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2026-09-08
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Ancestry and return
9 pathwaysPortuguese nationality — reacquisition after loss as a minor or incapacitated person
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Recorded route source ↗Portuguese nationality — grandchild of a Portuguese national
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Recorded route source ↗Portuguese nationality — reacquisition after opting for a foreign nationality
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — former Portuguese national resident for last 15 years — Article 122(1)(i)
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Recorded route source ↗Portuguese nationality — reacquisition after loss without acquiring another nationality
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Recorded route source ↗Portuguese nationality — reacquisition by women who lost it through marriage before 1981
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Recorded route source ↗Portuguese nationality — adopted by a Portuguese national before 8 October 1981
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Recorded route source ↗Portuguese nationality — born abroad to a Portuguese parent
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Recorded route source ↗Culture, faith and volunteering
5 pathwaysTemporary-Stay Visa — exceptional religious training or study
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence for cultural activity — Article 90
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Recorded route source ↗Residence or Temporary-Stay Visa — professional performance activity
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence for volunteers — Article 94
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence — recognised religious activity
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Recorded route source ↗Family
16 pathwaysPortuguese nationality — minor or accompanied adult born before a parent acquired Portuguese nationality
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — adult child resident in Portugal since before age 10 — Article 122(1)(c)
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Recorded route source ↗Autonomous residence after family reunification
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — minor under mandatory guardianship — Article 122(1)(e)
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — accompanying informal carer — Article 122(8)
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — parent of resident or Portuguese minor child — Article 122(1)(k)
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Recorded route source ↗Family reunification — family member outside Portugal
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — child of resident born in Portugal — Article 122(1)(a)
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Recorded route source ↗Family reunification — recognised refugee sponsor
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary-Stay Visa — accompanying family member of temporary-stay visa holder
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Recorded route source ↗Family reunification — qualifying family member already in Portugal
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Recorded route source ↗Portuguese nationality — spouse or de facto partner of a Portuguese national for over 3 years
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Recorded route source ↗Residence Visa — accompanying family member applying simultaneously
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — parent of child under Article 122(1)(b) — Article 122(4)
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Recorded route source ↗Residence Visa — family reunification (D6)
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Recorded route source ↗Portuguese nationality — parent of a Portuguese national of origin — closed to new applications
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Recorded route source ↗Free movement
6 pathwaysEU/EEA/Andorra/Swiss citizen registration certificate
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Recorded route source ↗Withdrawal Agreement permanent residence — UK national or family member
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Recorded route source ↗Withdrawal Agreement temporary residence — UK national or family member
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Recorded route source ↗Residence card — non-EU family member of EU or equivalent national
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence card — non-EU family member of EU or equivalent national
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence certificate — EU and equivalent national
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Recorded route source ↗Humanitarian protection
9 pathwaysSpecial residence — former trafficking or illegal-immigration-assistance victim — Article 122(1)(n)
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary protection — persons displaced from Ukraine
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — international protection ended because reasons ceased — Article 122(1)(f)
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — victim of labour exploitation offence — Article 122(1)(m)
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Recorded route source ↗Exceptional residence for humanitarian or national-interest circumstances — Article 123
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Recorded route source ↗Application for international protection in Portugal
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Recorded route source ↗Subsidiary protection under Portuguese Asylum Law
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Recorded route source ↗Residence for victim of trafficking or assistance to illegal immigration — Article 109
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Recorded route source ↗Refugee status under Portuguese Asylum Law
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Recorded route source ↗Investment
6 pathwaysARI investment residence — EUR 500,000 research investment
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — proof of qualifying investment activity — Article 122(1)(r)
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Recorded route source ↗ARI investment residence — create at least 10 jobs
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Recorded route source ↗ARI investment residence — EUR 250,000 arts or cultural-heritage investment
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Recorded route source ↗ARI investment residence — EUR 500,000 company capital and jobs
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Recorded route source ↗ARI investment residence — EUR 500,000 non-real-estate collective investment
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Recorded route source ↗Living from your own income
3 pathwaysTemporary-Stay Visa — exceptional stay for retiree or person living from own income
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Recorded route source ↗Residence Visa — retirees, religious persons or people living from own income (D7)
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence permit after a residence visa — Article 77
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Recorded route source ↗Long-term residence
10 pathwaysTemporary residence — EU long-term resident from another member state
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Recorded route source ↗EU long-term resident status in Portugal — Article 125
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Recorded route source ↗Residence after EU Blue Card cancellation without removal
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Recorded route source ↗Portuguese nationality by naturalisation — minor born in Portugal to foreign parents
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Recorded route source ↗Residence after loss of EU long-term resident status without removal — Article 131(11)
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — minor born, remaining and studying in Portugal — Article 122(1)(b)
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Recorded route source ↗Portuguese nationality by naturalisation — legal residence (Article 6(1))
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — adult born in Portugal and continuously resident — Article 122(1)(d)
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — Article 80
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — residence right expired without leaving Portugal — Article 122(1)(j)
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Recorded route source ↗Medical treatment
3 pathwaysRemote work and digital nomads
3 pathwaysShort stays and visits
2 pathwaysSpecial cases
5 pathwaysPortuguese nationality — relevant services to the Portuguese State
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — former diplomatic or consular agent and dependent family — Article 122(1)(l)
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Recorded route source ↗Conversion from temporary research or highly qualified visa — Article 122(1)(q)
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Recorded route source ↗CPLP residence permit with prior consular visa
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Recorded route source ↗Special residence — completed effective service in Portuguese Armed Forces — Article 122(1)(h)
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Recorded route source ↗Sport
1 pathwaysStarting a business
4 pathwaysStartUP Visa entrepreneur residence — Article 89(4)
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Recorded route source ↗Residence Visa — independent work or immigrant entrepreneur (D2)
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence for independent professional activity — Article 89(1)
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary-Stay Visa — independent work under one year
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Recorded route source ↗Study
10 pathwaysResidence Visa — study, student exchange, traineeship or volunteering (D4)
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Recorded route source ↗Post-study residence — completed secondary or first-cycle higher education — Article 122(1)(o)
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence for higher-education study — Article 91
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence for secondary or vocational study — Article 92
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Recorded route source ↗Long-term researcher mobility from another EU member state — Article 91-C
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence for researchers — Article 91-B
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence for trainees — Article 93
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary-Stay Visa — study, exchange, training, unpaid traineeship or volunteering over three months
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Recorded route source ↗Higher-education student mobility from another EU member state — Article 91-A
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Recorded route source ↗Post-study or post-research residence — completed second/third cycle or research — Article 122(1)(p)
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Recorded route source ↗Transit
1 pathwaysWork
16 pathwaysResidence Visa — research, teaching or highly qualified activity (D3)
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Recorded route source ↗Residence Visa — subordinate employment (D1)
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence for subordinate employment — Article 88(1)
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence for higher-education teaching — Article 90
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Recorded route source ↗EU Blue Card — highly qualified employment in Portugal
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary-Stay Visa — WTO intra-group service or training transfer
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary-Stay Visa — seasonal work over 90 days
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Recorded route source ↗EU Blue Card holder from another member state — mobility to Portugal
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Recorded route source ↗Long-term mobile ICT residence from another EU member state — Article 124-E
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Recorded route source ↗Tech Visa residence with a certified company
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary-Stay Visa — research, teaching or highly qualified activity under one year
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Recorded route source ↗Intra-corporate transferee residence (ICT) — Article 124-B
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence for highly qualified activity — Article 90
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary-Stay Visa — subordinate work under one year
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Recorded route source ↗Schengen Short-Stay Visa — seasonal work up to 90 days
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Recorded route source ↗Residence for owner, manager or worker of qualifying Portugal-linked company — Article 123-A
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Recorded route source ↗Youth mobility
10 pathwaysYouth Mobility / Working Holiday — United States of America
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Recorded route source ↗Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — New Zealand
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Recorded route source ↗Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Peru
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Recorded route source ↗Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Australia
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Recorded route source ↗Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Republic of Korea
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Recorded route source ↗Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Canada
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Recorded route source ↗Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Japan
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Recorded route source ↗Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Uruguay
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Recorded route source ↗Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Argentina
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Recorded route source ↗Youth Mobility / Working Holiday — Chile
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