A quick look at tourist access and residency programs for Portugal.
Turkey passport holders
Regular passport
Schengen visaShort-stay tourist entry requires a Schengen visa.
Special passport
Visa-freeVisa-exempt for short stays up to 90 days within 180 days.
Service passport
Visa-freeVisa-exempt for short stays up to 90 days within 180 days.
Diplomatic passport
Visa-freeVisa-exempt for short stays up to 90 days within 180 days.
Featured programs
9 programs
Remote work for non-Portugal employer/client
Retirees, religious workers, or own-income residents
From EUR 250,000 or 10 jobs, depending on investment option
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Visa & residency
9 programs tracked from official sources.
Remote work for non-Portugal employer/client
Eligibility
Residence permit program for remote work performed for an employer or client outside Portugal; requires a valid remote-work residence visa and proof of employment or services.
Initial temporary residence permit is valid for two years and renewable for three-year periods.
Retirees, religious workers, or own-income residents
Eligibility
Residence visa program for retirees, religious workers, or people living from own income; requires proof of pension, income, or sufficient subsistence means.
From EUR 250,000 or 10 jobs, depending on investment option
Eligibility
Residence program for third-country nationals carrying out qualifying investment activity in Portugal; not applicable to Portuguese nationals or nationals of the EU, EEA, Andorra, or Switzerland.
AIMA lists eligible options including job creation, research, cultural heritage, non-real-estate funds, and company capitalization.
Startup Visa / immigrant entrepreneur program
Eligibility
Residence permit program for immigrant entrepreneurs under Startup Visa Art. 89(4); requires the applicable startup/entrepreneur documentation and residence address evidence.
Initial temporary residence permit is valid for two years and renewable for three-year periods.
Highly qualified activity for certified company
Eligibility
Residence permit program for highly qualified activity exercised for an IAPMEI-certified company; the company's responsibility term is a required supporting document.
Initial temporary residence permit is valid for two years and renewable for three-year periods.
Subordinate employment with valid residence visa
Eligibility
Residence permit program for subordinate employment; requires a valid residence visa for subordinate professional activity and employer declaration confirming the employment link.
Initial temporary residence permit is valid for two years and renewable for three-year periods.
Highly qualified employment with salary threshold
Eligibility
Residence program for highly qualified employment; requires a work contract or promissory contract of at least six months and salary at least 1.5x the national average gross annual salary, or 1.2x in specified cases.
At least 1.5x national average gross annual salary, or 1.2x in specified cases.
Higher education residence permit
Eligibility
Residence permit program for higher-education students who hold the relevant residence visa or qualify for the legal-entry exception and prove admission or acceptance at a higher-education institution.
Standard higher-education permit is valid for three years and renewable for equal periods, unless the program is shorter.
Close family of a legal resident in Portugal
Eligibility
Residence program for eligible close family members of a person legally resident in Portugal; requires proof of family relationship, accommodation, and means of subsistence.
