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Residence or Temporary-Stay Visa — professional performance activity

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

The visa for professional performance (show) activity can be requested by artists (for example actors, musicians or dancers) or by workers of companies that promote or organise shows.

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What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the host organisation or sponsor required.

What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence that proves the placement, role or affiliation.

Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether pay, pocket money, accommodation or other work is allowed.

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

A temporary-stay visa allows staying in Portugal for up to one year; a residence visa allows a stay longer than one year, with its validity set by the purpose and expected duration of the stay (for example based on an employment contract). For stays of only up to 90 days a Schengen short-stay visa can be requested. Holders of a temporary-stay visa may be granted an extension of stay of up to one year. The official source does not state whether the host or activity can change or whether family can accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • Sources do not state whether the host/activity can change or whether family can accompany.
  • The extension rule (Law 23/2007 Art. 72) is general for temporary-stay visa holders, not specific to performers.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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