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How to apply for Portugal's D8 digital nomad visa
Two stages: a D8 residence visa from the Portuguese consulate, then a residence permit from AIMA once you're in Portugal. The income bar is €3,680 a month in 2026, which is four times the minimum wage.
- Income
- €3,680/month (3-month average)
- Rule
- 4× minimum wage (€920)
- Permit
- 2 years, then 3-year renewals
- Who
- Employees or freelancers for clients abroad
The income test, and the €1,200 figure
Why it's €3,680, not €1,200
Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007, art. 31.º-A (added by DR 4/2022), asks for proof of average monthly income over the last three months, from employed or self-employed work, of at least four guaranteed minimum monthly wages (RMMG). Decreto-Lei 139/2025 set the RMMG at €920 from 1 January 2026, so the bar is €3,680 a month.
You'll still see €1,200 a month quoted online for "Portugal's digital nomad visa". We couldn't find that figure in the official D8 rules. If a source uses it, or a "4×" figure based on an older minimum wage, it's out of date or about a different visa.
Sources: Decreto Regulamentar 4/2022 (adds arts. 18.º-B and 31.º-A to DR 84/2007), Diário da República ↗, DGERT: minimum monthly wage (RMMG) history ↗, Decreto-Lei 139/2025 (2026 minimum wage) ↗ · read Nov 2, 2026 (Diário da República pages need JavaScript; we read the DR 4/2022 text via a search-engine copy of the official page)
Step by step
Step 1: the D8 residence visa (at the consulate)
Apply at the Portuguese consulate or visa centre for where you live. Under art. 31.º-A, the application comes with:
- Employees: your employment contract, or a declaration from your employer confirming the employment relationship
- Freelancers: a company (partnership) contract, a services contract, or documents showing services provided to one or more clients
- Proof of average monthly income over the last 3 months of at least 4× the Portuguese minimum monthly wage (€3,680 in 2026)
- A document certifying your tax residence
Consulates add the general national-visa documents (form, photos, accommodation proof and so on) on their own checklists. Follow yours exactly.
There's also a temporary-stay version for remote work (art. 18.º-B) with the same core documents, if you don't plan to apply for residence.
Sources: Decreto Regulamentar 4/2022 (adds arts. 18.º-B and 31.º-A to DR 84/2007), Diário da República ↗, MNE visa portal: residence visa documents ↗ · read Nov 2, 2026 (the MNE portal blocks automated reading; we read it via a search-engine copy of the official page)
Step 2: the AIMA residence permit (in Portugal)
Once you're in Portugal on the D8 visa, you ask AIMA for a residence permit. AIMA says you book an appointment (an online platform for residence-visa holders is being rolled out) and hand in a signed form in person at any AIMA store. Bring:
- A valid passport
- Your valid D8 residence visa
- A sworn declaration from your employer or client outside Portugal confirming the employment or services relationship
- A sworn declaration of your home address in Portugal saying on what basis you live there (owner, tenant, subtenant, usufructuary, borrower, and so on)
- If you own it: a land-registry certificate (or its access code). If you rent or are hosted: a declaration from the landlord or host
Source: AIMA: residence permit for remote workers ("Nómadas Digitais") ↗ · read Nov 2, 2026
Step 3: how long it lasts, and renewals
AIMA says the temporary residence permit for remote work is valid for 2 years from the date the card is issued, and renewable for successive 3-year periods.
Source: AIMA: residence permit for remote workers ("Nómadas Digitais") ↗ · read Nov 2, 2026
What can get the permit refused
AIMA lists four grounds: any fact that would have blocked the visa if the authorities had known it; a conviction for a crime punishable in Portugal by more than one year in prison; being in an entry-ban period after a removal order; or an alert in the Schengen Information System for refusal of entry.
Source: AIMA: residence permit for remote workers ("Nómadas Digitais") ↗ · read Nov 2, 2026
Not legal or tax advice. Portuguese consulates and AIMA decide every application. We don't show fees because we haven't confirmed a figure on an official page; AIMA points to its fee table (Portaria 1563/2007). Check the official pages before you rely on anything here.
Quick answers
How much income do I need for the Portugal digital nomad visa?
€3,680 per month: average monthly income over the last 3 months of at least 4× Portugal's guaranteed minimum monthly wage (RMMG €920 in 2026). The rule in Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007 (art. 31.º-A, added by DR 4/2022) is an average over the last 3 months of at least four times the guaranteed minimum monthly wage (RMMG); the RMMG is €920 from 1 January 2026 under Decreto-Lei 139/2025 (diariodarepublica.pt and dgert.gov.pt, read Nov 2, 2026).
Is the D8 income requirement €1,200 a month?
No, not under the regulation as we read it on Nov 2, 2026. The D8 test is four times the minimum wage, so €3,680 a month in 2026. We couldn't find €1,200 anywhere in the official D8 rules, so treat that figure (and any figure based on an older minimum wage) as out of date or about a different visa (diariodarepublica.pt and dgert.gov.pt, read Nov 2, 2026).
Is there a short-stay version of the D8?
Yes. DR 4/2022 also added art. 18.º-B: a temporary-stay visa for remote work, with the same documents (contract or employer declaration, or freelance contracts, 3-month average income of 4× RMMG, and tax residence proof). The residence visa (art. 31.º-A) is the route to an AIMA residence permit (diariodarepublica.pt, read Nov 2, 2026).
What happens after I arrive on the D8 visa?
You apply to AIMA for the residence permit, by appointment at any AIMA store (AIMA says an online platform for residence-visa holders is being rolled out), with the documents listed on this page (aima.gov.pt, read Nov 2, 2026).
How long is the residence permit valid?
AIMA says the temporary residence permit for remote work is valid for 2 years from the date the card is issued and renewable for successive 3-year periods (aima.gov.pt, read Nov 2, 2026).
Do I need a lease in Portugal?
For the AIMA residence permit you give a sworn declaration of your address and how you live there, plus a land-registry certificate if you own it or a landlord or host declaration if you don't. Consulates also ask for accommodation proof with the visa application; follow your consulate's checklist (aima.gov.pt, read Nov 2, 2026).
What can stop the residence permit?
AIMA lists: any fact that would have blocked the visa, a conviction for a crime punishable in Portugal by more than one year in prison, being under an entry ban after a removal order, or an alert in the Schengen system for refusal of entry (aima.gov.pt, read Nov 2, 2026).
How much are the fees?
AIMA points to its fee table under Portaria 1563/2007 for the residence permit; consular visa fees are set by the consulate. We don't show a figure because we haven't confirmed one on an official page.