Portugal residence for remote workers 🇵🇹
Digital Nomad visa for people who work remotely for a company outside Portugal or are self-employed. A 2-year residence permit, family can join.
Online consultationAdvantages of the D8 visa
Work from Portugal
For clients or an employer abroad.
Family moves with you
Spouse and children apply at the same time.
Renewable permit
2 years, then renewals.
Right to work
Employment, self-employment or your own business.
No language requirement
No test and no minimum level.
Path to citizenship
After 5 years of residence.
Who the D8 visa is for
Remote employees and freelancers with a stable income from outside Portugal.
- Remote income of at least €3,680 per month net for the last 3 months (we recommend showing €3,900)
- A long-term contract with a clear remote-work clause, bank statements and tax documents
- Savings: €11,040 per adult and €3,312 per child for families (recommended for a single applicant too)
- Active and passive income are not combined, spouses’ incomes are not added
- Cryptocurrency does not confirm income; a contract in a major currency is needed
- If you apply outside your home country, you need a local residence permit there
IMIGRATA offer
Smart is paid in one payment, other packages in two.
SMART
- Introductory consultation and case analysis
- Recommendations for strengthening the case
- Checklist for the document package
- Unlimited chat support from the manager
- Application package check before submission
- Appointment at a consulate or visa center
- Motivation letter
- Processing of possible additional requests
- Access to a licensed attorney through your case manager
FULL SUPPORT
- All services from SMART
- Personal manager
- Unlimited additional consultations
- NIF for the main applicant
- Verification of documents before the residence permit filing
- Help opening a personal bank account in Portugal
- Adaptation package of household guides
- Change of taxpayer address in the NIF
ALL INCLUSIVE
- All services from FULL SUPPORT
- Individual tax consultation with a local English-speaking specialist
- Permanent address registration (Atestado de residência)
- Help getting a health care number (Número de Utente)
- Driver’s license change assistance
- First simple tax return in Portugal
- Concierge service for one month
- Portuguese lawyer’s request on the case, if required
Family: +€400 per person, children under 5 are free. Extra costs: visa D fee €110 per person, residence permit fee about €133 per person.
Pay in stages
Payment for the services under your program is split into comfortable stages. The Smart package is paid in one payment.
Transparent contract terms
Personal support from a lawyer, a preliminary assessment of your chances and work under a contract.
Specialists on the ground
Our team has not only personal relocation experience but also years of work with hundreds of client cases of every complexity.
We guarantee our work
If your application is refused, we refile it free of charge. In the rare case it is refused a second time, we change the program or refund the service according to the contract.
Your case will be handled by:
Ilya Gorodetsky
In Portugal since 2021, went through the D7 himself and handles the most complex cases.
Vitoria Valente
Licensed attorney (OAB-SP 368.030 and OA Portugal 60690L). Represents clients in Portuguese courts and obtains AIMA slots through legal action.
Alexandra Kulikova
Expert in Portuguese immigration: Digital Nomad, D3 / 90.2, D7, D2, family reunification and more.
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