D2 Work & Entrepreneur Visa in Portugal
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Service Details
D2 Work & Entrepreneur Visa
Available in the following locations: Lisboa, Lisbon, Portimao, Porto, Viseu
* If your local town is not listed, a lawyer from our nearest office will be happy to assist you.
Who Is This Service For?
Unlike similar schemes in other EU Countries, the Entrepeneur’s business start-up visa (D2) is accessible to most.
There is no minimum amount of investment specified nor is there a restriction on the type of business that may be set-up – it could be a shop, bar or restaurant. That said, your business plan will need to be approved before the visa may be issued.
Indeed, if you have an existing business, you may set-up a branch or move the entire business to Portugal.
Typical options would be a limited company or self-employment. This, of course, would mean becoming subject to Portugal’s corporation and income tax environment.
The visa is issued for an initial period of 1-year, renewable for 2-year periods.
Procedure
If you travel to Portugal on a tourist visa under the standard tourist visa for 90 days, you can get residence by working in Portugal.The employment options include:
- You can be employed by a Portuguese company.
- You can start s self-employed business
- You can incorporate your own company and work as an employee for it.
If you have a job working remotely from other countries and still want to live in Portugal, then you can become self-employed in Portugal, providing services to the company that you formerly worked for and pay Portuguese taxes as a resident.
Another potential option that could be interesting for those who don't wish to set-up a business but want to purchase a house in Portugal as an investment. You can create a company that manages an Airbnb in that house and be employed by the company as a manager of the business. As a result you would get the benefit of a property investment as well as an income as well as obtaining residency!
In all this options, depending on the work that you do, you can benefit from NHR statute, witch means that you can pay less taxes in Portugal than other countries.
What Does This Service Consist Of?
- An initial discussion with lawyers highly experienced in making successful applications for residency visas based on an innovative business start-up
- A business plan or application for a D2 visa is prepared, and all other documents required for a successful application are assembled under the guidance of your lawyer
- Assistance and advice on the documentation required and completing the to ensure the application(s) is/are approved
- Assistance upon arrival with obtaining foreign residency cards
- Advice and assistance on setting-up the business, registration with the Portuguese commercial registry, tax and social security agencies.
- Employment law services to ensure that employee contracts and conditions are dealt with in a manner consistent with Portuguese health and safety and employment law
- Ongoing tax, accounting and payroll services to help with the compliance aspects of your business are also available upon request
Free Support Services Included
When combined with the free and innovative Advocate Abroad support services you can be sure that you are obtaining completely transparent legal services from registered and regulated English-speaking lawyers abroad.These support services include:
- Verification of the regulatory status of your professional.
- Fees as recommended by the Local Professional Body
- Fees specified in advance and legally guaranteed.
- Service levels agreed in advance and guaranteed.
- All professionals must hold professional indemnity insurance.
- Professionals' proficiency in English monitored.
- Continuous quality controls and reviews.
Why choose Advocate Abroad?
Our Lawyers
Barbara has spent her legal career specialising in assisting foreign clients who wish to relocate to Portugal. Accordingly she is an expert on all areas related to immigration, property matters as well as the tax implications for those who wish to simply emigrate to Portugal as well as those who wish to set-up businesses here. Barbara is fully registered and regulated by the Portuguese Bar Association and speaks English fluently.
Diana is a lawyer whose areas of expertise encompass tax planning, company set-up, immigration and property matters. While Diana spent her early life in China, she is originally from Oporto, Portugal. She returned and graduated from the University of Coimbra. Diana has participated in various M&A transactions, having gained a broad understanding in cross-border corporate matters. She works alongside UK, Portugal, France, Germany and many countries in Africa in cross-border contracts for fiscal optimisation.
Cases completed 19
Elsa has been running a private legal practice since 2004, assisting both national and international clients in civil and business legal matters. In a... Read More
Elsa has been running a private legal practice since 2004, assisting both national and international clients in civil and business legal matters. In addition to her primary law degree, Elsa later obtained a Master’s Degree at the University of Austin, in the United States, with a postgraduate doctorate in international trade as well as mediation, arbitration and negotiation.
Customer Reviews
Erika Samis
Mar, 08 2023
Cases completed 47
Laura is a registered lawyer with the Bar Association of Portugal. Coming from a family background of lawyers, Laura has learned quickly the value of ... Read More
Laura is a registered lawyer with the Bar Association of Portugal. Coming from a family background of lawyers, Laura has learned quickly the value of in-depth knowledge and expertise in a restricted number of legal fields. She specialises in matters of property law, family law as well as criminal law and immigration matters.
Customer Reviews
Joseph Costa, U.S.
Aug, 16 2021
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Pedro Castro, London
Oct, 01 2020
Lawyer, partner of the law firm Gaia & Martins based in Portugal, with focus on immigration law, nationalities and real estate investments.
Cases completed 87
Tiago has 10+ years of practice experience, having qualified in both Portuguese and Brazilian jurisdictions. He believes in the overarching importance... Read More
Tiago has 10+ years of practice experience, having qualified in both Portuguese and Brazilian jurisdictions. He believes in the overarching importance of providing effective and creative solutions to business and individual clients alike.
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