{"id":8864,"date":"2022-06-09T13:41:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T13:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caiadoguerreiro.com\/an-alternative-to-the-golden-visa-high-qualified-activities-hqa-or-d3-visa\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T11:20:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:20:57","slug":"an-alternative-to-the-golden-visa-high-qualified-activities-hqa-or-d3-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caiadoguerreiro.com\/en\/an-alternative-to-the-golden-visa-high-qualified-activities-hqa-or-d3-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"An alternative to the Golden Visa: High Qualified Activities (HQA or D3) Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This work contract should be valid for at least one year with a salary of around \u20ac 1.500 minimum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Besides the general information needed to request a Visa, it will be necessary to provide the work contract\/promise, academic qualifications,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">curriculum vitae\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and professional certificate when required for that specific profession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But what type of activities are included in this category?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Management or leading positions: per example, managers and board members; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Specializations in scientific or intellectual activities: such as engineers, IT experts, PhD students, health workers, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The process starts in the country of origin, where documents should be sent to the Consulate\/VSF (depending on the country).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This visa can take up to 60 days to be issued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once your visa is approved, it will be valid for four months, and within this period you must enter the Portuguese territory to obtain the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">residence permit.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You will then have to schedule an appointment with Servi\u00e7o de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With this, you get access to all the European Union countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is worth mentioning that once you arrive in Portugal, you also have another option: instead of choosing the residence permit, you can go for the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Blue Card.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The main difference between the two regimes is that with the Blue Card, after 18 months of its issuance, the applicant gets permission to go to another European country and exercise the highly qualified activity there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Currently, this residence permit is valid for two years from the date of issuance, and it is renewable for successive periods of three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After completing the five years of residence in Portugal, it would be possible to apply for permanent residence or even for a Portuguese nationality, which is excellent since the Portuguese passport is one of the strongest in the world!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This work contract should be valid for at least one year with a salary of around \u20ac 1.500 minimum. Besides the general information needed to request a Visa, it will be necessary to provide the work contract\/promise, academic qualifications,\u00a0curriculum vitae\u00a0and professional certificate when required for that specific profession. 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