D3 Visa, for Highly Qualified professionals

For teaching activity, highly qualified or cultural:

• An employment contract or promise of employment contract or service provision contract; or,
• An invitation letter issued by an educational or vocational training institution; or,
• Responsibility Term issued by the certified company under defined terms by an ordinance of the members of the Government responsible for the areas of internal administration and the economy; or,
• An invitation letter from a company entity that carries out a cultural activity in Portugal recognized by the member of the Government responsible for the area of culture as of interest to the country, or as defined by law; or,
• An invitation letter issued by a research centre.

For highly qualified activity performed by a subordinate worker:

• Employment contract or employment contract promise valid for at least one year, corresponding to an annual remuneration of at least 1.5 times the average national yearly gross salary or three times the indexing value of support social (IAS);

In the case of a regulated profession, hold high professional qualifications, duly proven in compliance with the provisions of Law No. 9/2009, of 4 March, or in a specific law regarding the recognition of professional qualifications, necessary for access and exercise the profession indicated in the employment contract or the promise of an employment contract;

In the case of a non-regulated profession, you must have high professional qualifications appropriate to the activity or sector specified in the employment contract or promise of an employment contract.