Portugal

The residence routes we hold for Portugal, each requirement as its rule states it, and what a month costs in its cities. This page assesses no one.

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Country in brief

Pros

Safe, calm and welcoming; one of Europe's lowest violent-crime levels.
EU free movement; English widely spoken in cities and among younger people.
Mild Atlantic climate; sea access everywhere.
Good international connectivity and a growing tech and remote-work scene.
Lower cost of living than Spain's big cities outside Lisbon and Porto.

Cons

Lisbon and Porto housing has become expensive relative to income; the rental market is tight.
Low local wages and a small domestic market; margins in services are thin.
Slow administration and courts; licensing takes time.
The NHR tax regime was closed to new arrivals; tax advantages are now narrow and conditional.
Healthcare: the public system is stretched in the capital; private cover is commonly needed.

Emigrator’s assessment, 6 October 2026. Where a point names a figure, the sourced data above governs.

Routes we hold for Portugal

What each rule states, as we encoded it from the source. A money threshold that grows with the size of the household is shown for the reference household named under the costs.

EU/EEA free movement (register within 30 days after three months)

Checked against the law

We read this route’s requirements in the instrument that sets them and checked every rule against it on the date shown below.

Checked 13 October 2026 · limit 45 days · within the limit

Requirement	Rule says	Type
Citizen of an EU or EEA state	Holds at least one of: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakiathe European Union, the EEA EFTA states — 30 countries, as read on 7 September 2026	Mandatory
A basis for staying beyond three months	This requirement can be met in more than one way:	Conditional
Working or self-employed there	Must be Yes	—
Comprehensive sickness insurance	Must be Yes	—

What the authority states and we cannot test

Quoted in the authority’s own words rather than summarised. No rule of ours tests these.

Disponha de recursos suficientes para si próprio e para os seus familiares, bem como um seguro de saúde, desde que tal seja exigido no Estado membro da sua nacionalidade aos cidadãos portugueses
Our translation: They have sufficient resources for themselves and for their family members, as well as health insurance, provided that this is required of Portuguese citizens in the Member State of their nationality — Emigrator, machine-assisted and reviewed against the source
Stated by Diário da República — Lei n.º 37/2006, de 9 de agosto, que regula o exercício do direito de livre circulação e residência dos cidadãos da União Europeia e dos membros das suas famílias no território nacional e transpõe a Directiva n.º 2004/38/CE. Versão consolidada, art. 7.º n.º 1 al. b)

Passive-income residence permit

Draft — not checked by us yet

We built these rules from the country’s own sources and have not finished checking them line by line.

Never checked · limit 45 days

Requirement	Rule says	Type
Passive or portable income^*	At least €1,380 per month	Mandatory
Citizenship outside the countries this route excludes	Holds none of: Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Poland	Mandatory

What the authority states and we cannot test

Quoted in the authority’s own words rather than summarised. No rule of ours tests these.

Comprovativo da situação regular, caso seja de outra nacionalidade que não a do país onde solicita visto, com validade superior à data do término do visto que solicita;
Our translation: Proof of regular (lawful) status, if you are of a nationality other than that of the country where you request the visa, valid beyond the end date of the visa requested; — Emigrator, machine-assisted and reviewed against the source
Stated by Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros — Residência: documentação instrutória, Residência, DOCUMENTAÇÃO GERAL, item 4

A month here, for a reference household

Reference household: two adults aged 38 and 37, a one-bedroom home, no children.

Residence fees and health cover are those of EU/EEA free movement (register within 30 days after three months). The low, middle and high figures are the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles where a publisher states them; each line says who published it.

illustrative Money figures on this page are illustrative unless the figure names its publisher. The illustrative ones are arranged so the shape is right — a larger flat costs more than a smaller one, and the expensive cities are the expensive ones — and they are accurate in nothing. Do not plan on them.

City	P25	P50	P75
LisbonThis total does not include Building or service charge, Residence permit renewals, Domestic help and Household and leisure baseline, which nobody publishes for this city. It is the sum of what we hold, not of what the household will pay.	not published	€926	not published
PortoThis total does not include Building or service charge, Residence permit renewals, Domestic help and Household and leisure baseline, which nobody publishes for this city. It is the sum of what we hold, not of what the household will pay.	not published	€778	not published

Its cities

Lisbon

Safety: 99 / 100measured
Healthcare: 90 / 100measured
Air quality: 92 / 100measured

12 of 12 months between 10 and 26 °C

Jan151311
Feb151311
Mar161412
Apr171513
May191715
Jun211917
Jul232018
Aug232118
Sept232018
Oct211917
Nov171614
Dec151412

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

Porto

Safety: 99 / 100measured
Healthcare: 90 / 100measured
Air quality: not held

12 of 12 months between 10 and 26 °C

Jan13118
Feb14118
Mar15129
Apr171411
May191613
Jun221815
Jul242016
Aug252017
Sept241916
Oct211714
Nov161311
Dec14119

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

How this country is governed

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2024, on a 0–100 scale the Bank publishes itself. They describe the country, not any city in it.

Political stability and absence of violence: 75the World Bank governance score for political stability
Rule of law: 75the World Bank governance score for rule of law
Control of corruption: 65the World Bank governance score for control of corruption

Where this comes from

Publisher	Last checked
EUR-Lex — Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. Consolidated version of 16/06/2011	8 September 2026
Diário da República — Lei n.º 37/2006, de 9 de agosto, que regula o exercício do direito de livre circulação e residência dos cidadãos da União Europeia e dos membros das suas famílias no território nacional e transpõe a Directiva n.º 2004/38/CE. Versão consolidada	13 October 2026
Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros — Meios de subsistência	7 September 2026
Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros — Residência: documentação instrutória	7 September 2026
TO BE ATTACHED — a Portuguese Tier-1 statement that EU/EEA/CH citizens use free movement rather than this route. The composition of the set is sourced; its applicability to this route is not.	never checked
Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (AIMA) — «Tabela de Taxas (e demais encargos devidos pelos procedimentos administrativos previstos na Lei 23/2007 de 4 de julho, na sua atual redação)», Portaria n.º 307/2023, de 13 de outubro. Tabela aplicável a partir de 1 de março de 2026	22 September 2026

Provenance

Rule set 1.58.0-2026-10-11 · read on 26 October 2026. Every figure on this page was computed by the engine from versioned rule files. No language model produced any number here, and translation happens only after the calculation.

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