ViaggiVistos also reported on 14 October 2026 that Portugal’s much-anticipated ‘visto de procura de trabalho qualificado’—a special job-seeker visa included in Lisbon’s 2024 immigration reform—remains unavailable to Brazilian applicants despite repeated government announcements. The website cites the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ visa portal, accessed the same day, which states that implementing regulations are “under internal review.” The delay is frustrating for Brazilian professionals who hoped to leverage the visa’s six-month job-search window and streamlined path to residence. Under the existing regime, Brazilians can enter visa-free for 90 days but must secure an employment contract before applying for a residence permit—a hurdle that the new category was meant to remove. The article notes that the Community of Portuguese-Language Countries (CPLP) mobility agreement, already in force, allows Brazilians to obtain temporary residence faster, but applicants still face long SEF appointment queues. Lawyers interviewed by ViaggiVistos advise clients to continue using the CPLP route or the traditional D2 entrepreneur visa until the job-seeker option is officially published in Portugal’s Diário da República. Employers planning transfers to Lisbon’s fast-growing fintech sector should not assume the new visa will be operational in early 2027; relocation timelines and cost projections may need adjustment.
Source: ViaggiVistos
