{
  "slug": "visas",
  "title": "National Residence Visas",
  "description": "Portugal’s national residence visas in 2026 (D1–D8, job-seeker, ARI/Golden Visa): legal basis, purpose, key conditions and the 2026 income thresholds — each anchored to IAS, the minimum wage and the means-of-subsistence scale, dated and sourced.",
  "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
  "url": "https://www.growinportugal.com/data/visas",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "visa-anchors-2026",
      "heading": "2026 Anchor Values (IAS, Minimum Wage, Means of Subsistence)",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "anchor-ias-2026",
          "label": "IAS 2026 (Indexante dos Apoios Sociais)",
          "value": "€537.13 per month.",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Portaria n.º 480-A/2025/1, de 30 dezembro, Art. 2.º",
          "source": "https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2025/12/25001/0000200002.pdf",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Portaria n.º 480-A/2025/1",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "DR detail page: https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/portaria/480-a-2025-993056222"
        },
        {
          "id": "anchor-rmmg-2026",
          "label": "Minimum wage (RMMG) 2026 — mainland",
          "value": "€920.00 per month.",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025, de 29 dezembro (in force 2026-01-01)",
          "source": "https://www.dgert.gov.pt/retribuicao-minima-mensal-garantida-para-2026",
          "sourceName": "DGERT — Retribuição Mínima Mensal Garantida 2026",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "Autonomous regions: Açores €966/month; Madeira €968/month."
        },
        {
          "id": "anchor-subsistence-rule",
          "label": "Means of subsistence — reference scale",
          "value": "Based on the RMMG net of Social Security: 1st adult 100% = €920/month; each additional adult 50% = €460/month; each minor (<18) / dependent adult child 30% = €276/month.",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Portaria n.º 1563/2007",
          "source": "https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais/documentacao-instrutoria/meios-de-subsistencia",
          "sourceName": "MNE Vistos / AIMA — Meios de subsistência",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "Portaria n.º 1563/2007 remains operative per AIMA (aima.gov.pt/pt/temas-transversais/meios-de-subsistencia)."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-legal-basis",
      "heading": "Legal Basis — Article Map (Lei 23/2007)",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-basis-d1",
          "label": "D1 — Subordinate work",
          "value": "Visa Art. 59.º → residence permit Art. 88.º.",
          "legalRef": "Arts. 59.º, 88.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-basis-d2",
          "label": "D2 — Entrepreneur / self-employed",
          "value": "Visa Art. 60.º → residence permit Art. 89.º.",
          "legalRef": "Arts. 60.º, 89.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-basis-d3",
          "label": "D3 — Highly qualified / teaching / cultural",
          "value": "Visa Arts. 61.º and 61.º-A → residence permit Art. 90.º. EU Blue Card: Arts. 121.º-A a 121.º-N (Subsecção VII).",
          "legalRef": "Arts. 61.º, 61.º-A, 90.º; Arts. 121.º-A a 121.º-N, Lei 23/2007 (Lei 53/2023, Directiva (UE) 2021/1883)",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-basis-d4",
          "label": "D4 — Study / research / exchange / traineeship / volunteering",
          "value": "Visa Art. 62.º.",
          "legalRef": "Art. 62.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-basis-d6",
          "label": "D6 — Family reunification",
          "value": "Visa Art. 64.º; right Art. 98.º, conditions Art. 101.º, application Art. 103.º.",
          "legalRef": "Arts. 64.º, 98.º, 101.º, 103.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-basis-d7",
          "label": "D7 — Passive income / pensioners / religious",
          "value": "General residence visa Art. 58.º with the general conditions of Art. 52.º.",
          "legalRef": "Arts. 58.º, 52.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-basis-d8",
          "label": "D8 — Digital nomad",
          "value": "Visa Art. 61.º-B (added by Lei 18/2022, in force 2022-10-30); operational rules Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022.",
          "legalRef": "Art. 61.º-B, Lei 23/2007 (Lei 18/2022); Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-basis-jobseeker",
          "label": "Job-seeker visa",
          "value": "Visto para procura de trabalho qualificado — Art. 57.º-A.",
          "legalRef": "Art. 57.º-A, Lei 23/2007 (Lei 61/2025)",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-basis-ari",
          "label": "ARI / Golden Visa",
          "value": "Residence permit for investment Art. 90.º-A; qualifying investment defined in Art. 3.º n.º 1 al. d).",
          "legalRef": "Art. 90.º-A; Art. 3.º n.º 1 al. d), Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-general-mechanics",
      "heading": "Residence-Type National Visa — General Mechanics",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-general-validity",
          "label": "Residence-type national visa — validity",
          "value": "Valid for 2 entries and 4 months; within that period the holder travels to Portugal and obtains the residence permit (título de residência) at AIMA.",
          "legalRef": "Lei 23/2007 (texto consolidado); Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-general-decision",
          "label": "Residence permit — decision deadline",
          "value": "AIMA decision deadline: 60 days.",
          "unit": "days",
          "legalRef": "Lei 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-d1",
      "heading": "D1 — Subordinate Work",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-d1-purpose",
          "label": "D1 — Purpose & path",
          "value": "National residence visa for subordinate (employed) work. Visa granted under Art. 59.º; the residence permit is then granted at AIMA under Art. 88.º.",
          "legalRef": "Art. 59.º (visa) → Art. 88.º (permit), Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "D1 is the consular vignette code (Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007), mapped here to its statutory article in Lei 23/2007."
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-d1-subsistence",
          "label": "D1 — Means of subsistence",
          "value": "≥ 100% of the RMMG — €920/month (2026).",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Portaria n.º 1563/2007; Art. 59.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais/documentacao-instrutoria/meios-de-subsistencia",
          "sourceName": "MNE Vistos / AIMA — Meios de subsistência",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-d1-conditions",
          "label": "D1 — Key conditions",
          "value": "Work contract or promise of a work contract; means of subsistence; criminal-record clearance; valid travel/health insurance.",
          "legalRef": "Art. 59.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "PARTIAL: basis, path and subsistence are verified; the exact documentary checklist is not transcribed verbatim from a primary source."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-d2",
      "heading": "D2 — Entrepreneur / Self-Employed",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-d2-purpose",
          "label": "D2 — Purpose & path",
          "value": "National residence visa for entrepreneurs and independent (self-employed) professionals. Visa granted under Art. 60.º; the residence permit is then granted at AIMA under Art. 89.º.",
          "legalRef": "Art. 60.º (visa) → Art. 89.º (permit), Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "D2 is the consular vignette code (Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007), mapped here to its statutory article in Lei 23/2007."
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-d2-subsistence",
          "label": "D2 — Means of subsistence",
          "value": "≥ 100% of the RMMG — €920/month (2026).",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Portaria n.º 1563/2007; Art. 60.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais/documentacao-instrutoria/meios-de-subsistencia",
          "sourceName": "MNE Vistos / AIMA — Meios de subsistência",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-d2-conditions",
          "label": "D2 — Key conditions",
          "value": "A services or company contract (or a proposal thereof) or evidence of investment; professional qualification or registration where required for the activity; means of subsistence.",
          "legalRef": "Art. 60.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "PARTIAL: basis and path are verified; the exact documentary checklist is not transcribed verbatim from a primary source."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-d3",
      "heading": "D3 — Highly Qualified / EU Blue Card",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-d3-purpose",
          "label": "D3 — Purpose & path",
          "value": "National residence visa for highly qualified activity, teaching or cultural activity. Visa granted under Arts. 61.º and 61.º-A; the residence permit is then granted at AIMA under Art. 90.º.",
          "legalRef": "Arts. 61.º, 61.º-A (visa) → Art. 90.º (permit), Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "D3 is the consular vignette code (Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007), mapped here to its statutory articles in Lei 23/2007."
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-d3-bluecard",
          "label": "D3 / EU Blue Card — salary threshold",
          "value": "Set by regulation as a multiple of the national average salary; a precise 2026 euro figure is not confirmed here.",
          "legalRef": "Arts. 121.º-A a 121.º-N (Subsecção VII), Lei 23/2007 (Lei 53/2023, transpõe Directiva (UE) 2021/1883)",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "UNVERIFIED (2026): the EU Blue Card salary threshold is a multiple of the national average salary set by regulation. We do not assert a 2026 euro figure pending confirmation."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-d4",
      "heading": "D4 — Study, Research & Training",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-d4-purpose",
          "label": "D4 — Purpose",
          "value": "National residence visa for study, research, student exchange, traineeship or volunteering. Visa granted under Art. 62.º.",
          "legalRef": "Art. 62.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "D4 is the consular vignette code (Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007), mapped here to its statutory article in Lei 23/2007."
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-d4-subsistence",
          "label": "D4 — Means of subsistence",
          "value": "Per Portaria n.º 1563/2007 — €920/month reference; scholarships and grants count towards the requirement.",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Portaria n.º 1563/2007; Art. 62.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais/documentacao-instrutoria/meios-de-subsistencia",
          "sourceName": "MNE Vistos / AIMA — Meios de subsistência",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "PARTIAL: basis and path are verified; the exact documentary checklist is not transcribed verbatim from a primary source."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-d6",
      "heading": "D6 — Family Reunification",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-d6-purpose",
          "label": "D6 — Purpose & path",
          "value": "National residence visa for family reunification with a resident. Visa granted under Art. 64.º, exercising the right to family reunification (Art. 98.º), subject to the conditions of Art. 101.º and the application procedure of Art. 103.º.",
          "legalRef": "Arts. 64.º, 98.º, 101.º, 103.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "D6 is the consular vignette code (Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007), mapped here to its statutory articles in Lei 23/2007."
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-d6-subsistence",
          "label": "D6 — Household means of subsistence",
          "value": "€920/month for the first adult, +€460/month for each additional adult, and +€276/month for each minor / dependent (2026).",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Portaria n.º 1563/2007; Art. 101.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais/documentacao-instrutoria/meios-de-subsistencia",
          "sourceName": "MNE Vistos / AIMA — Meios de subsistência",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-d7",
      "heading": "D7 — Passive Income, Pensioners & Religious",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-d7-purpose",
          "label": "D7 — Purpose",
          "value": "General national residence visa for retirees, religious workers and people living on their own (passive) income — \"Fixação de residência de reformados, religiosos e pessoas que vivam de rendimentos\". Granted under the general Art. 58.º with the general conditions of Art. 52.º.",
          "legalRef": "Arts. 58.º, 52.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "D7 is the consular vignette code (Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007); the MNE subtype label is quoted above."
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-d7-subsistence",
          "label": "D7 — Means of subsistence",
          "value": "≥ 100% of the RMMG for the main applicant — €920/month (≈ €11,040/year); +50% (€460/month) per additional adult and +30% (€276/month) per minor / dependent.",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Portaria n.º 1563/2007; Art. 52.º, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais/documentacao-instrutoria/meios-de-subsistencia",
          "sourceName": "MNE Vistos / AIMA — Meios de subsistência",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "PARTIAL on any figure above 100% RMMG: there is no separate higher statutory D7 multiplier — the commonly cited \"12× minimum wage per year\" equals 100% RMMG/month. Any passive-income evidentiary bar above 100% RMMG is assessed case-by-case by AIMA / the consulate."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-d8",
      "heading": "D8 — Digital Nomad",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-d8-purpose",
          "label": "D8 — Purpose & basis",
          "value": "National residence visa for remote work performed for an employer or clients based outside Portugal (digital nomad). Introduced by Art. 61.º-B (added by Lei 18/2022, in force 2022-10-30); operational rules in Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022, de 30 setembro (amending Decreto Regulamentar 84/2007).",
          "legalRef": "Art. 61.º-B, Lei 23/2007 (Lei 18/2022); Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-d8-threshold",
          "label": "D8 — Income threshold",
          "value": "Average monthly income ≥ 4× the RMMG = €3,680/month (2026).",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022; Art. 61.º-B, Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais",
          "sourceName": "MNE Vistos — vistos nacionais",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "PARTIAL: the 4×-RMMG rule is from the regulatory decree (Decreto Regulamentar n.º 4/2022) confirmed via secondary reporting, not read verbatim from the primary text; €3,680 is computed from the verified €920 RMMG anchor (4 × €920)."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-jobseeker",
      "heading": "Job-Seeker Visa (Art. 57.º-A)",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-jobseeker-status",
          "label": "Job-seeker visa — status (2026)",
          "value": "\"Visto para procura de trabalho qualificado\" under Art. 57.º-A (renamed/narrowed to \"qualificado\" by Lei 61/2025, 2025-10-22). Per the MNE, it is NOT YET AVAILABLE at consular posts, awaiting regulation of Art. 57.º-A.",
          "legalRef": "Art. 57.º-A, Lei 23/2007 (Lei 61/2025)",
          "source": "https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais/documentacao-instrutoria/procura-de-trabalho",
          "sourceName": "MNE Vistos — procura de trabalho",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "monthly",
          "notes": "Duration / extension UNVERIFIED (2026): the earlier 120 + 60-day figures are superseded and pending regulation, so no current duration is stated. Verified: it is Art. 57.º-A, now \"qualificado\", and not operational."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "visa-ari",
      "heading": "ARI / Golden Visa (Art. 90.º-A)",
      "facts": [
        {
          "id": "visa-ari-basis",
          "label": "ARI / Golden Visa — basis & validity",
          "value": "Residence permit for investment activity (ARI) under Art. 90.º-A; qualifying investment defined in Art. 3.º n.º 1 al. d). The residence permit is renewable in successive 2-year periods (minimum 5-year hold to qualify).",
          "legalRef": "Art. 90.º-A; Art. 3.º n.º 1 al. d), Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "Last option-list amendment: Lei 56/2023 (\"Mais Habitação\", 2023-10-06). Art. 90.º-A and Art. 3.º(1)(d) read verbatim from the DR consolidated text."
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-ari-removed",
          "label": "ARI — removed investment routes",
          "value": "Revoked by Lei 56/2023: real-estate purchase; real-estate investment funds; and the pure €1,000,000 / €350,000 capital-transfer routes.",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Art. 90.º-A, Lei 23/2007 (Lei 56/2023)",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly"
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-ari-surviving",
          "label": "ARI — surviving investment routes",
          "value": "(a) create ≥10 jobs; (b) ≥€500,000 into R&D in the national science system; (c) ≥€250,000 into artistic production / national cultural-heritage recovery; (d) ≥€500,000 into qualifying Portuguese investment / venture-capital funds (maturity ≥5 years, ≥60% invested in PT-headquartered companies); (e) ≥€500,000 to incorporate a company creating 5 permanent jobs, or to reinforce an existing Portuguese company’s capital creating/maintaining ≥5 permanent jobs for ≥3 years.",
          "unit": "EUR",
          "legalRef": "Art. 90.º-A; Art. 3.º n.º 1 al. d), Lei 23/2007",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "One duplicate fund sub-item in the consolidated text was margin-clipped — treat the exact wording as PARTIAL, but the €500k / ≥5-year / ≥60% fund route is confirmed."
        },
        {
          "id": "visa-ari-fees",
          "label": "ARI — official fees",
          "value": "ARI grant, renewal and permanent-grant fees are published in the AIMA Fees dataset (Portaria n.º 307/2023) — see /data/aima-fees.",
          "legalRef": "Art. 90.º-A, Lei 23/2007; Portaria n.º 307/2023",
          "source": "https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445",
          "sourceName": "Diário da República — Lei n.º 23/2007 (texto consolidado)",
          "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
          "reviewCadence": "quarterly",
          "notes": "Fee amounts are maintained once in data/gov/aima.ts (grant €8,418.90; renewal €4,210.30; permanent grant €11,786.70) — not duplicated here."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}