Portugal 🇵🇹

D3: for highly qualified professionals

for compliance with laws and cases 🇵🇹

~€600

NIF, apostilles, notaries

1-3 months

preparation and obtaining

We will select an expert and a lawyer for your case and situation

Forms, references, letters, contracts

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To check if I meet the D3 criteria

You have a graduate degree or 5+ years of work experience and you can prove it with contracts and/or a diploma. You have a one-year contract with a Portuguese company.

In the first place

~200€

apostilles, translations, certification

~30-60 days

from the date of application

Next steps

Contract and company invitation

You have to find a Portuguese company that signs a year contract with you as with a private entrepreneur or an individual employee with a minimal salary of €1800 per month (minus ~€650 for taxes).

if you already have an offer

1-4 weeks

to find a company

Proof of qualification

Graduate degree, certificates from courses, professional or executive education. Not necessary if you have 5+ years of experience (but preferred)

~100€

for certification and translation

~2-6 weeks

for certification and translation

Proof of Experience

Applicable if you do not have a degree for your position in the company. Contracts from clients or employers, references, resumes for the last five years, etc.

~100€

for certification and translation

a few weeks

for certification and translation

Annual accommodation contract

You can get it remotely with online services or find an apartment with a realtor.

~€1300

cost of living

~2-3 weeks

on search and contract

Application to SEF or Consulate

You can first apply at the consulate in your country for a D3 visa. Or you can come to Portugal and immediately apply for a residence permit. Then you will get the card in ~ 1-2 months.

You can do it on your own

~30 days

If applying from Portugal