EU Blue Card residence permit
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Autorização de residência «cartão azul UE» as of 2026-02-28[2][5] |
|---|---|
| Official name (English) | EU Blue Card residence permit as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Legal basis | Lei n.º 23/2007 (REPSAE), arts. 121.º-A to 121.º-Q, read with art. 61.º-A and art. 77.º as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Instrument type | residence card as of 2025-10-22[5] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA as of 2025-10-22[5] |
|---|---|
| Criminal-record condition | Yes as of 2025-10-22[5] |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | 2 years as of 2025-10-22[5] |
|---|---|
| How the initial term is set | fixed |
| Renewable | Yes as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Renewal duration | 3 years as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Work rights | authorisation required as of 2025-10-22[5] |
Permanent residence and citizenship
Requirements
| Job offer required | Yes as of 2025-10-22[5] |
|---|---|
| Salary threshold |
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| Labour-market test | No as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Qualification requirement | degree, regulated profession, equivalent experience as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Employer sponsorship | Yes as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Paid in-country | Yes as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Job-search route | No as of 2025-10-22[5] |
Process
| Where to apply from | either as of 2025-10-22[5] |
|---|---|
| Statutory processing time | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Fees |
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Physical presence
| none stated | to keep the permit as of 2025-10-22[5] |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Yes as of 2025-10-22[5] |
|---|---|
| Eligible relations | spouse, unmarried partner, minor child, adult dependent child, parent, sibling as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Family may apply at the same time | Yes as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Family members' work rights | full as of 2025-10-22[5] |
| Additional means per family member |
Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 5 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 5 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2025-10-22 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-08-07 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-11 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] 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 - [2] 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 - [3] Meios de subsistência – Documentação instrutória – Vistos Nacionais
Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros (Portal dos Vistos) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [4] 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 - [5] 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