Visa & Residency
D8 Visa (Portugal Digital Nomad Visa)
Also known as: Portugal Digital Nomad Visa, D8, Portugal Remote Worker Visa
Quick answer
AIMA — Remote-work residence permit · Diário da República — remote-work income rule, Article 31.º-A · Diário da República — 2026 mainland minimum wage · checked 9 Nov 2026
The residence visa and residence permit are separate documents. AIMA's remote-work guidance gives the temporary residence permit an initial two-year validity from issuance and successive three-year renewals. The four-month visa is used to enter and apply for that permit.
Article 31.º-A of the immigration regulation requires average monthly earnings over the preceding three months of at least four guaranteed minimum monthly wages. Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025 sets the mainland wage at €920 from 1 Jan 2026; €3,680 is the resulting calculation. Confirm the applicable income basis with the competent consulate.
Sources
- AIMA — Remote-work residence permit · checked 9 Nov 2026
- Diário da República — remote-work income rule, Article 31.º-A · checked 9 Nov 2026
- Diário da República — 2026 mainland minimum wage · checked 9 Nov 2026
Related terms
D7 Visa (Portugal Passive Income Visa)
Portugal's D7 residence-visa route serves pensioners and people living on their own income. The 2026 mainland minimum wage is €920 a month, the reference behind the commonly quoted main-applicant benchmark. The legal means test considers regular resources, household composition and social-security deductions; €920 is not a universal approval threshold.
IFICI (Incentivo Fiscal à Investigação Científica e Inovação)
IFICI is Portugal's tax incentive for qualifying scientific research and innovation activities. Under Article 58.º-A of the Tax Benefits Statute, eligible new residents can use a 20% rate on qualifying net employment and professional income for 10 consecutive years. They must not have been Portuguese tax residents in the preceding five years. It is not a general remote-worker tax concession.
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area comprises 29 countries in the European Commission's 2025 membership list: 25 EU members plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Internal border checks are normally removed, but temporary controls can apply. Short-stay visitors generally have a combined allowance of 90 days in any 180-day period, subject to their nationality and immigration status.
Spain Digital Nomad Visa
Spain's international teleworker route serves qualifying remote employees of foreign companies and independent professionals. The Washington consulate states a €2,442 monthly main-applicant minimum for 2026, equal to 200% of the €1,221 SMI. Independent professionals may perform up to 20% of their activity for a Spanish company; employees must work for companies outside Spain.