Chapter VI · Residence in national territory · Section II · Residence permit · Subsection IX · Residence permit for intra-corporate transferees (ICT) and long-term mobility (mobile ICT)

Article 124-A Residence permit for intra-corporate transferees (ICT residence permit)

Artigo 124.º-A · Autorização de residência para trabalhador transferido dentro de empresa - 'Autorização de Residência TDE - ICT'

Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (Lei de Estrangeiros) · consolidated text, as amended by Law No. 62/2026, checked 26 October 2026

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1. The residence permit for intra-corporate transferees entitles its holder to reside and work in national territory in the context of a transfer within an undertaking or group of undertakings (TDE or intra-corporate transfer – ICT).

1 - A autorização de residência para trabalhador transferido dentro da empresa habilita o seu titular a residir e a trabalhar em território nacional no âmbito de uma transferência dentro da empresa ou grupo de empresas (TDE ou intracorporate transfer - ICT).

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2. This subsection does not apply to third-country nationals who:

2 - O disposto na presente subsecção não é aplicável ao nacional de Estado terceiro que:

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a) Have applied for or hold a residence permit for research under Article 91-B;

a) Tenha requerido ou seja titular de autorização de residência para investigação, nos termos do artigo 91.º-B;

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b) Enjoy rights of movement equivalent to those of EU citizens under agreements concluded between the European Union and its Member States and the third country of which they are nationals or in whose territory the undertaking for which they work is established;

b) Beneficie de direitos de circulação equivalentes aos dos cidadãos da União Europeia, por força de acordos celebrados entre a União Europeia e os seus Estados membros com o Estado terceiro de que é nacional ou em cujo território esteja estabelecida a empresa na qual trabalha;

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c) Are posted under Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996;

c) Seja destacado ao abrigo da Diretiva (CE) 96/71/CE, do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 16 de dezembro de 1996;

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d) Are self-employed;

d) Seja trabalhador independente;

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e) Are party to a contract concluded with temporary employment agencies or any other agencies that make persons available to carry out a professional activity under the supervision and direction of another person;

e) Seja outorgante de contrato celebrado com agências de emprego de trabalho temporário ou quaisquer outras que disponibilizem pessoas para exercer atividade profissional sob a supervisão e direção de outrem;

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f) Hold a residence permit for the purposes of study or of a short-term traineeship forming part of a curriculum.

f) Seja titular de autorização de residência para efeitos de estudo ou estágio de curta duração integrado em programas curriculares.

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3. The board of directors of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has competence for the decisions provided for in this subsection, with the power to delegate.

3 - É competente para as decisões previstas na presente subsecção o conselho diretivo da AIMA, I. P., com faculdade de delegação.

What we checked in this article

Check the six exclusions in points (a) to (f) of paragraph 2, including the reference to Article 91-B and Directive 96/71/EC, and that decisions lie with the AIMA board of directors with power to delegate.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 124-A may decide what you can apply for.

We map the visa and residence route that fits your activity, prepare the company side (contracts, payroll, registrations) and coordinate with immigration lawyers for the application itself. A written answer and a fixed quote within one working day.

Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

Applying the law

Visas and residence in Portugal, planned together with the company

The permit depends on what you will do here: employment, your own company, remote work for a foreign employer or investment. Tell us the plan, and we will set out which route the Act gives you and what the company needs to have in place.

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