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Long-term mobile ICT residence from another EU member state — Article 124-E

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The pathway is designed for a worker who is a holder of an ICT residence permit granted by another EU Member State and is transferred to a host entity/company established in Portugal for long-term intra-corporate transfer, to exercise professional activity as a manager, specialist or trainee employee.

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  • Documentos Necessários
    Autorização de residência para trabalhadores acolhidos por entidade/empresa estabelecida no território nacional, nos termos da legislação nacional, para a qual o trabalhador – titular de autorização de residência ICT concedida por outro Estado membro da União Europeia – é transferido no âmbito de uma transferência de longa duração dentro da empresa – alínea ii) do n.º 1 do artigo 3.º da Lei n.º 23/2007 e 124.º-B, para exercício de atividade profissional de gestor, especialista ou de formação (cf. alínea hh) do n.º 1 do artigo 3.º citado).

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Yes. An employer declaration attesting an employment contract that specifies manager, specialist or trainee-employee status is required; the host company and the company established in the third state must belong to the same company or group of companies; the employer must issue a document identifying the host company, the remuneration and other working conditions during the transfer; and the host company must guarantee that it complies with national legislation on working conditions and remuneration.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The worker must have worked in that company or group immediately before the transfer for a minimum of three to twelve uninterrupted months as manager or specialist, or three to six uninterrupted months as trainee employee, and must hold the qualifications and professional experience of a manager or specialist, or a higher-education diploma for trainee employees. Applicants hosted by companies or groups certified by ministerial order (Art. 124-B, no. 3) are exempt from presenting the proof of that prior-work period.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The permit covers work as a manager, specialist or trainee for the host entity in Portugal to which a holder of an ICT permit from another EU member state is transferred under a long-term intra-corporate transfer. Stays of up to 90 days in a 180-day period (short-term mobility) do not require this permit, for the worker or family members, on the basis of the other member state permit. The host company must notify AIMA within 15 days of any change affecting the conditions. The holder is guaranteed family reunification under art. 98 REPSAE.

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Limits of the record
  • Source does not say whether the holder may work for another entity.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The residence permit for long-term mobility is valid for one year or for the duration of the transfer to Portugal, and may be renewed for equal periods up to a maximum of three years for managers and specialists, or one year for trainee employees, provided the conditions for its granting are maintained. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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  • Notas
    Nos termos do disposto no n.º 7 do artigo 124.º-E da Lei de Estrangeiros, a autorização de residência para a mobilidade de longo prazo tem validade de um ano ou validade corresponde à duração da transferência para o território nacional, podendo ser renovada por iguais períodos até ao limite de três anos no caso dos gestores e especialistas, ou de um ano no caso dos empregados estagiários, desde que se mantenham as condições da sua concessão.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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