Chapter III · Taxation of income

Article 19 Students

Artigo 19.º · Estudantes

Convenção Portugal–Reino Unido · signed 15 September 2025 · in force 29 December 2025 · English: authentic text

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Payments which a student or business apprentice who is or was immediately before visiting a Contracting State a resident of the other Contracting State and who is present in the first-mentioned State solely for the purpose of his education or training receives for the purpose of his maintenance, education or training shall not be taxed in that State, provided that such payments arise from sources outside that State.

As importâncias que um estudante ou um estagiário que seja, ou tenha sido, imediatamente antes da sua permanência num Estado Contratante, residente do outro Estado Contratante, e cuja permanência no primeiro Estado mencionado tenha como único fim aí prosseguir os seus estudos ou a sua formação, receba para fazer face às despesas com a sua manutenção, estudos ou formação, não serão tributadas nesse Estado, desde que provenham de fontes situadas fora desse Estado.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and the United Kingdom? Article 19 may decide where it is taxed.

We apply tax treaties to dividends, interest, royalties, salaries and gains, prepare the relief-at-source form and refund claims, and check structures against the treaty’s anti-abuse rules. A written answer and a fixed quote within one working day.

The English column is an authentic text of the Convention, reproduced from the text published on GOV.UK by HM Revenue & Customs. The Convention was done in Portuguese and English, each text being authentic. The Portuguese text is reproduced from the official publication. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the Convention.

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Treaty relief between Portugal and the United Kingdom, claimed correctly

Treaty rates are not automatic in Portugal: the recipient must give the payer a form certified by its own tax authority before the tax is due, or claim a refund afterwards. We check which article applies, the rate and the paperwork.

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