visto de procura de trabalho
Published 8 November 2026, 22:47
visto para procura de trabalho
A visa that let people enter the country to look for work: they found a job on the spot and applied for a residence permit with an employment contract. Since 23 October 2025 consulates have not accepted applications for it. The law (Lei n.º 61/2025) replaced it with a visa for seeking qualified work, valid for 120 days, extendable by another 60, and only for professions on the government's list. As of October 2026 there is still no list, and it is not yet possible to apply.
Where you come across it. The Portuguese Foreign Ministry's visa website, and conversations about how to move before you have an employer.
Anyone now selling this visa is selling something that does not exist. Once the new visa opens: if you have not found work within its validity period, you have to leave, and you can only apply again after a year.