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Residency options aligned to your goals and objectives

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Portugal offers four primary residency visa options for 2026: the Golden Visa, D7, D2 entrepreneur visa, and D8 digital nomad visa. Each suits a different relocation profile, from investment-based residency to passive income earners, business founders, and remote professionals. Portugal Pathways helps you identify the right route and coordinates with the licensed advisers your application requires.

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Explore residency in Portugal: access to 29 Schengen countries for you, your partner, and your dependent children.

Visa solutions

golden visa

Residency-by-investment visa programme

A flexible route to European residency for international families and investors, offering optional tax residency and an average of approximately seven days of physical presence per year. Choose from a range of qualifying investment options.

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D7 Visas

Visa for retirees and passive income earners

A popular residency route for those with pensions, rental income, dividends, or other passive earnings who want to make Portugal their primary home. D7 applicants with a separate qualifying activity may wish to explore Portugal's IFICI tax regime instead.

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D2 Visa

Visa for entrepreneurs

Designed for founders and small business owners wanting to build or relocate their venture to Portugal with a structured, business-led residency pathway. Eligible applicants may also explore Portugal's IFICI tax regime, based on qualifying activity.

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D8 Visa

Digital Nomad Visa

A streamlined visa for individuals with established remote income who want to relocate to Portugal and work legally while enjoying its lifestyle and connectivity. Eligible applicants may also explore Portugal's IFICI tax regime, based on qualifying activity.

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Visas & Residency

Patrick Williams

Living in

Lagos

Securing a visa and relocating a family

"When we fell in love with Portugal, we didn't know how to make it our home. The legal processes were confusing, and we also had our kids' futures to think about. Portugal Pathways made it all clear. They helped us pick the right visa, guided us through every step, and even found ways for us to save on taxes. Now, we're living in our beautiful villa in Lagos, visiting family in Seville, Spain, whenever we want, as it's an easy drive.''

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WHY PORTUGAL PATHWAYS

Supporting your life and investment in Portugal

100+

Combined years
of experience

€112bn

Our total wealth management partners' assets under management

31+

Different nationalities
that make up our clients

Before applying for any Portuguese visa

Whether you're exploring the Golden Visa, D7, D8, or D2, there are foundational steps to take care of before your visa application can begin.

Step 1

Choose your Portugal visa option and prepare your documentation. Portugal Pathways helps you identify the right pathway for your circumstances and works through your full checklist of requirements, including notarising and apostilling documents, ahead of application.

Step 2

Set up your NIF (Número de Identificação Fiscal): Portugal's tax identification number, required for everything from banking to housing.

Step 3

Open a Portuguese bank account and secure accommodation in Portugal, both used to demonstrate the financial and residential footing your chosen visa route requires.

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Disclaimer: The information on the Portugal Pathways and Portugal Investment Owners Club (PIO Club) websites, and in our email communications, is general information only. It is not legal, tax, immigration or financial advice, it is not a personal recommendation, and it is not an offer or invitation to buy, sell or subscribe to any investment. You should take advice from an appropriately qualified and regulated professional, based on your own circumstances, before acting on anything published here.

Portugal Pathways and PIO Club are information businesses. We are not authorised to provide regulated investment advice or to manage investments, and we do not do so. Where regulated services are required, we work alongside separately regulated third-party firms; those firms are responsible for the advice they give and the products they provide, and you contract with them directly. Our commercial relationships and any fees we receive are disclosed to you. We describe our model as integrated, transparent and conflict-managed.

Residency and citizenship are governed by Portuguese law and administered by AIMA and the competent authorities. Eligibility criteria, qualifying categories, processing times and statutory periods are set by law and change from time to time. No investment guarantees the grant of a residence permit, permanent residency or citizenship, and we make no representation as to how long any application will take. Naturalisation is a separate legal process with its own statutory requirements.Investments carry risk. Capital is at risk and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Private market and fund investments can be highly illiquid, may not be readily realisable, and may not be suitable for all investors.