Job seeker visa
The Portugal Job seeker visa permit allows foreign residents to enter and stay in Portugal for up to 120 days (4 months):
- To look for work, authorizing them to engage in dependent employment, until the visa expires, or the residence permit is granted.
- It can be extended for a further 60 days and allows only one entry into Portugal.
- If you manage to find work during this period, you have the right to apply for a residence permit (under the terms of Article 77).
- Once the work visa has expired without an official employment relationship having been established, the visa holder must leave the country.
- In these situations, you can only reapply for a new visa for this purpose one year after the expiry of the previous visa.
Job Seeker visa benefits
- This visa is useful if you prefer to be physically present in the country to look for job offers and attend interviews.
- You don’t need a job offer before you go to the country.
- Easier process.
- Gives you a more realistic perception of life and work in the country.
- It’s a hybrid – it starts out as a temporary visa, but can become a residence visa if you get an employment contract.