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Article 61-B Residence visa for professional activity performed remotely for persons outside national territory

Artigo 61.º-B · Visto de residência para o exercício de atividade profissional prestada de forma remota para fora do território nacional

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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A residence visa for the exercise of a professional activity performed remotely for natural or legal persons domiciled or having their registered office outside national territory shall be granted to employed workers and self-employed professionals, and the employment relationship or the provision of services, as the case may be, must be demonstrated.

É concedido a trabalhadores subordinados e profissionais independentes visto de residência para o exercício de atividade profissional prestada, de forma remota, a pessoas singulares ou coletivas com domicílio ou sede fora do território nacional, devendo ser demonstrado o vínculo laboral ou a prestação de serviços, consoante o caso.

What we checked in this article

Check that both employed workers and self-employed professionals are covered, that the employer or client must be domiciled or have its registered office outside national territory, and that proof of the employment relationship or service provision is required.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 61-B 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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