Visa Startup Program

The Office of the Ministry of Economy announced the approval of the Startup Visa program. This is one of the initiatives to be implemented by the Government under the Startup Portugal Program, which also comprises a package of measures aimed at boosting entrepreneurship in Portugal and attract investment, talent and innovation capacity.

The Startup Visa measure will allow the fast granting of residency visas to third-country entrepreneurs who intend to establish innovative businesses in Portugal through investment and creation of qualified employment, thus allowing them to create or move their startups to Portugal.

To this end, the Government expects these companies to join the incubators of the Startup Portugal network, thus benefiting from the incentives and support granted under the Startup Portugal Program.