Income, savings and salary

Visa and Residence Permit Income Requirements

The minimum income, savings and salary thresholds behind the most requested digital-nomad, startup and skilled-work routes, one question per figure, each dated and sourced.

Spain

Spain

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How much income does Spain's Digital Nomad Visa require in 2026?

EUR 2,849 per month (12 payments)

For the main applicant, about EUR 34,188 per year. This is the route threshold and is separate from the startup-route savings test.

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Relovisa summary of official Spain Digital Nomad residence guidance

How much extra income does Spain's Digital Nomad Visa require for family members?

EUR 1,068 + EUR 356 per month

EUR 1,068 per month for the first family member, usually the spouse, and EUR 356 per month for each additional one, on top of the main applicant's EUR 2,849.

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Relovisa summary of official Spain Digital Nomad family guidance

How much must a Spain Startup Visa applicant show in savings in 2026?

About EUR 2,442 per month

The law asks for sufficient means measured against the Spanish minimum wage, with no fixed statutory amount. On the UGE scale that is about EUR 2,442 per month, roughly EUR 29,300 per year, for the main applicant.

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Ley 14/2013 and the UGE-CE savings scale (200% of SMI)

How much extra must a Spain Startup Visa applicant show per family member?

EUR 915.75 + EUR 305.25 per month

On the same UGE scale: about EUR 915.75 per month for the first family member and EUR 305.25 for each additional one.

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UGE-CE savings scale (200% of SMI)

Is the legal minimum enough in practice for Spain's Startup Visa?

Around EUR 30,000+

Relovisa's practical available-funds recommendation, not a legal requirement. The business and solvency review still has to make sense as a whole.

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Relovisa filing-practice note for Spain Startup cases

How much passive income does Spain's Non-Lucrative Visa require in 2026?

About EUR 2,400 per month

400% of IPREM for the main applicant, about EUR 28,800 per year, plus about EUR 600 per month (100% of IPREM) for each family member. No work is allowed on this route.

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Real Decreto 1155/2024, article 62

Portugal

Portugal

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How much passive income does Portugal's D7 Visa require in 2026?

EUR 920 per month

For pensions, dividends, rent or royalties. It is the lowest income floor among the Portuguese routes on this page.

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Relovisa summary of official Portugal D7 guidance

How much extra passive income does Portugal's D7 Visa require per family member?

EUR 460 per month for a spouse, EUR 276 per child

50% and 30% of the EUR 920 minimum wage, on top of the main applicant's figure.

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Portaria 1563/2007 scale in Relovisa's KB

How much income does Portugal's D8 Digital Nomad Visa require in 2026?

EUR 3,680 per month

Remote income for the main applicant.

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Relovisa summary of official Portugal D8 guidance

Does Portugal's D8 income requirement rise for family members?

Confirm with your consulate

Consulates publish a D8 requirement of 4 Portuguese minimum wages (€3,680 in 2026). The general subsistence scale in Portaria 1563/2007 adds 50% per extra adult and 30% per child, but D8 consular checklists do not state it explicitly, so confirm with your consulate.

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Portugal MNE consular means-of-subsistence page, https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/pt/vistos-nacionais/documentacao-instrutoria/meios-de-subsistencia

Does Portugal's D8 Visa require savings in 2026?

No legal minimum

The D8 test is income only. Consulates use EUR 11,040, twelve times the 2026 minimum wage, as a reference for a single applicant, and Relovisa recommends a buffer from EUR 12,000, plus 50% for a spouse and 30% per child.

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Portaria 1563/2007, the VFS D7 checklist of 6 March 2026 and Relovisa's KB (official frame verified 2026-10-08)

How much in savings does Portugal's D2 entrepreneur visa require in 2026?

No fixed legal formula

Means of subsistence under Portaria 1563/2007 plus a business plan. Relovisa recommends a savings buffer from EUR 12,000 (the consular reference is EUR 11,040) and, in practice, EUR 3,000 to 6,000 paid into the company account as share capital and starting funds; neither is a fixed legal minimum.

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Portugal D2 guidance and Relovisa filing-practice note

What is the minimum salary for Portugal's D3 work visa in 2026?

EUR 1,611.39 per month

The legal floor (3× IAS 2026). In practice we contract from about EUR 2,300 per month, and EUR 2,500 to EUR 3,000 for managerial roles.

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Relovisa summary of the official Portugal D3 salary formula

What is Portugal's reduced D3 salary floor for shortage occupations?

EUR 1,074.26 per month

The reduced floor for occupations on Portugal's official shortage list.

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Relovisa summary of the official Portugal D3 shortage-occupation formula

What is the 2026 salary threshold for Portugal's EU Blue Card?

About EUR 21,030 per year

The annual-threshold calculation. The reduced threshold is about EUR 16,824 per year for shortage occupations and recent graduates.

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Relovisa summary of the official Portugal EU Blue Card salary formula

France

France

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How much in savings does France's Talent founder route require in 2026?

EUR 22,404.20

This equals one year's gross minimum wage, effective from 1 June 2026.

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France minimum-wage order and official Talent founder guidance

How much extra should a France Talent founder show per family member?

EUR 12,000 to EUR 15,000

Per accompanying family member, alongside the main applicant's funds. This is Relovisa's recommendation; the law sets no fixed family amount.

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Relovisa France Talent family-funds practice note

What salary must a France Talent company director earn in 2026?

EUR 67,212.60 per year

The threshold effective from 1 June 2026, recalculated when the French minimum wage changes.

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Relovisa summary of the official France Talent company-director salary formula

What is the 2026 salary threshold for France's EU Blue Card?

EUR 59,373 per year

This equals one and a half times the EUR 39,582 base salary.

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France EU Blue Card salary order

Germany

Germany

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What is Germany's EU Blue Card salary threshold in 2026?

EUR 50,700 per year

About EUR 4,225 per month for standard occupations.

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Relovisa summary of official Germany Blue Card guidance

What is Germany's reduced Blue Card threshold for shortage occupations?

EUR 45,934.20 per year

About EUR 3,828 per month for shortage occupations such as IT, engineering, medicine, mathematics and natural sciences.

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Relovisa summary of official Germany Blue Card shortage guidance

How much must applicants show for Germany's Opportunity Card in 2026?

EUR 13,092 per year

The standard-track proof-of-funds figure.

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Relovisa summary of official Germany Opportunity Card guidance

What are the freelance income thresholds for Germany's Opportunity Card?

EUR 11,904 or EUR 5,952 per year

The first figure is the full freelance threshold; the second is the partial threshold.

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Relovisa summary of official Germany Opportunity Card freelance guidance

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Each row shows the date we last checked that figure and the source we checked it against, such as the BOE, the Portuguese minimum-wage decree or the French SMIC order. The date is our check, not the date the underlying rule took effect.

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Income requirements, quick answers

How much income does Spain's Digital Nomad Visa require in 2026?

EUR 2,849 per month (12 payments). For the main applicant, about EUR 34,188 per year. This is the route threshold and is separate from the startup-route savings test.

How much extra income does Spain's Digital Nomad Visa require for family members?

EUR 1,068 + EUR 356 per month. EUR 1,068 per month for the first family member, usually the spouse, and EUR 356 per month for each additional one, on top of the main applicant's EUR 2,849.

How much must a Spain Startup Visa applicant show in savings in 2026?

About EUR 2,442 per month. The law asks for sufficient means measured against the Spanish minimum wage, with no fixed statutory amount. On the UGE scale that is about EUR 2,442 per month, roughly EUR 29,300 per year, for the main applicant.

How much extra must a Spain Startup Visa applicant show per family member?

EUR 915.75 + EUR 305.25 per month. On the same UGE scale: about EUR 915.75 per month for the first family member and EUR 305.25 for each additional one.

Is the legal minimum enough in practice for Spain's Startup Visa?

Around EUR 30,000+. Relovisa's practical available-funds recommendation, not a legal requirement. The business and solvency review still has to make sense as a whole.

How much passive income does Spain's Non-Lucrative Visa require in 2026?

About EUR 2,400 per month. 400% of IPREM for the main applicant, about EUR 28,800 per year, plus about EUR 600 per month (100% of IPREM) for each family member. No work is allowed on this route.

How much passive income does Portugal's D7 Visa require in 2026?

EUR 920 per month. For pensions, dividends, rent or royalties. It is the lowest income floor among the Portuguese routes on this page.

How much extra passive income does Portugal's D7 Visa require per family member?

EUR 460 per month for a spouse, EUR 276 per child. 50% and 30% of the EUR 920 minimum wage, on top of the main applicant's figure.

How much income does Portugal's D8 Digital Nomad Visa require in 2026?

EUR 3,680 per month. Remote income for the main applicant.

Does Portugal's D8 income requirement rise for family members?

Confirm with your consulate. Consulates publish a D8 requirement of 4 Portuguese minimum wages (€3,680 in 2026). The general subsistence scale in Portaria 1563/2007 adds 50% per extra adult and 30% per child, but D8 consular checklists do not state it explicitly, so confirm with your consulate.

Does Portugal's D8 Visa require savings in 2026?

No legal minimum. The D8 test is income only. Consulates use EUR 11,040, twelve times the 2026 minimum wage, as a reference for a single applicant, and Relovisa recommends a buffer from EUR 12,000, plus 50% for a spouse and 30% per child.

How much in savings does Portugal's D2 entrepreneur visa require in 2026?

No fixed legal formula. Means of subsistence under Portaria 1563/2007 plus a business plan. Relovisa recommends a savings buffer from EUR 12,000 (the consular reference is EUR 11,040) and, in practice, EUR 3,000 to 6,000 paid into the company account as share capital and starting funds; neither is a fixed legal minimum.

What is the minimum salary for Portugal's D3 work visa in 2026?

EUR 1,611.39 per month. The legal floor (3× IAS 2026). In practice we contract from about EUR 2,300 per month, and EUR 2,500 to EUR 3,000 for managerial roles.

What is Portugal's reduced D3 salary floor for shortage occupations?

EUR 1,074.26 per month. The reduced floor for occupations on Portugal's official shortage list.

What is the 2026 salary threshold for Portugal's EU Blue Card?

About EUR 21,030 per year. The annual-threshold calculation. The reduced threshold is about EUR 16,824 per year for shortage occupations and recent graduates.

How much in savings does France's Talent founder route require in 2026?

EUR 22,404.20. This equals one year's gross minimum wage, effective from 1 June 2026.

How much extra should a France Talent founder show per family member?

EUR 12,000 to EUR 15,000. Per accompanying family member, alongside the main applicant's funds. This is Relovisa's recommendation; the law sets no fixed family amount.

What salary must a France Talent company director earn in 2026?

EUR 67,212.60 per year. The threshold effective from 1 June 2026, recalculated when the French minimum wage changes.

What is the 2026 salary threshold for France's EU Blue Card?

EUR 59,373 per year. This equals one and a half times the EUR 39,582 base salary.

What is Germany's EU Blue Card salary threshold in 2026?

EUR 50,700 per year. About EUR 4,225 per month for standard occupations.

What is Germany's reduced Blue Card threshold for shortage occupations?

EUR 45,934.20 per year. About EUR 3,828 per month for shortage occupations such as IT, engineering, medicine, mathematics and natural sciences.

How much must applicants show for Germany's Opportunity Card in 2026?

EUR 13,092 per year. The standard-track proof-of-funds figure.

What are the freelance income thresholds for Germany's Opportunity Card?

EUR 11,904 or EUR 5,952 per year. The first figure is the full freelance threshold; the second is the partial threshold.

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