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Guide: Startup residence permit under the article 89.4 🇵🇹

  • 🚀 Application basis: a good idea is enough, you don't have to present a working business
  • 📄 Apply from: you can apply from withtin Portugal under the article 89.4
  • 🤑 Revenue: potential turnover and/or asset value €325,000+ euros per year after 5 years
  • Education: at least a bachelor's degree is required for all startup founders
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A startup visa for Portugal (Article 89.4) is an easy way to move here with your team, even if you have just an idea for a startup.

Moreover, it is better to have an idea rather than a working business - then the process of obtaining a residence permit with a startup visa will be faster. In the first year after obtaining a residence permit, you have to open a company. If something went wrong, you can extend this period twice.

💡 Applications submitted without a resident visa must provide proof of legal entry and stay in Portugal.
Main requirements

✅ You have an idea for a startup in any business area
✅ You can show 5800€ in your account (Social Support Index x12)
✅ You have at least a bachelor's degree
✅ You are older than 18 years
✅ You should be supported by one of the local business incubators
✅ You have to show growth capacity for 5 years
✅ You can apply in the country of citizenship, residence or inside Portugal

Top tips and lifehacks
  • Describe your project's scalability and willingness to grow in the European and global market
  • Demonstrate that you will create jobs for Portuguese people
  • Highlight your innovation. You are unlikely to get an OK from IAPMEI with a café or beauty salon project.
  • Add your wife/husband as cofounder so you don't have to bother with reunification
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Check-list for StartUp application in your country consulate or visa centre

  • Make an appointment
  • International passport
  • Proof of regular incomes (like here)
  • Portuguese account statement
  • Confirmation of a place to live in Portugal for a year
  • Criminal record from your country
  • Minimum 120 days insurance for 30K+ euros
  • Airplane ticket booking
  • Motivation letter
Do you still have questions? Feel free to ask us.

What does a typical process looks like

1

Fill out the Startup Portugal form

Fill out the form and wait for approval from the incubator.

2

Get IAPMEI approval

You need to prepare the documents according to the list and upload them online on IAPMEI website.

3

Make an appointment to apply for a residence permit

SEF reviews applications and invites you for an interview. You can also apply at the consulate in your country.

4

Wait your residence card

Wait, on average, 2-3 weeks until the ID card arrives at your address. But sometimes it can take up to 3 months.

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