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Portugal's regulation requires proof that your average monthly income from employment or freelance work over the last three months was at least four times the guaranteed minimum monthly wage. The minimum wage is €920 in 2026, so the threshold works out to €3,680 a month. The same rule applies to the residence visa and the temporary-stay visa.
Key facts
| What | The law says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Income you must prove | Average monthly income from employed or self-employed work in the last 3 months of at least 4 guaranteed minimum monthly wages (remunerações mínimas mensais garantidas) | Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007, art. 31-A.1(c) (residence visa) and art. 18-B(c) (temporary-stay visa) |
| Minimum monthly wage in 2026 | €920, from 1 January 2026 (Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025, of 29 December) | DGERT, RMMG 2026 page; MNE, Meios de subsistência page |
| Four times the 2026 minimum wage | €3,680 a month (4 × €920) | Calculation from the two rows above |
| Which income counts | Income earned in employed or self-employed professional activity | Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007, arts. 18-B(c) and 31-A.1(c) |
| Ministry’s guidance | The consulate’s checklist repeats the four-minimum-wage rule for the remote work residence visa | MNE, Documentação instrutória, Residência |
The rule in the regulation
Portugal’s immigration law (Lei 23/2007) creates the remote work visa; the documents are listed in the implementing regulation, Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007. For both versions of the visa, the residence visa (art. 31-A) and the temporary-stay visa (art. 18-B), the regulation asks for proof of “average monthly income earned in the exercise of employed or self-employed professional activity in the last three months” of at least four guaranteed minimum monthly wages.
The regulation states the threshold as a multiple of the minimum wage, not as a fixed euro amount. The euro figure therefore changes each year when the minimum wage changes.
What that means in euros in 2026
The DGERT, the labour ministry’s directorate-general, says Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025 set the guaranteed minimum monthly wage at €920 from 1 January 2026. The Foreign Ministry’s visa portal uses the same €920 figure for 2026. Four times €920 is €3,680 a month.
The regulation does not say whether the amount is gross or net.
Related questions
- Documents: besides proof of income, you need proof of the employment relationship or of your freelance services, and a document attesting your tax residence (Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007, art. 31-A.1).
- Who the work must be for: the law covers work done remotely for people or companies domiciled or based outside Portugal (Lei 23/2007, art. 61-B).
Sources
- Decreto Regulamentar n.º 84/2007, de 5 de novembro, arts. 18-B and 31-A (consolidated text as amended up to Decreto Regulamentar n.º 1/2024, PGDL Lisboa) checked 2026-10-25
- Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (immigration law), art. 61-B (consolidated text as amended up to Lei n.º 62/2026, PGDL Lisboa) checked 2026-10-25
- DGERT (Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations): Retribuição mínima mensal garantida para 2026 checked 2026-10-25
- Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Vistos: Documentação instrutória, Residência (section on the remote work / digital nomad visa) checked 2026-10-25
- Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, Vistos: Documentação instrutória, Meios de subsistência checked 2026-10-25
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