Australia → Portugal · tax

In plain termsThere is a treaty on paper, but not yet in law. Until it enters into force, relief rides on Australia's Foreign Income Tax Offset — and the Australian exit traps do not wait.

Signed, not yet in force

The AU–Portugal Convention was signed on 30 November 2023 but is not yet in force (

yes

Source ATO 'Countries and jurisdictions that have a tax treaty with Australia' (Attachment A, published 29 May 2025) lists Portugal as 'not yet entered into force'; Treasury media release — the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic was signed 30 November 2023 in Lisbon and will apply only after both countries exchange instruments of ratification

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). So there is no operative Article 4 tie-breaker or reduced rate; relief runs through the domestic FITO (

yes

Source Because the signed AU–Portugal Convention is not yet in force, there is no operative Article 4 tie-breaker or reduced withholding rates yet; until entry into force, double-tax relief for an Australian resident runs through the domestic Foreign Income Tax Offset (FITO), not the treaty

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). Portugal's own residence door is more than

183 days

Source Autoridade Tributária English tax-residency rules page + CIRS Art. 16(1)(a) — resident if stayed in Portugal for more than 183 days (consecutive or interrupted) in any 12-month period beginning or ending in the tax year in question

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— read Portugal tax residency.

Australia-side traps — Portugal does not delete them

AU residency still has a 183-day-style test (
yes
Source ITAA 1936 s 6(1)(a)(ii) — more than one-half of the year of income
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).
Ceasing AU residency can trigger CGT event I1 (
yes
Source ITAA 1997 s 104-160; ATO QC66059 How changing residency affects CGT
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).
DASP excludes Australian citizens and permanent residents (
yes
Source ATO DASP eligibility — not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident
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).
Age Pension: full portable rate needs
35 years
Source DSS Social Security Guide 7.1.1.10 — AWLR 35 years from 1 July 2014
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AWLR from 2014.

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Evidence and sources9 dated facts for Australia–Portugal tax: treaty signed 2023 but not yet in force — relief runs on the FITO

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AU–Portugal treaty is signed (30 Nov 2023) but not yet in force
ATO 'Countries and jurisdictions that have a tax treaty with Australia' (Attachment A, published 29 May 2025) lists Portugal as 'not yet entered into force'; Treasury media release — the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic was signed 30 November 2023 in Lisbon and will apply only after both countries exchange instruments of ratification
yes
Source ATO 'Countries and jurisdictions that have a tax treaty with Australia' (Attachment A, published 29 May 2025) lists Portugal as 'not yet entered into force'; Treasury media release — the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic was signed 30 November 2023 in Lisbon and will apply only after both countries exchange instruments of ratification
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No treaty tie-breaker or reduced rates yet — relief is via the domestic FITO
Because the signed AU–Portugal Convention is not yet in force, there is no operative Article 4 tie-breaker or reduced withholding rates yet; until entry into force, double-tax relief for an Australian resident runs through the domestic Foreign Income Tax Offset (FITO), not the treaty
yes
Source Because the signed AU–Portugal Convention is not yet in force, there is no operative Article 4 tie-breaker or reduced withholding rates yet; until entry into force, double-tax relief for an Australian resident runs through the domestic Foreign Income Tax Offset (FITO), not the treaty
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Australia has a statutory 183-day-style residency test
ITAA 1936 s 6(1)(a)(ii) — more than one-half of the year of income
yes
Source ITAA 1936 s 6(1)(a)(ii) — more than one-half of the year of income
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Ceasing AU tax residency triggers CGT event I1 (deemed disposal)
ITAA 1997 s 104-160; ATO QC66059 How changing residency affects CGT
yes
Source ITAA 1997 s 104-160; ATO QC66059 How changing residency affects CGT
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DASP excludes Australian citizens and permanent residents
ATO DASP eligibility — not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident
yes
Source ATO DASP eligibility — not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident
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AWLR years for full portable Age Pension rate (from 2014)
DSS Social Security Guide 7.1.1.10 — AWLR 35 years from 1 July 2014
35 years
Source DSS Social Security Guide 7.1.1.10 — AWLR 35 years from 1 July 2014
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How double tax is relieved
ATO / FITO status — AU–PT signed 30 Nov 2023 not yet in force; nguon/PT_SOURCES.md
no treaty relief yet — Agreement signed, not in force
Source ATO / FITO status — AU–PT signed 30 Nov 2023 not yet in force; nguon/PT_SOURCES.md
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An Australia–Portugal social security agreement is in force
DSS / Services Australia — Australia–Portugal international social security agreement (Portugal on the published partner list; ATO bilateral SSA table notes start 1 October 2002)
yes
Source DSS / Services Australia — Australia–Portugal international social security agreement (Portugal on the published partner list; ATO bilateral SSA table notes start 1 October 2002)
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Australia domestic traps still apply (residency tests, CGT on deemed disposal, superannuation, Medicare levy)
au_vn_tax / AU-side traps — residency tests, CGT deemed disposal, superannuation reuse across destinations
yes
Source au_vn_tax / AU-side traps — residency tests, CGT deemed disposal, superannuation reuse across destinations
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Common questions

Is there an Australia–Portugal tax treaty?

One is signed but not yet in force. Australia and Portugal signed the Convention on 30 November 2023 in Lisbon, and the ATO's treaty list still marks Portugal as 'not yet entered into force'. It applies only after both countries exchange instruments of ratification.

So how is double tax relieved right now?

Through Australia's domestic Foreign Income Tax Offset (FITO) for Portuguese tax you actually pay — not through the treaty. Until entry into force there is no Article 4 tie-breaker and no reduced treaty withholding rates.

Does moving to Portugal switch off Australian tax traps?

No. Ceasing Australian residency can trigger CGT event I1 (a deemed disposal); DASP excludes Australian citizens and permanent residents; and Age Pension portability still follows the 35-year AWLR rule. These are domestic and do not wait for a treaty.

AU → Portugal · four cells

Four machines a thread usually collapses

Social security / totalization	yes Source DSS / Services Australia — Australia–Portugal international social security agreement (Portugal on the published partner list; ATO bilateral SSA table notes start 1 October 2002) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Income DTA does not totalise contributions.
Treaty pensions	yes Source ATO 'Countries and jurisdictions that have a tax treaty with Australia' (Attachment A, published 29 May 2025) lists Portugal as 'not yet entered into force'; Treasury media release — the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic was signed 30 November 2023 in Lisbon and will apply only after both countries exchange instruments of ratification Checked Aug 2026 · Band high · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Taxing rights ≠ portability of your home pension.
Foreign-income / remittance hinge	yes Source AT tax-residency rules — residents typically pay tax on all their income, whether from Portugal or abroad; non-residents only pay tax on Portugal-source income Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Who taxes worldwide vs remitted vs source-only.
Home-side traps still on	yes Source au_vn_tax / AU-side traps — residency tests, CGT deemed disposal, superannuation reuse across destinations Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. AU domestic gates survive the move.

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Method: how a fact cell works. Desk with memory when cells move: firms. Canonical pair: /australia-to-portugal/tax.

Filed cells for this pair

Portugal stay · labour · tax

Stay · Earn · Tax · Compare

Tax-residence day test	183 days Source Autoridade Tributária English tax-residency rules page + CIRS Art. 16(1)(a) — resident if stayed in Portugal for more than 183 days (consecutive or interrupted) in any 12-month period beginning or ending in the tax year in question Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Foreign / worldwide income	yes Source AT tax-residency rules — residents typically pay tax on all their income, whether from Portugal or abroad; non-residents only pay tax on Portugal-source income Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Long-stay instrument (filed)	7 days/year Source AIMA ARI Art. 90.º-A — the ARI holder must spend at least 7 days in Portugal in the first year and at least 14 days in each subsequent year (a light physical-presence rule, not a residence-for-tax rule) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Local earn gate (filed)	2157 EUR/month Source AIMA Art. 90.º highly-qualified activity — subordinate hire needs an employer declaration of a contract paying at least 1.5× the national average gross annual salary (€2,157/month) or 3× the IAS; for shortage occupations in ISCO major groups 1 and 2 the floor is at least 1.2× the average gross salary (€1,725.60/month) or 2× the IAS (€1,018.52/month). Reference years: 2023 (average salary), 2024 (IAS) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.

Continue from this pair

AU × Portugal stays named. Overlay → stay / earn / dest tax → tools.

From AustraliaAll six destinations Portugal stayVisa and residence Portugal earnWork lawfully Portugal taxWho may tax you there Home × land deskRead this pair side by side Two destinationsSame passport, second dest AU → VietnamSame passport, other land AU → ThailandSame passport, other land AU → IndonesiaSame passport, other land AU → PhilippinesSame passport, other land AU → MalaysiaSame passport, other land

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Home × land · AU × Portugal Two dests · AU From Australia Portugal hub AU → Portugal tax

AU across six lands

Land	Treaty	Relief	SSA	Open
Vietnam	yes Source [1992] ATS 44; Australian Treasury income tax treaties list — status In force Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source [1992] ATS 44 Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/AU_VN_DTA_1992_ATS44.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS International social security agreements — Australia has agreements with 32 listed countries; Vietnam absent from current agreements and from agreements under negotiation on that page Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Vietnam
Thailand	yes Source [1989] ATS 36; Australian Treasury income tax treaties list — Thailand status In force Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source AU–TH DTA Art 24 — Methods of elimination; Australia and Thailand each allow a capped credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS — Australia international social security agreements list (32 partners) does not include Thailand Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Thailand
Indonesia	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — Australia P3B in force (effective 1993-07-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source AU–ID Art 15(2) — 120-day short-stay (not 183); four limbs including taxability in residence State — Article 24 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS — Australia international social security agreements list does not include Indonesia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Indonesia
Philippines	yes Source BIR Philippine Double Taxation Agreements list — Australia treaty in force (effective 1980-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source Australia–Philippines DTA Art. 24 — each State grants a credit for income tax paid in the other State, subject to the treaty and domestic-law limits Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS — Australia international social security agreements list does not include the Philippines Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Philippines
Malaysia	yes Source Agreement signed Canberra 20 Aug 1980 [1981] ATS 15, amended by three protocols (1999, 2002, 2010); Australian Treasury income tax treaties list — Malaysia status In force Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source AU–MY DTA Art 14 Personal Services (ATO MLI synthesised text) — 183 days in the basis year or year of income — Article 23 ordinary credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS — Australia international social security agreements list does not include Malaysia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Malaysia
PortugalHere	Signed, not in force	no treaty relief yet — Agreement signed, not in force Source ATO / FITO status — AU–PT signed 30 Nov 2023 not yet in force; nguon/PT_SOURCES.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source DSS / Services Australia — Australia–Portugal international social security agreement (Portugal on the published partner list; ATO bilateral SSA table notes start 1 October 2002) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Portugal

Eight passports on Portugal 8 overlays

Passport	Treaty	Relief	SSA	Open
AUHere	Signed, not in force	no treaty relief yet — Agreement signed, not in force Source ATO / FITO status — AU–PT signed 30 Nov 2023 not yet in force; nguon/PT_SOURCES.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source DSS / Services Australia — Australia–Portugal international social security agreement (Portugal on the published partner list; ATO bilateral SSA table notes start 1 October 2002) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Portugal
SG	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position + AT convention list — Portugal–Singapore Convention, Original signed 06-09-1999, entry into force 16-03-2001; IRAS lists Portugal among Singapore's Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source SG–PT Agreement Art 24 — Elimination of Double Taxation (Singapore credits Portuguese tax; Portugal credits Singapore tax) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source CPF Board / Singapore domestic CPF regime — no Singapore–Portugal social security / CPF totalisation agreement published; same gate as sg_vn_social_security_agreement_in_force (nguon/SG_SIDE_TRAPS.md pattern) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	SG → Portugal
KR	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position — Portugal–Korea Convention, Original signed 26-01-1996, entry into force 21-12-1997 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–PT Convention Art 23 — Methods for Elimination of Double Taxation (credit; matches KR–TH/KR–MY pattern filed from Korean Ministry of Government sources) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Portugal is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Portugal
CN	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position + AT DTC summary table — Portugal–China Agreement, Original signed 21-04-1998, entry into force 08-06-2000 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source CN–PT Agreement Art 23 — Methods for Elimination of Double Taxation (China credits Portuguese tax; Portugal credits Chinese tax) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source MOHRSS / published China bilateral social security partner list (13 countries) does not include Portugal — same gate as cn_vn_social_security_agreement_in_force Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	CN → Portugal
JP	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position + AT DTC summary table (Parliament's Resolution 50/2012) — Convention between the Portuguese Republic and Japan, Original signed 19-12-2011, entry into force 28-07-2013 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source JP–PT Convention Art 22 — Elimination of Double Taxation (Portugal credits Japanese tax; Japan credits Portuguese tax) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source Japan Pension Service — Status of Agreements in Force (24 partners) does not include Portugal Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	JP → Portugal
UK	yes Source GOV.UK 'Portugal: tax treaties' + HMRC DT15600 — the 2025 UK–Portugal Double Taxation Convention (SI 2025 No. 1300), signed in London 15 September 2025, entered into force 29 December 2025; effective in the UK from 1 Jan 2026 (WHT), 1 Apr 2026 (CT), 6 Apr 2026 (IT/CGT), and in Portugal from 1 Jan 2026 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source UK–Portugal 2025 DTC Art 21 — Elimination of Double Taxation, UK credit for Portuguese tax Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source GOV.UK NI38 — Portugal is an EU social security agreement country for the UK Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	UK → Portugal
CA	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position + AT DTC summary table (Parliament's Resolution 81/00) + Finance Canada treaty list — Canada–Portugal Convention, Original signed 14-06-1999, entry into force 24-10-2001 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary foreign tax credit Source CA–PT Convention Art 22 — Elimination of Double Taxation (Canada deducts Portuguese tax; Portugal credits Canadian tax) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source CRA — Canada–Portugal social security agreement EIF 1 May 1981 (CPT55) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	CA → Portugal
US	yes Source US Treasury Convention text (signed Washington 6 September 1994) + Portugal OECD MLI consolidated list — US–Portugal income tax convention, entry into force 18 December 1995, generally effective from 1 January 1996 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary foreign tax credit Source US–Portugal 1994 Convention Art 25 — Relief from Double Taxation (US credit), behind the Art 1(4) saving clause Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source SSA — the U.S.–Portugal Agreement on Social Security (signed Lisbon 30 March 1988, TIAS 12121) entered into force 1 August 1989; it eliminates dual social-security coverage and can total periods for benefits. Unlike US–Malaysia, this coordination exists Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	US → Portugal

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Named pair: From Australia · AU → Portugal tax.

Also filed for Portugal: Singapore · South Korea · China · Japan · United Kingdom · Canada · United States.

Australia → Portugal · tax

In plain termsThere is a treaty on paper, but not yet in law. Until it enters into force, relief rides on Australia's Foreign Income Tax Offset — and the Australian exit traps do not wait.

Signed, not yet in force

The AU–Portugal Convention was signed on 30 November 2023 but is not yet in force (

yes

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). So there is no operative Article 4 tie-breaker or reduced rate; relief runs through the domestic FITO (

yes

Checked Aug 2026 · Band high · Status fresh

Open primary URL

Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.

). Portugal's own residence door is more than

183 days

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— read Portugal tax residency.

Australia-side traps — Portugal does not delete them

AU residency still has a 183-day-style test (
yes
Source ITAA 1936 s 6(1)(a)(ii) — more than one-half of the year of income
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
).
Ceasing AU residency can trigger CGT event I1 (
yes
Source ITAA 1997 s 104-160; ATO QC66059 How changing residency affects CGT
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
).
DASP excludes Australian citizens and permanent residents (
yes
Source ATO DASP eligibility — not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident
Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
).
Age Pension: full portable rate needs
35 years
Source DSS Social Security Guide 7.1.1.10 — AWLR 35 years from 1 July 2014
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
AWLR from 2014.

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Evidence and sources9 dated facts for Australia–Portugal tax: treaty signed 2023 but not yet in force — relief runs on the FITO

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AU–Portugal treaty is signed (30 Nov 2023) but not yet in force
ATO 'Countries and jurisdictions that have a tax treaty with Australia' (Attachment A, published 29 May 2025) lists Portugal as 'not yet entered into force'; Treasury media release — the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic was signed 30 November 2023 in Lisbon and will apply only after both countries exchange instruments of ratification
yes
Source ATO 'Countries and jurisdictions that have a tax treaty with Australia' (Attachment A, published 29 May 2025) lists Portugal as 'not yet entered into force'; Treasury media release — the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic was signed 30 November 2023 in Lisbon and will apply only after both countries exchange instruments of ratification
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
No treaty tie-breaker or reduced rates yet — relief is via the domestic FITO
Because the signed AU–Portugal Convention is not yet in force, there is no operative Article 4 tie-breaker or reduced withholding rates yet; until entry into force, double-tax relief for an Australian resident runs through the domestic Foreign Income Tax Offset (FITO), not the treaty
yes
Source Because the signed AU–Portugal Convention is not yet in force, there is no operative Article 4 tie-breaker or reduced withholding rates yet; until entry into force, double-tax relief for an Australian resident runs through the domestic Foreign Income Tax Offset (FITO), not the treaty
Checked Aug 2026 · Band high · Status fresh
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Australia has a statutory 183-day-style residency test
ITAA 1936 s 6(1)(a)(ii) — more than one-half of the year of income
yes
Source ITAA 1936 s 6(1)(a)(ii) — more than one-half of the year of income
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
Ceasing AU tax residency triggers CGT event I1 (deemed disposal)
ITAA 1997 s 104-160; ATO QC66059 How changing residency affects CGT
yes
Source ITAA 1997 s 104-160; ATO QC66059 How changing residency affects CGT
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
DASP excludes Australian citizens and permanent residents
ATO DASP eligibility — not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident
yes
Source ATO DASP eligibility — not an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or a permanent resident
Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
AWLR years for full portable Age Pension rate (from 2014)
DSS Social Security Guide 7.1.1.10 — AWLR 35 years from 1 July 2014
35 years
Source DSS Social Security Guide 7.1.1.10 — AWLR 35 years from 1 July 2014
Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
How double tax is relieved
ATO / FITO status — AU–PT signed 30 Nov 2023 not yet in force; nguon/PT_SOURCES.md
no treaty relief yet — Agreement signed, not in force
Source ATO / FITO status — AU–PT signed 30 Nov 2023 not yet in force; nguon/PT_SOURCES.md
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
An Australia–Portugal social security agreement is in force
DSS / Services Australia — Australia–Portugal international social security agreement (Portugal on the published partner list; ATO bilateral SSA table notes start 1 October 2002)
yes
Source DSS / Services Australia — Australia–Portugal international social security agreement (Portugal on the published partner list; ATO bilateral SSA table notes start 1 October 2002)
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
Open primary URL
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
Australia domestic traps still apply (residency tests, CGT on deemed disposal, superannuation, Medicare levy)
au_vn_tax / AU-side traps — residency tests, CGT deemed disposal, superannuation reuse across destinations
yes
Source au_vn_tax / AU-side traps — residency tests, CGT deemed disposal, superannuation reuse across destinations
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026

Common questions

Is there an Australia–Portugal tax treaty?

So how is double tax relieved right now?

Does moving to Portugal switch off Australian tax traps?

AU → Portugal · four cells

Four machines a thread usually collapses

Social security / totalization	yes Source DSS / Services Australia — Australia–Portugal international social security agreement (Portugal on the published partner list; ATO bilateral SSA table notes start 1 October 2002) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Income DTA does not totalise contributions.
Treaty pensions	yes Source ATO 'Countries and jurisdictions that have a tax treaty with Australia' (Attachment A, published 29 May 2025) lists Portugal as 'not yet entered into force'; Treasury media release — the Convention between Australia and the Portuguese Republic was signed 30 November 2023 in Lisbon and will apply only after both countries exchange instruments of ratification Checked Aug 2026 · Band high · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Taxing rights ≠ portability of your home pension.
Foreign-income / remittance hinge	yes Source AT tax-residency rules — residents typically pay tax on all their income, whether from Portugal or abroad; non-residents only pay tax on Portugal-source income Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. Who taxes worldwide vs remitted vs source-only.
Home-side traps still on	yes Source au_vn_tax / AU-side traps — residency tests, CGT deemed disposal, superannuation reuse across destinations Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. AU domestic gates survive the move.

Why this beats a Facebook answer method

Method: how a fact cell works. Desk with memory when cells move: firms. Canonical pair: /australia-to-portugal/tax.

Filed cells for this pair

Portugal stay · labour · tax

Stay · Earn · Tax · Compare

Tax-residence day test	183 days Source Autoridade Tributária English tax-residency rules page + CIRS Art. 16(1)(a) — resident if stayed in Portugal for more than 183 days (consecutive or interrupted) in any 12-month period beginning or ending in the tax year in question Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Foreign / worldwide income	yes Source AT tax-residency rules — residents typically pay tax on all their income, whether from Portugal or abroad; non-residents only pay tax on Portugal-source income Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Long-stay instrument (filed)	7 days/year Source AIMA ARI Art. 90.º-A — the ARI holder must spend at least 7 days in Portugal in the first year and at least 14 days in each subsequent year (a light physical-presence rule, not a residence-for-tax rule) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Local earn gate (filed)	2157 EUR/month Source AIMA Art. 90.º highly-qualified activity — subordinate hire needs an employer declaration of a contract paying at least 1.5× the national average gross annual salary (€2,157/month) or 3× the IAS; for shortage occupations in ISCO major groups 1 and 2 the floor is at least 1.2× the average gross salary (€1,725.60/month) or 2× the IAS (€1,018.52/month). Reference years: 2023 (average salary), 2024 (IAS) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.

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AU × Portugal stays named. Overlay → stay / earn / dest tax → tools.

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Home × land · AU × Portugal Two dests · AU From Australia Portugal hub AU → Portugal tax

AU across six lands

Land	Treaty	Relief	SSA	Open
Vietnam	yes Source [1992] ATS 44; Australian Treasury income tax treaties list — status In force Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source [1992] ATS 44 Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/AU_VN_DTA_1992_ATS44.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS International social security agreements — Australia has agreements with 32 listed countries; Vietnam absent from current agreements and from agreements under negotiation on that page Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Vietnam
Thailand	yes Source [1989] ATS 36; Australian Treasury income tax treaties list — Thailand status In force Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source AU–TH DTA Art 24 — Methods of elimination; Australia and Thailand each allow a capped credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS — Australia international social security agreements list (32 partners) does not include Thailand Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Thailand
Indonesia	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — Australia P3B in force (effective 1993-07-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source AU–ID Art 15(2) — 120-day short-stay (not 183); four limbs including taxability in residence State — Article 24 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS — Australia international social security agreements list does not include Indonesia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Indonesia
Philippines	yes Source BIR Philippine Double Taxation Agreements list — Australia treaty in force (effective 1980-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source Australia–Philippines DTA Art. 24 — each State grants a credit for income tax paid in the other State, subject to the treaty and domestic-law limits Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS — Australia international social security agreements list does not include the Philippines Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Philippines
Malaysia	yes Source Agreement signed Canberra 20 Aug 1980 [1981] ATS 15, amended by three protocols (1999, 2002, 2010); Australian Treasury income tax treaties list — Malaysia status In force Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source AU–MY DTA Art 14 Personal Services (ATO MLI synthesised text) — 183 days in the basis year or year of income — Article 23 ordinary credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source DSS — Australia international social security agreements list does not include Malaysia Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Malaysia
PortugalHere	Signed, not in force	no treaty relief yet — Agreement signed, not in force Source ATO / FITO status — AU–PT signed 30 Nov 2023 not yet in force; nguon/PT_SOURCES.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source DSS / Services Australia — Australia–Portugal international social security agreement (Portugal on the published partner list; ATO bilateral SSA table notes start 1 October 2002) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Portugal

Eight passports on Portugal 8 overlays

Passport	Treaty	Relief	SSA	Open
AUHere	Signed, not in force	no treaty relief yet — Agreement signed, not in force Source ATO / FITO status — AU–PT signed 30 Nov 2023 not yet in force; nguon/PT_SOURCES.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source DSS / Services Australia — Australia–Portugal international social security agreement (Portugal on the published partner list; ATO bilateral SSA table notes start 1 October 2002) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	AU → Portugal
SG	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position + AT convention list — Portugal–Singapore Convention, Original signed 06-09-1999, entry into force 16-03-2001; IRAS lists Portugal among Singapore's Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source SG–PT Agreement Art 24 — Elimination of Double Taxation (Singapore credits Portuguese tax; Portugal credits Singapore tax) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source CPF Board / Singapore domestic CPF regime — no Singapore–Portugal social security / CPF totalisation agreement published; same gate as sg_vn_social_security_agreement_in_force (nguon/SG_SIDE_TRAPS.md pattern) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	SG → Portugal
KR	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position — Portugal–Korea Convention, Original signed 26-01-1996, entry into force 21-12-1997 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source KR–PT Convention Art 23 — Methods for Elimination of Double Taxation (credit; matches KR–TH/KR–MY pattern filed from Korean Ministry of Government sources) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Portugal is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	KR → Portugal
CN	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position + AT DTC summary table — Portugal–China Agreement, Original signed 21-04-1998, entry into force 08-06-2000 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source CN–PT Agreement Art 23 — Methods for Elimination of Double Taxation (China credits Portuguese tax; Portugal credits Chinese tax) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source MOHRSS / published China bilateral social security partner list (13 countries) does not include Portugal — same gate as cn_vn_social_security_agreement_in_force Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	CN → Portugal
JP	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position + AT DTC summary table (Parliament's Resolution 50/2012) — Convention between the Portuguese Republic and Japan, Original signed 19-12-2011, entry into force 28-07-2013 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source JP–PT Convention Art 22 — Elimination of Double Taxation (Portugal credits Japanese tax; Japan credits Portuguese tax) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	no Source Japan Pension Service — Status of Agreements in Force (24 partners) does not include Portugal Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	JP → Portugal
UK	yes Source GOV.UK 'Portugal: tax treaties' + HMRC DT15600 — the 2025 UK–Portugal Double Taxation Convention (SI 2025 No. 1300), signed in London 15 September 2025, entered into force 29 December 2025; effective in the UK from 1 Jan 2026 (WHT), 1 Apr 2026 (CT), 6 Apr 2026 (IT/CGT), and in Portugal from 1 Jan 2026 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source UK–Portugal 2025 DTC Art 21 — Elimination of Double Taxation, UK credit for Portuguese tax Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source GOV.UK NI38 — Portugal is an EU social security agreement country for the UK Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	UK → Portugal
CA	yes Source Portugal OECD MLI consolidated position + AT DTC summary table (Parliament's Resolution 81/00) + Finance Canada treaty list — Canada–Portugal Convention, Original signed 14-06-1999, entry into force 24-10-2001 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary foreign tax credit Source CA–PT Convention Art 22 — Elimination of Double Taxation (Canada deducts Portuguese tax; Portugal credits Canadian tax) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source CRA — Canada–Portugal social security agreement EIF 1 May 1981 (CPT55) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	CA → Portugal
US	yes Source US Treasury Convention text (signed Washington 6 September 1994) + Portugal OECD MLI consolidated list — US–Portugal income tax convention, entry into force 18 December 1995, generally effective from 1 January 1996 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary foreign tax credit Source US–Portugal 1994 Convention Art 25 — Relief from Double Taxation (US credit), behind the Art 1(4) saving clause Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source SSA — the U.S.–Portugal Agreement on Social Security (signed Lisbon 30 March 1988, TIAS 12121) entered into force 1 August 1989; it eliminates dual social-security coverage and can total periods for benefits. Unlike US–Malaysia, this coordination exists Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	US → Portugal

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Named pair: From Australia · AU → Portugal tax.

Also filed for Portugal: Singapore · South Korea · China · Japan · United Kingdom · Canada · United States.