About Portugal
Portugal offers D1 to D8 residence visas, including the D7 for passive income and the D8 for digital nomads, with a path to citizenship after 5 years.
Benefits
- Path to citizenship after 5 years
- Affordable cost of living within the EU
- CPLP agreement eases entry for Portuguese-speaking nationals
- Mild climate and high safety
Challenges
- AIMA backlogs and long appointment queues
- Pressured housing market in Lisbon and Porto
- Low local salaries