Passive Income Visa (D7)
🇵🇹 Portugal visas · Retirement
What it is
Portugal's most popular route for retirees. No work requirement. Access to the NHR tax regime for 10 years. Path to Portuguese citizenship after 5 years of residence.
Key facts
- Category
- Retirement
- Duration
- 2-year initial permit, renewable for 3 years. Permanent residence after 5 years.
- Processing time
- Up to 9 weeks
- Maximum validity
- 3 years
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- Indirect route
- Dependants
- Yes
- How to apply
- Mixed
- Health insurance
- Required
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (national visa fee (Order 229/2021))
- EUR 110
- Application fee (exempt from any visa fee)
- EUR 0
Key requirements
- Regular passive income of at least EUR 820 per month (pension, rental income, dividends, or investments)
- Proof of accommodation in Portugal (rental contract or property deed)
- Health insurance covering Portugal
- Criminal record certificate from your home country
Bringing family
Family per Art 99(1) may apply for accompanying residence visas simultaneously (Art 58(5)); post-arrival family reunification requires a residence permit held for at least 2 years (Art 98(1), Lei 61/2025).
Money you must show
€920/mo ×100/50/30% scale; ≥12 mo (Port.1563 Art 5(6))
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 27 July 2026.