HIGHLY
QUALIFIED
PROFESSIONALS
Highly Qualified Professionals
If you are a highly qualified expert in your field seeking to obtain residency in Portugal based on your skills and qualifications, the Portuguese D3 Visa could be an excellent option to consider.
The European Commission considers a highly qualified activity as being exercised by professionals falling mainly into two groups: management positions and experts in intellectual and scientific activities, as in:
Position as a professor in any Portuguese education institution
Highly qualified activity with a work contract or self-employed contract
Management and leadership positions with a work contract or promise of work contract by a Portuguese company
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Cultural activity with a work contract or a self-employed contract of relevance to the country and recognized by the Government member responsible for national culture
IT professionals with a Tech Visa issued by a Portuguese company certified by IAPMEI - Portuguese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation