Visa for seeking qualified work
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Visto para procura de trabalho qualificado as of 2025-10-22[3] |
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| Official name (English) | Visa for seeking qualified work as of 2025-10-22[3] |
| Legal basis | Lei n.º 23/2007 (REPSAE), art. 57.º-A, added by Lei n.º 18/2022, de 25 de agosto and amended by Lei n.º 61/2025, de 22 de outubro, read with art. 52.º as of 2025-10-22[3] |
| Instrument type | national visa as of 2025-10-22[3] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA as of 2025-10-22[3] |
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| Criminal-record condition | Yes as of 2025-10-22[3] |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | 120 days as of 2025-10-22[3] |
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| How the initial term is set | fixed |
| Renewable | Yes as of 2025-10-22[3] |
| Renewal duration | 60 days as of 2025-10-22[3] |
| Maximum total duration | 180 days as of 2025-10-22[3] |
| Work rights | own activity only as of 2025-10-22[3] |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | No as of 2025-10-22[3] |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | No as of 2025-10-22[3] |
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| Qualification requirement | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Employer sponsorship | No as of 2025-10-22[3] |
| Own means requirement | 1 × guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration (national minimum wage) per month as of 2026-08-07[1][2] |
| Paid in-country | Yes as of 2025-10-22[3] |
| Job-search route | Yes as of 2025-10-22[3] |
Process
| Where to apply from | from abroad only as of 2025-10-22[3] |
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| 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[3] Art. 57.º-A states no presence or absence rule; it permits one entry and carries a fixed outer validity. Art. 57.º-A/2 requires the visa to carry an appointment date at the permit-granting service falling within the 120-day period. |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Not established from a qualifying source |
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Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 3 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 3 |
| 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] Meios de subsistência – Documentação instrutória – Vistos Nacionais
Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros (Portal dos Vistos) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-07 - [2] 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 - [3] 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