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IFICI Eligibility Assessment

A written verdict on whether, and how, you can qualify for IFICI — the first step before any filing.

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Overview

A written verdict on your IFICI eligibility, before you commit to anything. We check the entrant gates, work out which qualifying pathway fits you and which authority certifies it, model your 20% tax outcome, and give you a clear roadmap — including whether a company needs to be structured. It is the honest first step: it tells you whether, and how, you can qualify.

  • Anyone considering IFICI who needs to know whether — and through which pathway — they can actually qualify
  • Professionals unsure which competent entity (FCT, AICEP, IAPMEI, ANI, Startup Portugal or AT) their case runs through
  • People who may need a qualifying company structured to reach eligibility
  • Cases that need the entrant gates, CPP profession and CAE activity checked before any filing

What's Included

  • The three entrant-gate checks (five-year residence, qualifying activity, no prior NHR/IFICI)
  • Identification of the viable pathway (EBF Art. 58.º-A n.º 1 a–g) and its competent entity
  • CPP highly-qualified-profession and CAE eligible-activity checks, and any company-structuring analysis
  • The 20% tax model and the 35% blacklisted-jurisdiction analysis
  • A written IFICI Eligibility & Strategy report, a qualification roadmap and a review call

Process & Timeline

  1. Intake and gate checks

    We collect your profile and run the three entrant gates, the CPP profession check and the CAE activity check against the seven pathways.

  2. We write your report

    We identify the viable pathway and competent entity, model the 20% rate (and the 35% blacklist trap), and set out a step-by-step qualification roadmap.

  3. Review call

    We walk you through the report and your options on a review call, so you know exactly whether and how to proceed.

Total TimeYour written report is typically ready within about 5–7 business days of receiving your profile and documents, followed by your review call.

Frequently Asked Questions

Because there is no submission-only route. IFICI is a certified-eligibility regime: each of the seven statutory pathways is validated by a competent entity (FCT, AICEP, IAPMEI, ANI, Startup Portugal or the AT). The assessment finds the pathway that fits you — or tells you honestly if none does.

A written verdict on whether you qualify and through which pathway, the competent entity involved, the entrant-gate, CPP and CAE checks, any company structuring needed, the 20% (and 35% blacklist) tax picture, and a step-by-step qualification roadmap — plus a review call.

Maybe. Some pathways require a qualifying company — for example one exporting 50% or more of its turnover, with you as gerente. The report tells you whether your case needs one.

There are seven (EBF Art. 58.º-A n.º 1, a–g): higher-education teaching & scientific research (certified via FCT); productive-investment jobs (AICEP); highly-qualified professions in an RFAI or ≥50%-exporting company (the AT); recognised relevant-economy roles (AICEP or IAPMEI); R&D under SIFIDE (ANI); roles in certified startups (Startup Portugal); and Azores/Madeira roles. The assessment works out which, if any, fits you — our IFICI eligibility data page sets each one out in full.

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