Added
added the temporary-stay remote-work visa, separate from the residence route. Stay under one year, multiple entries, same €3,680 three-month income test, consular fee €110 (pgdlisboa.pt, pgdlisboa.pt, vistos.mne.gov.pt).
PT
Temporary Stay Visa for Remote Work
Active
Standard
Schengen
Portugal · Visto de estada temporária para o exercício de atividade profissional prestada de forma remota · Formal dn visa · apply embassy, online · processing up to 30 days
Minimum income
$4,116/month
$49,397/year
Stay
12
months
Application fee
$123
plus $123 per dependent
Tax
Standard
Overview
- Country
- Portugal
- Visa name
- Temporary Stay Visa for Remote Work
- Local name
- Visto de estada temporária para o exercício de atividade profissional prestada de forma remota
- Program type
- Formal dn visa
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- 12 months
- Income requirement
- $4,116/month ($49,397/year)
- Application fee
- $123
- Tax status
- Standard
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check required
- Proof of accommodation not required
- Proof of employment or clients required
- University degree not required
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included no
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Travel in Schengen
- Open a local bank account no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Dependent fee
- $123
Tax
- Tax status
- Standard
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Tax residency trigger
- 183 days
How to apply
- Application method
- embassy, online
- Processing time
- Up to 30 days
- Can apply in-country
- No
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Schengen access
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- No
Notes
This is the stay of less than one year, not the residence route. Article 54(1)(i) of Law 23/2007 grants it for remote subordinate or independent work for a person or entity outside Portugal. The visa is issued for the length of that stay and allows multiple entries. The income test matches the residence route: an average over the last three months of at least four times the mainland minimum wage, €920 in 2026, so €3,680 a month. The consular fee is €110, about $123 at the ECB reference rate of 1.1186 USD per EUR on 8 October 2026. Children under 6 are exempt. It does not become a residence permit. Someone who wants to remain applies for the residence visa instead. The 12-month duration shown is the whole-month ceiling; the statute says the stay must be shorter than one year.
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Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source