A real Portuguese job, so the visa has something to stand on.

A payroll company. It signs the Portuguese employment contract and carries the payroll, Segurança Social and IRS obligations that come with it. Your own company directs the work and pays for the arrangement. Relovisa coordinates the onboarding and the connected residence file, and is never the employer.

The payroll company has been employing for Portuguese cases for several years, with active Segurança Social filings, IRS payroll and accounting infrastructure in Portugal. Since April 2025 AIMA has been checking employer credibility on D3 filings, which is exactly why an established, properly run employment setup matters. The company's details are shared during your consultation.

It means the payroll company is the Portuguese legal employer for contract and payroll administration, while the foreign employer defines the role and manages the employee's work. Relovisa is the coordinator, not the employing company.

The rule is 1.5x the Portuguese national average: around €2,100 a month for most roles, and €2,500 to €3,000 a month for managerial ones. We confirm the exact figure for the specific role before anything is contracted.

You agree a gross monthly salary in euros. Standard Portuguese deductions apply: employee social security and IRS withholding at the Portuguese rates. For roles that qualify, IRS withholding moves to the 20% flat rate as soon as the IFICI registration is filed, because the tax authority instructs employers to apply 20% on proof of filing without waiting for approval. If the registration is later refused, the annual IRS assessment simply recomputes at standard rates. You get monthly payslips and year-end IRS support, with 14 payments across the year as Portuguese law requires.

IFICI is Portugal's tax status for qualifying highly skilled work: a flat 20% income tax rate for 10 years instead of the standard brackets. Eligibility depends on the activity you actually perform, and most senior tech, engineering and business roles fit. Full Service includes preparing and filing the application by 15 January after your first full year of Portuguese tax residency. The Portuguese tax authority decides whether the activity and the applicant qualify.

Yes, this is a common structure. Your foreign company, whether it is a Delaware, BVI or UK Ltd, orders the hire, and a payroll company employs you in Portugal at the agreed gross salary and handles Segurança Social, IRS withholding and monthly payroll. Your foreign company keeps its profits and you receive Portuguese employment income and benefits. We coordinate the arrangement with your accountant, and the payroll company confirms whether it can accept the hire. We also publish a full comparison of running ya Portuguese payroll company against payroll employment.

Around 6 to 8 weeks for the employment contract, social security registration, NIF and the full dossier, then 30 to 60 days of consulate processing. Plan 3 to 4 months from start to entering Portugal on a D3. These are planning ranges: documents, employer checks and consulate capacity move them.

Yes. Spouse, minor children and dependent parents apply alongside you at €990 per person, on your timeline.

For Portuguese cases we handle directly, if a refusal follows a complete document set you supplied, we re-file once at no additional service fee, on the conditions set out in your engagement. The employment and the residence file are separate, so we also review what the refusal means for your contract.

Yes, on 30 days' notice, with the standard Portuguese exit documents. At your next renewal you would need another qualifying employer or a different visa category to keep your residency.

Because the agency cannot give you a job. It prepares forms and stops at submission. Full Service buys the Portuguese employment itself, the payroll and social security that run every month, the D3 dossier, the IFICI application on its deadline, and one team that is still accountable after the file is in.