# D7 and D8 Visa Thresholds Set to Rise Toward €970/Month in 2027

> Portugal's proposed €970 minimum wage for 2027 will push D7 and D8 visa income and savings thresholds higher. Here's what applicants should budget.

- Source: https://www.growinportugal.com/news/d7-and-d8-visa-income-thresholds-projected-to-climb-toward-9-2026-10-14
- Publisher: GrowIN Portugal (https://www.growinportugal.com)
- Published: 2026-10-14
- Last reviewed: 2026-10-14
- Language: en

> **Key figures — as of 2026-10-14:** Portugal's 2027 minimum wage proposed at **€970/month**, up €50 (+5.4%) from €920 in 2026 — confirmed in the State Budget proposal (OE2027) delivered to Parliament on 8 October 2026 — on a trajectory toward **€1,020 in 2028** and a legislature target of **€1,100 by 2029**; the D8 Digital Nomad Visa income floor (4× minimum wage) would rise from roughly €3,680/month to about **€3,880/month**, with savings proof climbing toward **€11,640**.

## The headline number, and why visa applicants should care

Portugal's government has put a hard figure on next year's minimum wage: **€970 a month**, confirmed in the report accompanying the 2027 State Budget proposal submitted to Parliament on 8 October 2026. The budget proposal confirms an agreed increase of 50 euros in minimum wage, from 920 to 970 euros in 2027. That's not just a payroll story for Portuguese workers — it's the number that quietly sets the bar for thousands of foreigners applying for Portugal's two most popular residency routes, the D7 passive-income visa and the D8 digital nomad visa.

Both visas peg their income requirements to the national minimum wage (*Retribuição Mínima Mensal Garantida*, or RMMG), which AIMA and Portuguese consulates use as the baseline for "sufficient means of subsistence." When the RMMG goes up, so does the amount applicants must prove they earn or hold in savings. The jump isn't finalised law yet — the €970 figure still isn't formally approved for 2027; the increase depends on a decree-law being published in the Official Gazette — but after a tripartite agreement, a government budget proposal, and a labour minister publicly ruling out going lower, it's about as close to certain as pre-decree figures get in Portugal.

## How the numbers move

The mechanism is straightforward once you know the multiples AIMA applies:

- **D7 visa** (passive income, retirees, remote employees on foreign payroll): the minimum threshold tracks the national minimum wage directly. At €920 today, that's roughly the floor; at a confirmed €970, the D7 minimum income requirement would rise in lockstep — almost the same figure as the new minimum wage itself.
- **D8 Digital Nomad Visa**: the main applicant must show income of **4× the minimum wage**. At €920 that's €3,680/month; at €970 that becomes **€3,880/month**. Savings requirements, set at roughly 12× the minimum wage, would climb from about €11,040 to around **€11,640**.

That's GrowIN's own extrapolation applying the existing D7/D8 multiples to the proposed 2027 figure — AIMA has not yet published updated 2027 thresholds, and applicants should treat these as projections pending the official decree-law and any subsequent AIMA guidance.

## The family-of-four impact — GrowIN's calculation

Here's where the ripple effect becomes real money. D8 rules add **+50% of the base threshold for a spouse** and **+30% per dependent child**. Run that for a couple with two children under the 2026 figures and the combined household income requirement is €7,728/month (€3,680 base + €1,840 spouse + €2,208 for two children). Apply the same formula to the proposed €970 minimum wage and the same family would need to show **€8,148/month** — a jump of **€420 a month, or roughly €5,040 a year**, purely from the wage-indexing mechanism, before any cost-of-living increase is even factored in. For applicants assembling bank statements and employment contracts months in advance, that's not a rounding error.

"Portugal's visa thresholds rise automatically with the minimum wage, so every budget season is effectively immigration policy too," says GrowIN Portugal Editorial.

## What's actually driving this

The €970 figure sits inside a wider wage path agreed well before this budget cycle. The tripartite agreement on wage growth and economic expansion for 2025–2028, signed in October 2024, projected annual increases of €50 to reach €1,020 by 2028. After the May 2025 election, the government set a new target of a guaranteed minimum wage reaching €1,100 by 2029. Unions aren't satisfied: the CGTP wants €1,100 already in 2027, while the UGT is pushing for a figure above €1,000, arguing inflation has outpaced the original schedule. The labour minister has said any revision beyond €970 would require a fresh three-way agreement between government, unions and employers — so a higher number isn't off the table, but it's not the current plan either.

## Practical implications for applicants

Anyone currently assembling a D7 or D8 application for late 2026 or 2027 should budget with margin rather than cutting it close to today's €920-based figures. Consulates and AIMA typically apply the threshold in force at the time of application or renewal, not the one in force when you first researched the visa. If your income sits just above the 2026 minimum, it may fall short once the 2027 figures take effect — likely from 1 January, pending the formal decree. Savings-based applicants relying on the roughly €11,040 D8 buffer should plan toward €11,600–€11,700 instead. Renewal applicants matter too: AIMA assesses continued eligibility at renewal, so a visa approved on 2026 figures doesn't guarantee against a higher bar coming due at the next renewal cycle under 2027 or 2028 rules.

## What to watch next

The decree-law formalising the €970 figure is expected by December 2026, following the usual pattern of publication ahead of a 1 January effective date. Worth watching alongside it: whether AIMA issues updated D7/D8 guidance reflecting the new multiples, and whether union pressure forces a higher number than currently budgeted. For the fuller picture on both visas — documents, processing times, and common pitfalls — see GrowIN's [visas](/visas/) hub.

Foreigners weighing a move to Portugal in 2027 should treat €970 as the planning baseline now, not wait for the official gazette notice to start adjusting their paperwork.

## Sources

- [The Portugal News](https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2026-10-08/portugal-to-set-minimum-wage-at-970-next-year/1097571)
- [ECO (Económico Online)](https://eco.sapo.pt/2026/10/08/governo-vai-aumentar-salario-minimo-nacional-para-970-euros-em-2027/)
- [Observador](https://observador.pt/2026/10/08/aumento-do-salario-minimo-para-970-euros-garantido-no-oe-para-2027/)
- [AIMA — Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo](https://aima.gov.pt)

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