Portugal Passive Income Visa

D7 is the commonly used name for Portugal's residence-visa route for retirees and people who live from their own income. Eligible non-EU nationals first apply for a residence visa through the competent Portuguese consular authority and then complete the residence-permit stage with AIMA in Portugal.

Portugal assesses means of subsistence by reference to the national minimum wage and household composition. For 2026 the RMMG is €920/month. The statutory weighting is 100% for the first adult, 50% for each additional adult and 30% for children and dependent adult children, corresponding to €920, €460 and €276 per month respectively. These amounts must be rechecked whenever the RMMG changes.

FYPAS does not treat a single fixed savings balance as a universal statutory D7 threshold. Applicants may be asked for bank statements or evidence of accessible funds to support means of subsistence and financial stability, and consular documentary practice can vary. The income benchmark and the quality of the supporting evidence should be distinguished from any informal rule of thumb about a bank balance.

Official rules recognise pension income and, for people living from their own income, evidence connected to movable or immovable assets, intellectual property and financial investments, provided the income and its availability can be demonstrated. FYPAS therefore treats pension, rental income, dividends, interest, investment income/distributions and royalties as relevant categories, with savings treated as conditional rather than a substitute for demonstrable qualifying income in every case.

No mandatory qualifying investment applies to the D7 route. Applicants instead need to demonstrate sufficient means of subsistence and appropriate qualifying income or resources.

Yes. Portuguese residence-permit holders have the right to undertake employed and self-employed activity without a separate authorisation based solely on foreign-national status. Ordinary tax, social-security, licensing and regulated-profession rules still apply.

Yes. Qualifying spouses/partners, minor children, certain dependent adult children and dependent parents can use Portugal's family-reunification framework. The evidence, timing and exceptions depend on the relationship and circumstances, so FYPAS does not publish one universal waiting period for every family member.

The general temporary residence permit is initially valid for two years and is normally renewable for successive three-year periods, subject to continuing compliance with the applicable residence conditions.

The D7 is designed for genuine residence rather than minimal presence. Under the general temporary-residence rules, a permit may be cancelled when the holder, without acceptable reasons, is absent from Portugal for six consecutive months or eight non-consecutive months during the total validity period of the permit. Longer absences can be justified to AIMA and statutory exceptions may apply.

Yes. Permanent residence is generally available after at least five years as a holder of temporary residence, subject to the applicable financial, residence and criminal-record conditions. AIMA also requires proof of basic Portuguese and recognises A2-or-higher certification among the accepted forms of evidence.

Yes. For naturalisation applications under the rules effective from 19 May 2026, the general legal-residence requirement is seven years for nationals of Portuguese-speaking countries and citizens of EU Member States and ten years for nationals of other countries. Additional language/culture, civic, security, criminal-record and subsistence requirements apply. Procedures already pending on 19 May 2026 remain subject to the previous law.

The Portuguese government publishes a 60-day decision period for this residence-visa application. This is not the complete relocation timeline and does not include document preparation, appointment availability, travel or the subsequent residence-permit procedure with AIMA.