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At a Glance
Effective February 10, 2020, the minimum monthly salary for highly-qualified Residence Visa applicants in Portugal increased to EUR 1,914 (1.5 times the average gross national salary of EUR 1,276), calculated over 14 payments, up 17.7 percent from 2019. Based on this increase, Fragomen advises employers to guarantee EUR 27,000 per year in 14 payments, up 17.4 percent from 2019.
The exchange rate at the time of publication of this alert is 1 EUR to 1.10 USD.
Reminders on other requirements
Portugal introduced significant changes to the appointment scheduling system in October 2018 to attempt to reduce processing delays, but authorities have since delayed in implementing the legal changes in practice. Fragomen expects appointment delays and queues to persist as immigration officials continue to struggle to handle the high volume of immigration applications.
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the global immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen or send an email to [email protected].