The digital nomad visa (D8) and your taxes

Two versions

• Temporary stay visa: up to one year, multiple entries, no residence permit.
• Residence visa: lets you enter and then get a residence permit from AIMA, usually valid for two years and renewable.

EU, EEA and Swiss citizens do not need a visa; they register their residence with the local council.

The income threshold

You must show average monthly income from remote work of at least four times the Portuguese minimum wage: €3,680 a month in 2026 (€920 × 4), plus savings. The figure rises with the minimum wage. Check the current requirement with the consulate before you apply.

Taxes once you live here

Stay more than 183 days, or set up a habitual home, and you become tax resident. From then on:

• If you are a freelancer, your income is Portuguese self-employment income. Most people register as a freelancer here and issue recibos verdes, paying Portuguese income tax and social security. Keeping a company or freelance registration in your old country does not move the tax there if you do the work from Portugal.
• If you are employed by a foreign company, your salary is employment income taxed in Portugal, and social security depends on agreements between the countries.

The D8 does not give you IFICI. Most remote workers for foreign clients do not qualify for it; see who qualifies. Young people may get IRS Jovem instead.

How much would you keep?

At the D8 threshold of €3,680 a month as a freelancer in an art. 151 profession, the net income calculator shows what is left after Portuguese income tax and social security.

Visa rules: AIMA and the Portuguese consular network. Threshold based on the 2026 minimum wage of €920. Tax rules: IRS Code, article 16.