🇵🇹Retire in Portugal

Portugal's D7 (Passive Income / Retirement) is a consular benchmark — the exact figure is not fixed in law (Tied to the Portuguese minimum wage (€920/mo, 2026) — consular practice, not a single statutory figure): consulates apply about €920/month (≈$1,069/month) in practice, so treat it as a working benchmark, not a legal minimum. Income must be passive (pensions, rent, dividends) — not remote employment. Consular benchmark — the exact figure is not a fixed statutory amount, though a decree formula may underlie it (source: AIMA — Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (figure indexed to national minimum wage), checked 2026-09-06).

+50% for spouse, +30% per child Verify the current uplift with the consulate before applying.

No. The D7 (Passive Income / Retirement) requires passive income — pensions, rental income, dividends or annuities — not salary from remote employment. Income must be genuinely passive (pension, rental, dividends). Remote employment routes to the D8 digital-nomad visa instead. The threshold moves with the minimum wage each year.

Consular benchmark — the exact figure is not a fixed statutory amount, though a decree formula may underlie it (source: AIMA — Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (figure indexed to national minimum wage), checked 2026-09-06). Requirements change — often yearly as minimum-wage or index figures re-float — so re-verify before any decision.

WhereNext's reviewed budget models about $2,600 a month for one person and about $3,800 for a couple, before the visa's own income test (D7 (Passive Income / Retirement) needs ≈ $1,069/mo equivalent).

The WhereNext retirement tax map records for Portugal: US totalization agreement in force. Tax residency usually follows from the days you spend there — check the tax map entry and your home treaty before relying on it.

Yes — Portugal clears the three floors (GPI ≤ 2.0, life expectancy ≥ 75, HDI ≥ 0.80).