Portugal stay

In plain termsLong stay usually means two steps: an MNE visa, then an AIMA residence permit. That immigration answer is not the tax-residence answer.

Who decides

yes. SEF portals are memorial pages.

Visa, then permit

A residency visa is a bridge to AIMA (yes). Temporary stay covers under one year (yes). Portugal also publishes a Skilled Job Seeker Visa (yes).

What income the passive route needs

AIMA's subsistence rule asks the first adult for 100 % of minimum wage of the national minimum wage — a second adult 50%, each child 30%. That wage is 920 EUR/month from 1 January 2026, so the first-adult floor is €920/month this year.

Golden Visa dropped real estate

The ARI investment permit stays open, but property purchase was removed (yes). Surviving routes include a 500000 EUR fund, a 1500000 EUR capital transfer, and 10 jobs of job creation. The investment is held 5 years, with a light 7 days/year presence in year one.

Stay is still not tax residence (yes).

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Evidence and sources13 dated facts for Portugal stay — AIMA permit after MNE visa; subsistence 100% of the €920 minimum wage; ARI fund route €500k

The readable briefing above uses these cells. Open a source only when you need to verify a number, date, or legal gate.

AIMA is the current Portuguese immigration authority (SEF pages are archived)
AIMA (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo) is the live Portuguese immigration authority; legacy SEF imigrante.sef.pt pages redirect readers to aima.gov.pt
yeschecked Aug 2026
A residency visa is a bridge to an AIMA residence permit, not the permit itself
MNE Vistos — residency visas allow two entries and are valid for 4 months; during that time the holder must apply for a residency permit with AIMA
yeschecked Aug 2026
Temporary stay visas cover stays under one year
MNE Vistos — temporary stay visas allow entry and stay in Portugal for less than a year, remain valid for the stay, and allow multiple entries
yeschecked Aug 2026
Portugal publishes a Skilled Job Seeker Visa track
MNE Vistos — a Skilled Job Seeker Visa enables holders of specialised technical skills to enter and remain to seek work, and to carry out highly qualified professional activity until the visa ends or a residence permit is granted
yeschecked Aug 2026
An immigration stay pass is not the same question as Portuguese tax residence
Structure contrast grounded in AT CIRS Art. 16 day/home tests vs MNE/AIMA immigration passes — holding a visa or residence permit does not by itself answer the 183-day / habitual-home tax-residence test
yeschecked Aug 2026
Subsistence floor: first adult 100% of the minimum wage (50% next adult, 30% per child)
AIMA Meios de Subsistência (Portaria n.º 1563/2007, de 11 de dezembro) — first adult must show income of 100% of the national minimum wage; a second or further adult 50%; each child under 18 or dependent adult child 30%. This is the subsistence floor a passive-income (D7-type) applicant must clear
100 % of minimum wagechecked Aug 2026
Portuguese minimum wage (RMMG) that anchors the subsistence floor, 2026
Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025, de 29 de dezembro, Art. 3.º (retribuição mínima mensal garantida under Art. 273.º of the Código do Trabalho) — RMMG is €920/month with effect from 1 January 2026, on a tripartite trajectory to €1,020 in 2028. So the first-adult subsistence floor is 100% × €920 = €920/month in 2026
920 EUR/monthchecked Aug 2026
ARI / Golden Visa is still open, but real-estate acquisition was removed (Lei 56/2023)
AIMA ARI Art. 90.º-A (regime in force since 8 October 2012, DL 228/2012) — the Golden Visa remains open, but Lei n.º 56/2023 (Mais Habitação) removed the real-estate acquisition route for new applicants from October 2023 while keeping the non-property routes
yeschecked Aug 2026
ARI investment must be held for at least five years
MNE Vistos ARI — the qualifying investment must be maintained for a minimum period of five years
5 yearschecked Aug 2026
ARI minimum stay: 7 days in year one (14 days each later year)
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)
7 days/yearchecked Aug 2026
ARI fund route: at least €500,000 in a qualifying non-real-estate Portuguese fund
MNE Vistos ARI — one qualifying route is the purchase of at least €500,000 in units of investment or venture-capital funds constituted under Portuguese law, with a maturity of at least five years, whose assets are invested in companies headquartered in Portugal. (Market/legal commentary adds a 60%-Portugal-company allocation test — confirm against the fund prospectus and AIMA checklist before relying on it.)
500000 EURchecked Aug 2026
ARI capital-transfer route: €1,500,000 or more
MNE Vistos ARI — a capital transfer of €1,500,000 or more is a qualifying investment route
1500000 EURchecked Aug 2026
ARI job-creation route: at least 10 permanent jobs
MNE Vistos ARI — the job-creation route requires creating at least 10 permanent jobs (a lower count applies where combined with company share-capital investment)
10 jobschecked Aug 2026

Common questions

Who runs Portuguese immigration now?

AIMA — Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo. Legacy SEF pages are archived and point readers to aima.gov.pt.

What is the difference between a residency visa and a residence permit?

MNE issues the residency visa (typically four months, two entries). During that window you apply to AIMA for the residence permit. The visa is the bridge, not the long-stay card.

How much income does the passive-income (D7-type) route need?

AIMA's subsistence rule (Portaria 1563/2007) asks the first adult to show 100% of the national minimum wage, a second adult 50%, and each child 30%. The minimum wage is €920/month from 1 January 2026 (Decreto-Lei 139/2025), so the first-adult floor is €920/month this year.

Is the Golden Visa still available, and how much?

Yes, but real-estate purchase was removed by Lei 56/2023 (Mais Habitação) from October 2023. Surviving routes include a €500,000 qualifying fund, a €1.5M capital transfer, and job creation of at least 10 posts. The investment is held five years, with a light 7-day / 14-day yearly stay.