Portugal Digital Nomad Visa Calculator

Check the Portugal digital nomad visa income test before you apply. The rule is simple: your average monthly remote-work income over the last 3 months must be at least 4 times the Portuguese minimum wage. For 2026 that is €3,680 a month. Type your income below and see at once whether you meet the test, and by how much you are short or over.

How the income test works

The Portugal digital nomad visa, popularly called D8, is a residence visa for professional activity done remotely for clients or an employer outside Portugal. Consulate checklists require proof of an average monthly income over the last 3 months of at least 4 times the guaranteed minimum monthly wage. The minimum wage moves every January, so the threshold moves with it: €870 in 2025 gives a threshold of €3,480, and €920 in 2026 gives a threshold of €3,680. The wage in force at your appointment or decision date is the one that counts.

One caution: the checklists read for this page do not state whether the income figure is gross or net, while most guides describe it as gross. Do not assume your net pay will be accepted if it sits below the threshold. If your income is close to the line, confirm the gross-or-net question with the consulate where you will apply.

Stale figures warning: many older pages still quote €3,480 for a 2026 application, or €3,280 from the 2024 wage. Both are wrong for 2026. Use €3,680 for 2026 and €3,480 only for 2025.

The application route

1. Apply at a Portuguese consulate (or VFS centre) in your country of residence before travelling. There is no first application from inside Portugal on this route. The consulate decision deadline is 60 days.
2. The visa is valid 120 days, with 2 entries. Travel to Portugal inside that window.
3. Apply in person at AIMA after arrival for a residence permit valid 2 years, renewable for successive 3-year periods.

There is also a temporary-stay variant for stays under a year, decided within 30 days, which covers the whole stay and does not lead to a residence permit. This calculator covers the residence track, which is the route most long-term applicants take.

Documents consulates ask for

The checklist below changes with your work type above. Every applicant also needs: a passport valid at least 3 months beyond the stay, a signed visa form, 2 photos, a tax-residence document, travel insurance covering at least €30,000 of medical costs plus repatriation, a criminal-record certificate issued within the last 90 days and apostilled, and proof of accommodation — a rental agreement of at least 12 months registered with the tax authority, property deeds, or a certified host term of responsibility. Your remote work must be for entities or clients outside Portugal.

What this calculator deliberately does not test

• Savings. There is no savings alternative to the income test. What consulates ask for on top of income is disputed: one 2026 VFS checklist asks for an available bank balance of at least €920, while guide consensus reports consulates expecting roughly 12 months of buffer, about €11,040 for 2026. The page does not pass or fail you on savings because no single official figure exists.
• Family income add-ons. Family members join through a separate D6 reunification process, and the extra income per dependent is a three-way conflict in the sources (a percentage of the minimum wage, a percentage of the threshold, or nothing stated at all). No figure is computed here. Confirm the uplift with your consulate before applying with dependents.
• Family timing. Since Lei 61/2025 came into force on 23 October 2025, a sponsor generally needs a permit valid for at least 2 years before family reunification, with exceptions for minor or incapacitated dependents, and a 15-month wait for a spouse or partner who cohabited for 18 months or more before the move.
• Fees. The consulate national-visa fee is €110, raised from €90 in early 2025. AIMA issuance fees are reported inconsistently, so no single AIMA fee figure is published here.

Do not confuse D8 with D7

D7 is the passive-income visa: pensions, dividends, rent, and royalties, with a 2026 threshold of €920 a month, one times the minimum wage. D8 is active remote work for foreign employers or clients, at €3,680 a month. Applying under D7 with only active salary income, or under D8 with only passive income, fails the visa’s own income test. Pick the visa that matches where your money actually comes from. This page’s Portugal digital nomad visa calculator tests only the D8 income rule.

Residence, and a citizenship warning

Permanent residence after 5 years of temporary permits is still reported, and it is a different status from citizenship. Do not trust pages that still promise citizenship after 5 years: under Lei Orgânica 1/2026 of 19 May 2026, naturalisation now generally requires 10 years of legal residence, or 7 years for EU and CPLP nationals, counted from the first residence permit. Applications filed before 19 May 2026 keep the old 5-year rule.

Naming note: the visa portal calls this a residence visa for professional activity done remotely, popularly known as D8. Some VFS and consulate checklists label the same residence visa D9. If a checklist says D9, it is the same route described here.

Frequently asked questions

What income do I need for the Portugal digital nomad visa in 2026?

An average of at least €3,680 a month over the last 3 months, which is 4 times the 2026 minimum wage of €920. For a 2025 application the figure was €3,480, based on the 2025 wage of €870.

Can savings replace income?

No. For the Portugal digital nomad visa, the income test must be met from remote work. Consulates may also look at your bank balance, but the amount they expect is disputed, from €920 on one 2026 checklist to roughly €11,040 in guide consensus, so savings are not part of this calculator.

Do I apply in Portugal or before I travel?

Before you travel, at a Portuguese consulate or VFS centre in your country of residence. The visa lasts 120 days, and you then apply at AIMA in Portugal for a 2-year residence permit.

Can my family join me?

Yes, through a separate D6 family reunification process, but since October 2025 a sponsor generally needs a permit valid for at least 2 years first, with shorter waits for some dependents. The extra income required per dependent is not settled in the sources, so confirm it with your consulate.

Does the visa lead to citizenship after 5 years?

Not under the current law. Permanent residence after 5 years is a separate status. Citizenship now generally takes 10 years of legal residence, or 7 years for EU and CPLP nationals, under the May 2026 nationality law, except for applications filed before that law took effect.

Is it D8 or D9?

Both labels appear for the same Portugal digital nomad visa route. D8 is the popular name, while some consulate and VFS checklists label the residence visa D9. The income test and route on this page are the same either way.

Further reading

For the official document behind this page, see the Portuguese consulate’s digital nomad checklist (PDF) — the same checklist this Portugal digital nomad visa calculator is built on. Confirm the current checklist with the consulate where you will apply, since consulates differ in practice.

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This checker runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded or stored. Visa rules change, and consulates differ in practice, so confirm the current checklist with the consulate where you will apply before submitting.