Title II · Visas · Section I · Visas granted abroad

Article 28 Applications for job offers

Artigo 28.º · Candidatura a ofertas de emprego

Decreto Regulamentar n.º 84/2007, de 5 de novembro · regulation of Law No. 23/2007 · consolidated text, as amended by Regulatory Decree No. 1/2024, checked 26 October 2026

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1. Third-country nationals wishing to fill a job offer submit their application, preferably electronically, to the address designated by the employer.

1 - Os cidadãos nacionais de países terceiros que pretendam ocupar uma oferta de emprego apresentam a sua candidatura, preferencialmente por via electrónica, para endereço próprio da entidade empregadora.

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2. Employers send the selected foreign national an employment contract or a promise of an employment contract.

2 - As entidades empregadoras enviam ao cidadão estrangeiro selecionado contrato de trabalho ou promessa de contrato de trabalho.

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3. All the procedures referred to in the preceding paragraphs shall be carried out by electronic communication, without prejudice to the use of other means of communication.

3 - Todos os procedimentos referidos nos números anteriores devem ser efetuados por comunicação eletrónica, sem prejuízo de recurso a outros meios de comunicação.

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4. If the job offer is filled, the employer shall inform the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP) for the purposes of paragraph 4 of the preceding Article.

4 - Caso a oferta de emprego seja preenchida, a entidade empregadora deve informar o IEFP, I. P., para os efeitos do n.º 4 do artigo anterior.

What we checked in this article

Check that applications go directly to the employer (preferably electronically), that the employer sends the selected candidate a contract or promise of contract, and the internal reference in paragraph 4 to Article 27(4).

Preparing a visa or residence application? Article 28 lists what the authorities will check.

We prepare the company side of the file (employment contracts, payroll, tax and social security registrations, proof of activity) and coordinate with immigration lawyers on the application. 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

Visa and residence files, with the company side in order

Most refusals come from a missing document or an inconsistency between the contract, the payroll and the tax records. Tell us the route you are applying for, and we will check the company documents the Regulation requires.

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