portugal talent visa

The Global Talent program targets Highly Qualified individuals who want to obtain legal residence in Portugal for an initial two-year residence permit, which is renewed for three years after that. This Global Talent program works specifically with Portuguese universities, where we provide for entrepreneurs, investors and highly skilled professionals to make an impact into existing projects hosted at the university.

The program is a private arrangement that has official sign-off from university rectors. The university relationships are constantly growing and critical for the program's long-term sustainability because of limited numbers that we can work with per university. For the legal residency, we use the legislation from the Immigration Act (REPSAE) in Portugal, our applicants can apply for the fast tracked residency, while additional obtaining an invitation letter and long term collaboration agreement from the higher institutions (Portuguese universities). 

Candidates must hold a university degree or have at least ten years of experience as a successful entrepreneur, investor, skilled professional or corporate executive. The program connects the applicants with the Universities and provides high-impact value to R&D projects or promotes and grows entrepreneurship activities.  

The Global Talent program allows the applicant to obtain all necessary documents for the fast-tracked issuance and renewal of residency. The program is not available to everyone as we are limited to the number of truly talented individuals that we collaborate with.