Portuguese Digital Nomad Visa (D8 Visa)

@Nia Queiroz Sorry, accidentally answered twice to you

@KingDeku great!
I am going with my lawyer to the interview, I just want to be with someone that speak the language very well and also knows about this type of process.
The more the best, try to collect a lot of documents even if they don't ask for them.
Be aware about the type of lease you have, your lease needs to be register with finanças.
Here, in this forum, you will find a lot of info related.
Good luck and keep us posted!
-@mariacmorenovarela

@Maria,

It's not necessary to go to this interview with a lawyer, but if you feel more comfortable doing so, that's OK.

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.p … 42#5388099

(Post #23)

Certificate of Tax Residence

One of the requirements to apply for this type of visa is this certificate of tax residence.

There are 2 types of Portuguese Digital Nomad Visa you can apply for:

If you want a digital nomada visa valid for up to 6 months/tax year, you need a tax certificate from the country where you currently pay taxes.

If you want a digital nomada visa valid for more than 6 months/tax year, you must have a Portuguese NIF and obtain that tax certificate in Portugal.

The tax residence certificate issued through the Portal das Finanças is the only document that proves the fiscal residence in Portugal for the activation of the Convention to Avoid Double Taxation.

How to get this certificate issued through the Portal das Finanças website:

Info PDF from the AT portuguese tax Authority:

https://info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/p … idency.pdf

HOW TO OBTAIN PROOF OF ADDRESS AND CERTIFICATE OF FISCAL RESIDENCE IN PORTUGAL ON FINANÇAS WEBSITE IN 9 STEPS

https://www.lisbob.net/en/blog/how-to-o … e-portugal

@JohnnyPT

Thanks for sharing this useful information.  Do you have any links or information if we wish to travel as a couple on the D8 Visa? (Without having to live apart)  My husband qualifies for the D8 and we are looking at the Resident permit for Digital Nomads, but I am not sure how to go about the application for myself.  Would I fill out the same application form and submit my husband's NIF and other documents with my application? (I don't qualify by myself for the D8). 

@Nocturnal Fae,

As far as I know, this is not how it works. If you don't qualify by yourself for the D8, you can't apply together.

The digital nomad visa has 2 modalities: temporary or residential.

The temporary visa (ER) does not allow family reunification.

In the case of the residential (D8/DR) it is possible to request family reunification, only after your husband has a resident permit and provided you have met the legal requirements, as for the D7 visa. But be aware that the visa for family reunification is taking many months....

OR

Do you have any passive and stable income, such as property rental income? (I assume you don't have a pension). If so, you can apply for D7 visa.

@JohnnyPT Thanks so much!  I was hoping there was a different way I didn't know about, but what you have just told me is what I could gather from my research.  It's disheartening as we will now have to choose a different country where we can live together. 

@Nocturnal Fae I think you would have to apply together with your husband as a dependent. Similar to the D7 visa. So, how I see, it would be same set of documents as your husband with your own NIF number. The cover letter should say you're accompanying your husband as a dependent who is applying together for a D8 visa.

@shubhamaddon There was honestly no clear cut information I could find except for family reunification. If anyone does manage to get a D8 application done as a couple without having to do family reunification, please share the information resources. 

It is likely that @shubhamaddon is correct, since this is a residence visa and not a temporary visa. But this D8 visa is a new visa and there is very little information on this issue (family accompanying / dependent persons). I suggest you contact a consulate, and then please come here and give us that answer...

https://portaldascomunidades.mne.gov.pt … lar/africa

The embassy here in New Delhi posted this about accompanying members

"Please note that applications for DF category – accompanying family members – are not required to have an appointment at VFS. DF category is for family members of the main applicant, so that if you are applying for a D2/D3/D4/D7/DR visa, make sure you bring your family members along with you for submitting their applications too. DF visa applications have to be submitted at the same time of those applying for D2/D3/D4/D7/DR. Please also note that D6 and DP (Job Seeker) and any seasonal visa applications do not entitle the right to apply for DF for your family members."

So I guess the procedure would be same for all other embassies as well ?

Thanks Zurtle

Thanks for all the information!  We have decided that we are going to shift gears and move to Spain instead.  We are pressed for time and the process to apply for the Spanish Nomad Visa is definitely more straight forward and instructive, especially for a family member.  We will make our way to Portugal once we are living in Europe.  I would still like to know if anyone came right with applying with their spouse.  Good luck to all! 

Hi, I'm heading to Portugal in about 1.5 months for my SEF interview (D8). Just wondering, if I should simply print the documents for around 8 months ago when I applied (used these documents to apply for it) or I should update the documents to reflect the previous month of my salary/health insurance payments. Someone said just bring the documents you used to apply with, but because it's 8 months ago, I thought to update the dates and number. Thanks for any advice. :-)

Hi All,

Me and my wife are Canadian citizens.

I would like to get the D8 visa and take my wife to Portugal with me .

Do you know how I should apply for this using the E-Visa portal?

Should I only apply for myself, or should my wife also send her own application? What type of application should that be -- family reunion or perhaps something else? She herself does not qualify for the D8 visa.

@sergekr,

You should apply for a D8 visa for yourself at a portuguese consulate near where you live.

https://portaldascomunidades.mne.gov.pt … ica/canada

As your wife does not qualify for it, once you have the residence permit (as a result of this visa) , you have to apply for the D6 visa (family reunification) for your wife.

Eg.

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1034291

Good evening,

Thank you everyone for the precious information. The meeting to submit my application in London will be this week and, unfortunately, I still have some questions about the digital nomad visa:

Does any document need to be translated to Portuguese? (I was already informed that it does not need to be translated)

Does any document need to legalised with the apostille?

I have read the posts in this group and I still have some doubts regarding the savings in the bank account. Does anyone here have already submitted the application/documents?

'What is the minimum amount of money I need to have in my bank account?'

Is it fine to be a bank account in the UK as I am not yet living in Portugal but I have recently opened one there for the visa purposes.

As my application will be submitted this week (I believe it should the 2023 values be the ones applicable) for my savings/salary.

According to the Portuguese Law, the 'Work Law' (Código do Trabalho, aprovado

pela Lei n.º 7/2009, de 12 de fevereiro,) the extra 2 months of payments are 'subsidies' and not 'salaries'. There is a holiday subsidy payable usually in June/July and a Christmas subsidy in November/December. The subsidies are in equivalent amount of the salary but they are not a salary.

Please take a look of the governmental website regarding this matter for better advise as this vague or imprecise  as so many other things are:

[link under review]#indepent-work-purposes

That states:

'A mandatory requirement for the lodging of a long-term stay visa application is providing proof that the applicant has sufficient means of subsistence to live in Portugal, or that he will be able to aquire such means upon arrival.

The criteria to determine means of subsistence is based on the minimum monthly salary - currently in 2023 - amounting to 760€ (PCM Regulatory Decree n.º 85-A/2022, of the 22th December), net of any social security deductions, with a per capita increase for each family unit as follows:...'

AND

'RESIDENCY (Over 1 year)

Independent or subordinate work purposes

Applicants for residency visas for independent or subordinate work purposes should posses sufficient means of subsistence, in accordance with applicable law. Means of subsistence should cover a period equivalent to the maximum admissible, and can be certified though a work contract or work promise.'

Thank you very much. All experiences are very much appreciated, especially the ones experienced by the UK citizens as myself

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@BigFish,

You probably didn't read my post #1 in this thread. A digital nomad visa (active income from work) is not a d7 visa (passive income).

What you write here has nothing to do with the digital nomad visa. A digital nomad can live in a house with a lease contract, or in a coliving space, for example. It's not as rigid as the D7. This is because it has different features.

The basis of support is the monthly income earned from your job outside Portugal.

@JohnnyPT

Hi,

I read your post. I know the Visa I am applying for in not the passive income visa but the digital nomad (for the remote exercise of a professional activity for an entity located outside national territory), Option #2: Residence Visa.

There is no confusion at all here.

However, I had contraditional information from solicitors and agencies in Portugal and in the UK  about the documents required, legal formalities of the documents and the bank account. This is Why I am looking for clarification among those who passed through this same process.

Regards

I have applied according to this guide. hope to get the visa soon

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Hi @JohnnyPT

Thanks very much for this very helpful information.

I already applied and got approved for the D8 visa and will collect the visa sticker on Wednesday from the Portuguese embassy.

I have two questions if you allow me please.

1. Can this visa be a route to Portuguese citizenship? If yes then I understand the issue about having an A2 language level. but are there any specific conditions in terms of taxes, etc?
2. is the residence card itself different for the D8 visa applicants than the ones for ones who obtained it from the D7 process? In other words, is there like anything unique in the residence card that differentiates it from the other cards?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Best regards,

Mohammed

Hi Mohammed,

1. To apply for citizenship you must fulfil the criteria described here.

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=915197

In your case, you have to have lived in Portugal for at least 5 years and have taken a Portuguese language test as be successful with it. It has nothing to do with specific taxes. But for both D7 and D8, if you live in Portugal for at least 6 months, you become a tax resident.

2. The D8 visa is for digital nomads, freelancers and remote workers. This visa has specific characteristics for non-EU citizens. But as far as citizenship, the Portuguese language test and being able to travel within the Schengen area are concerned, residence card for D7 and D8 are identical in these issues.

@JohnnyPT Perfect thanks very much for the detailed answer. It's very clear now. much appreciated.

Hello,

I am planning to apply to a digital nomad visa ( DR residency) in Portugal and I already have a schengen multiple entry visa C type which allows me to stay in schengen zone for 90 days.

Can someone let me know if with schengen visa I can start applying to the second stage of digital nomad visa?skipping the first stage as I already have visa to enter Portugal?

@JohnnyPT

Hi Johnny, thanks for the valuable information. i am planning to apply for a digital nomad visa (DR residency) for Portugal, however, I have a current multiple entry C type schengen visa which allows me to stay in EU zone for 90 days.

Do I still need to apply to the consulate to get temporary double-entry visa for 120 days or I can skip this part provided that I already have the visa allowing me to enter Portugal and apply to the 2nd stage of visa application?

@Camilla, Welcome.

All residence visas must be applied at the Portuguese consulate in your country of origin/residence. There are countries where you must apply via the VFS portal (because it is an outsourced service in these countries), but then you have to go for an interview at the consulate. Even if you have a Schengen visa to stay in Portugal, this is irrelevant as you cannot start the visa application process in Portugal.

@JohnnyPT ok, thank you so much for your prompt response🙏🏻

@JonnyPT

Thank you for all your valuable insight. I have read through all the threads, but forgive me if I ask questions with already answered threads as I don't know if the answers have or haven't been updated with time.

I am trying to apply for a long-term D8 visa from Nigeria and firstly, do I absolutely not need a savings to apply?

Secondly, "Document attesting his fiscal residence"; does that have to do with the NIF or do I have to look for accommodation in Portugal? A lot of blogs online suggest the later which is very complicated especially from here.

Hi @PaulDukey,

You don't need savings to apply, but you must prove that you have a work income of at least €3,280 / month.

You will need a NIF and you must have accommodation. In the case of digital nomads, I think AIMA accepts AirBnB. Or you could rent a house, if you wish.

Hi @JohnnyPT

Just wondering if you'd need to declare tax as part of your proof of finance if you're applying as a freelancer.

Thanks

@PaulDukey

The income you submit to apply for this visa is your gross income before tax. This amount is always equal to 4 gross minimum wages in Portugal.

Which means, minimum income for D8 is:

In 2024: 820 eur (gross) x 4 = 3280 eur (gross) / month

In 2025: 870 eur (gross) x 4 = 3480 eur (gross) / month