Working remotely in Portugal. Where to begin.

Where the visa stands

Portugal lists a national visa option for professional activity performed remotely. Use the remote work category when researching a move with foreign employment.

Start with your work plans

Portugal provides a temporary-stay visa and a residence-visa pathway for qualifying foreign remote work. Choose the pathway matching your intended stay and follow its separate arrival requirements.

Describe who pays you, where your employer or clients are based and what you would do while living abroad. Use those details when checking the official route. Employer approval and immigration permission are separate questions.

Employer approval and immigration permission are separate questions.

Take the first application step

Start with the national visa portal and the Portuguese consulate responsible for your US residence.

Do not assume a passive income visa and a remote work visa have identical requirements. Verify current income evidence and consular instructions.

Keep two money questions separate

The visa income test concerns the evidence required for an application. A living budget concerns your housing, healthcare, transport and daily spending. Compare both before committing to a move.

This briefing reorganizes the existing visa summary. It does not represent a new source review. The visa section of the guide keeps the original review dates and qualifications.

All sources for this story

Where would you like to go?