Employment, self-employment and remote work for Americans and Britons in Portugal. Each guide names the official pages it was checked against and the date.
Americans and Britons need a residence title that allows work. The routes are employee, independent worker, entrepreneur, job seeker and remote work. What each is and where to read next.
The D7 suits people who live on a pension or other income and do not work in Portugal. The D8 suits people who work remotely for clients or employers abroad. Side by side, from the ministry's pages.
Portugal has one residence visa for ordinary employees and another for highly qualified ones. What each asks of you and your employer, and what happens after the visa.
The Portuguese job seeker visa for skilled workers is written into the Foreigners Law, but consulates cannot take applications yet. What is in the law and what is missing.
People search for it as the D2 visa; the official pages call it the residence visa for independent professional activity or for emigrant entrepreneurs. What they require.
Two versions exist, one for stays under a year and one for residence. What the law says, which documents the ministry lists and how the income test is worded.
