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🇵🇹Lisbon

Portugal's capital pairs a mild Atlantic climate with one of Europe's most established remote-work and startup scenes, and English is widely spoken in the centre.

Mild year-round climateLarge expat & nomad communityStrong startup scene

To live in Lisbon you apply for residency in Portugal. These are the 10 verified Portugal programmes — there is no separate city visa.

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Digital Nomad Golden Visa Passive Income Visa

Residency programmes in Portugal

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Brazil–Portugal Special Reciprocal Status (Estatuto de Igualdade)

Portugal • europe

Headline cost

Free

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Citizenship by Descent

Portugal • europe

Headline cost

Free (admin fees only)

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Sephardic Jewish Citizenship

Portugal • europe

Headline cost

Legal fees ~$5,000

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Startup Visa

Portugal • europe

Headline cost

Valid startup endorsed by certified entity

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D7 Passive Income Visa

Portugal • europe

Headline cost

€920/mo passive income

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Digital Nomad Visa (D8)

Portugal • europe

Headline cost

€3,040/mo gross income (4x minimum wage)

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Portugal Golden Visa

Portugal • europe

Headline cost

€500k fund investment (real estate route closed)

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Residence Permit for Investment (ARI / Golden Visa)

Portugal • europe

Headline cost

€500k investment fund OR €250k arts/cultural donation

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NHR 2.0 / IFICI Tax Regime

Portugal • europe

Headline cost

Requires prior residency permit

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Non-Lucrative Residence Visa

Portugal

Headline cost

€920/month passive income

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