🇵🇹 Portugal · Startup Visa
Entrepreneur and startup visa programs, investment thresholds, and application criteria.
Portugal offers a StartUP Visa for non-EU entrepreneurs who want to set up or relocate an innovative business, certified through a recognised incubator and coordinated by IAPMEI. A separate Tech Visa scheme helps qualified companies hire highly-skilled non-EU staff. These routes lead to a residence permit; AIMA handles residence.
- The StartUP Visa is for non-EU founders of an innovative business, certified by a recognised incubator (IAPMEI).
- A separate Tech Visa helps qualified companies hire highly-skilled non-EU staff.
- These routes lead to a residence permit; AIMA handles residence.
Official authorities
- StartUP Visa Portugal (IAPMEI)
Official entrepreneur-visa programme.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- ePortugal — Citizen and business services incl. residence and foreign-resident matters
- Tax Portal (Portal das Finanças) — Portuguese income tax (IRS), VAT (IVA), and tax number (NIF)
- AICEP Portugal Global — Foreign investment and trade promotion