Corporate Immigration Support in Portugal
Corporate immigration support in Portugal covers the employer-side work behind hiring a non-EU candidate or transferring a manager to a Portuguese entity. We prepare the employer's document file, organise Tech Visa certification records and book appointments, and the employer or applicant submits the application.
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Who Needs Corporate Immigration Support in Portugal
- Your company plans to hire a non-EU candidate for a role in Portugal.
- Your group wants to transfer a manager, specialist or trainee to a Portuguese entity.
- Your employer is considering a highly qualified activity or EU Blue Card route.
- Your certified company needs the Tech Visa certification records and the residence application documents prepared together.
You need an individual residence route unrelated to an employer or work assignment. The service covers employer-side immigration.
What's Included in Employer-Side Immigration Support
You get a quote in writing before any work starts.
- Employer document checklist. The checklist covers the employer records, role details and work-arrangement documents that the selected route asks for.
- Candidate document checklist. A specialist lists the identity, status, qualification and experience evidence that the selected route asks for.
- Intra-company transfer records. The group relationship, assignment and candidate records for an ICT file are gathered.
- Tech Visa certification records. The employer's IAPMEI certification records are organised.
- Residence application file. A specialist prepares the document file and books appointments. The employer or the applicant submits the application.
What Your Company Needs to Provide
- Employer records
- The Portuguese entity, group structure, activity, registrations and person authorised to instruct the case.
- Role and work arrangement
- The job description, work location, proposed start, contract or assignment terms and reporting line.
- Candidate documents
- The candidate's identity, nationality, residence history and current immigration status.
- Qualifications and experience
- Degrees, professional qualifications, employment history and other evidence relevant to the proposed route.
- Group-transfer evidence
- The sending and host entities, corporate relationship, prior employment and assignment records for an ICT application file.
- Family and Tech Visa facts
- Accompanying-family details and the employer's IAPMEI certification records where either issue is part of the engagement.
How Corporate Immigration in Portugal Works
The employer and candidate document checklists and the Tech Visa records the employer holds are prepared. The employer or the applicant submits the application to the competent authority.
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Employer, candidate and role intake
The details of the Portuguese employer, candidate, proposed work and available supporting records are collected.
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Employer-evidence preparation
Your company provides the entity, role, contract, group and certification records required for the selected route.
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Candidate-document preparation
Your candidate provides the identity, status, qualification and experience evidence required for the selected route.
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IAPMEI certification records
The employer's certification records are organised when Tech Visa applies.
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Document file and appointment booking
A specialist prepares the document file and books appointments. The employer or the applicant submits the application.
Timing and Possible Delays
Set by the route and case facts
Timing follows the selected route, employer evidence, candidate documents and the applicable AIMA or IAPMEI procedure.
What delays it
The work takes longer when qualifications, contracts, group records, immigration history, certifications or family documents are incomplete.
What to prepare now
Your company gathers the employer, role, candidate, qualification, group-transfer, family and certification records before the work begins.
Employer Evidence, Candidate Records and Submission
Separate employer and candidate records
Your company keeps the entity, role, contract and group evidence apart from the candidate’s identity, status and qualifications. This separation shows which missing document belongs to the employer and which belongs to the candidate before the application file is prepared.
Who submits the application
A residence application is submitted by the applicant. An employer may submit it for work routes (Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007, art. 51(3)(c)), and a lawyer or solicitador may also submit it (art. 51). A specialist prepares the employer’s document file. The specialist does not submit the application.
Set out your company's hiring plan
Describe the employer, candidate, role, qualifications, proposed start and any intra-group transfer or Tech Visa issue.
Common questions
Which work-residence route applies to an international hire?
What is Portugal's highly qualified activity route?
What is an intra-company transfer?
Is the EU Blue Card the same as every highly qualified route?
What is Tech Visa in Portugal?
Does IAPMEI certification decide the candidate's residence case?
Does a corporate immigration case include family members?
Which documents does the employer provide?
When should an employer prepare the immigration file?
Who submits my company's corporate immigration application?
What to Expect From the Service
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One point of contact for the whole case
The document file has one contact from intake to submission.
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English or Portuguese.
English or Portuguese, whichever you are most comfortable in.
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A quote in writing before work starts.
You get a quote in writing before any work starts. You are told plainly if your case is outside the service.
What clients say about working with our founding team
Reviews from clients who worked with our founding team at their previous firm.
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Samuel T. Google review, c. 2024 “I decided to partner with [the firm] for the establishment of multiple subsidiary companies in different jurisdictions. The entire process was streamlined and I felt well-supported throughout. I continue to collaborate with them in these countries and would highly recommend their services!”
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Joseph V. Google review, c. 2016 “Our company has used the services of [the firm] for the purpose of conducting a thorough Due Diligence on a number of mining titles, the preparation of complicated, cross jurisdictional purchase contracts as well as the incorporation of a local subsidiary... All work was completed to a high standard, on budget and on time.”
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Joe M. Google review, c. 2022 “Expanding our operations in Colombia has been challenging to say the least... Their years of experience, professionalism and most importantly their patience(!) have been vital to our success... [They] honestly feel like an extension of our team.”
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Amy D. Google review, c. 2019 “The team at [the firm's Ecuador office] has helped streamline our accounting and other administrative tasks flawlessly between two countries and between staff and vendors in multiple locations... Highly recommended.”
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Kunal D. Google review, c. 2022 “[The founder and the team] have always demonstrated a prudent, distinct and rapid ways of resolving issues and can tailor the needs as per our requirements... Their quick and error free approach has been instrumental.”
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Julian A. Google review, c. 2022 “I emailed them and it was not more than a couple of hours when they emailed me back... I cannot be more satisfied with how [the firm] handled the process of registering my business in the country.”
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George T. Google review, c. 2016 “The team is knowledgable, experienced and extremely professional, whilst being very approachable and friendly. If you want to do business in Mexico, there is no one better, in my opinion.”
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Priscila O. Google review, c. 2024 “The group is fantastic! Contact [the founder] and the group if you require assistance with the incorporation of your small business!!!”
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Christopher W. Google review, c. 2015 “I was pleased to find all the staff that worked with us to be not only attentive and responsive, but aware of our specific needs. Although we were unable to proceed due to our own financial situation, it did not stop [the firm], and more specifically... [the founder], from trying to find ways to make the effort work.”
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Hassan J. Google review, c. 2024 “Very much appreciated the opportunity to speak directly with [the founder] when I reached out. The information provided was clear and in contact. Highly recommended!!!”
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Simon T. Google review, c. 2020 “A great service. Very efficient. [The founder] was professional and organised everything we needed”
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Janete C. Google review, c. 2024 “Thanks for everything... An excellent experience and highly recommended!!!”
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Sean W. Google review, c. 2025 “[The founder] and Team [at the firm] provided our company quick, accurate & relevant advice to our company for a proposal in Costa Rica. Recommend their services to anyone...”
Text in [brackets] replaces names used in the reviews. The original reviews are on Google.
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