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What our Dubai and Lisbon teams do with you on your Portugal D2 visa application.
Entrepreneurs who want to invest in Portugal and independent professionals. Entrepreneurs show that they have made an investment, or that they have funds available in Portugal and intend to invest there, or that they run an innovative project in a certified incubator. Independent professionals show a contract or written proposal for services and, where required, that they are qualified to practise.
The law sets no fixed minimum amount. What matters is credible evidence of the investment or business activity, plus means of subsistence, which use Portugal's minimum wage (€920 a month in 2026) as the benchmark.
Yes. Portugal national visas for UAE residents are handled exclusively by VFS Global, at visa application centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and decided by the Embassy of Portugal in Abu Dhabi. You attend in person to submit your file and give biometrics.
UAE-issued documents, such as a UAE police clearance certificate, are first attested by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then legalised by the Embassy of Portugal in Abu Dhabi, because the UAE is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. Documents from a country that is a party (the UK or India, for example) normally carry that country's apostille instead.
A residence visa is valid for two entries and lets you stay in Portugal for four months, during which you request your residence permit from AIMA, the Portuguese migration agency. Family members can apply for their residence visas at the same time as you.
Official sources: Lei n.º 23/2007 (Foreigners Act), consolidated text, arts. 58, 60 and 61-B (PGD Lisboa) · MNE Vistos, Means of subsistence · DGERT, Minimum monthly wage for 2026 (€920, Decreto-Lei 139/2025) · Embassy of Portugal in the UAE, Visas · VFS Global, Portugal visa application centres in the UAE · MNE Vistos, Residency: necessary documentation · UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Attestation of official documents · Embassy of Portugal in the UAE, Certification of documents · HCCH, Apostille Convention (contracting parties) · MNE Vistos, Residence visa issued without an appointment at AIMA
Information last reviewed October 2026. Rules and figures change, so we confirm what applies to you in your complimentary assessment.
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