Article 88 n.2 - Residence Permit for Subordinate Professional Activity, with Exemption from Residence Visa

☐Passport or another valid travel document

  • Be aware to have all your travel documents valid within a reasonable amount of time to get all your immigration affairs sorted

☐Proof of regular entry into Portuguese territory (possession of a valid visa when required, or entry into Portugal within the visa exemption period).

  • Entry into Portugal is assumed legal if the applicant has been working in the national territory and has their social security situation regularized for at least 12 months.
  • If you enter without a visa, you can still register (making your situation irregular & not illegal) your entry by staying at a hotel/ motel, at the very beginning of your stay in Portugal (in the first 72 hours). Otherwise, you must pay a fine that amounts to 180€

☐Proof of means of subsistence, as stipulated in Decree No. 1563/2007, dated 11/12;

  • Means of subsistence are stable and regular resources sufficient for the essential needs (food, accommodation, health, and hygiene care) of the foreign citizen, and when applicable, their family.
  • These must be ensured for the number of months of the anticipated duration of the stay.
  • The criterion for determining the means of subsistence is based on the minimum monthly salary (currently 820€ per month), net of any social security deduction, with a per capita increase for each family unit as follows:
    • First adult 100%
    • Second adult and additional adults 50%
    • Children and young people under 18 years of age and non-minor dependent children 30%

☐Criminal record certificate from the country of origin;

  • Authenticated and translated (usually has 3 months validity)

☐Criminal record certificate from the country where you have been residing for more than one year (if not Portugal);

☐Authorization for consultation of the Portuguese criminal record by AIMA;

    ☐Document proving that you have accommodation - 🔗 Form

    • In situations where you live there because you are the owner or usufructuary, you must submit a land registry certificate or provide the respective access code to prove ownership or usufruct rights, OR
    • In situations where you live there as a tenant or lessee, among others, a statement from the landlord of the property or the hosting entity, mentioning the legal situation underlying the right to use the property.

    ☐Proof of registration and regularization with Segurança Social, except in the case of a promise of employment contract;

    ☐Proof of registration with Administração Fiscal (Tax Administration);

    ☐Employment contract (it’s only relevant to get your temporary residence card if you have a work contract - don't take jobs that don’t offer work contracts); OR

    • ☐Declaration of the Employer attesting to the employment relationship – form can be found 🔗here
    • ☐Promise of an employment contract concluded under the law

    Applicable law:

    Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de Julho

    Lei n.º 29/2012, de 9 de Julho

    Final Disclaimer: All information is subject to changes of national and EU law.