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Follow the Portugal Startup Visa file from incubator interest to IAPMEI, the incubation contract, Acceptance Declaration, consular visa and AIMA residence stage.
Read article Your Startup Visa File Changes Hands Six Times ↗Do you need to create a Portuguese company before applying for Startup Visa? IAPMEI says the company is normally created during incubation, not as a…
Read article Should You Create a Portuguese Company Before Applying for Startup Visa? ↗Portugal Startup Visa allows up to five entrepreneurs per project. Learn the individual funds rule, essential-contribution test and why founders cannot be added after approval.
Read article Five Founders, One Startup Visa Project ↗Map Portugal Startup Visa deadlines from IAPMEI approval and the 40-day incubation contract to the residence visa, 2-year card and 3-year renewals.
Read article The Startup Visa Clock ↗Startup Visa has no Golden Visa-style 7-day minimum. Understand physical incubation, Portugal’s 6/8-month absence rules and what founders should actually plan.
Read article How Much Time Must a Startup Visa Founder Actually Spend in Portugal? ↗Portugal Startup Visa requires €6,445.56 personal subsistence per founder in 2026. Learn how that differs from startup capital, investor money and incubator costs.
Read article Three Wallets, One Startup Visa ↗Who actually approves what in Portugal’s Startup Visa? Map the roles of the certified incubator, IAPMEI, consular authority and AIMA.
Read article Four Institutions, Four Decisions ↗What makes a Portuguese Startup Visa incubator interested in a project? Learn the five business questions behind the meeting and how the €325,000 criterion is…
Read article The Incubator Meeting ↗Can international students work in Portugal, and what happens after graduation? Compare student work rights, first-cycle routes and the one-year post-study option.
Read article Three Doors After University in Portugal ↗Can you renew your Portugal student residence permit in 2026? Use this green/amber/red triage to separate true renewals from post-study or work routes.
Read article Will AIMA Renew Your Student Residence Permit? ↗What happens after you arrive in Portugal on a student residence visa? Follow the first 30 days: address, enrolment, healthcare, finances and AIMA.
Read article The First 30 Days After You Arrive in Portugal on a Student Residence Visa ↗Portugal’s family-reunification rules changed in 2025. See what the two-year rule, 15-month rule and minor-child exceptions mean for students moving with family in 2026.
Read article The Family Calendar Changed ↗
