2026-08-06

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