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Schengen Short-Stay Visa — seasonal work up to 90 days

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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 seasonal workers with a work contract or valid work offer for seasonal work purposes, with a temporary work company or an employer established in Portuguese territory, in sectors defined by Order n.º 745/2018 of 17 January: agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing; hospitality, restaurants and similar; food industry, liquor and tobacco industries; wholesale and retail commerce; construction; land transport.

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  • Seasonal Work Visa - Required Documentation
    Work contract or valid work offer for seasonal work purposes, with a temporary work company or an employer established in Portuguese territory, identifying the location, time, type of work, as well as duration, salary and paid vacation;
  • Seasonal Work Visa - Required Documentation
    The work activity must be registered in the list of work sectors for which seasonal work is available, defined by competent authorities. The current sectors, defined by Order n.º 745/2018 of 17 January, are: Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing; Hospitality, restaurants and similar; Food industry, liquor and tobacco industries; Gross and Retail commerce; Construction; Land transport.

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

The applicant needs a work contract or valid work offer for seasonal work purposes, with a temporary work company or an employer established in Portuguese territory. The contract or offer must identify the location, time, type of work, duration, salary and paid vacation.

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  • Seasonal Work Visa - Required Documentation
    Work contract or valid work offer for seasonal work purposes, with a temporary work company or an employer established in Portuguese territory, identifying the location, time, type of work, as well as duration, salary and paid vacation;

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

The decisive professional characteristics are that the work must be seasonal and in one of the listed sectors: agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing; hospitality, restaurants and similar; food industry, liquor and tobacco industries; wholesale and retail commerce; construction; land transport. For regulated professions, compliance with national legal requirements for that profession is mandatory.

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  • Seasonal Work Visa - Required Documentation
    The work activity must be registered in the list of work sectors for which seasonal work is available, defined by competent authorities. The current sectors, defined by Order n.º 745/2018 of 17 January, are: Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing; Hospitality, restaurants and similar; Food industry, liquor and tobacco industries; Gross and Retail commerce; Construction; Land transport.
  • Seasonal Work Visa - Required Documentation
    In the case of regulated professions, compliance with national legal requirements for that profession is mandatory;

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the work allowed, any tie to employer or sector and family accompaniment.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched e4210fced06e8117.txt: only required documents (contract/offer, sectors list, insurance, accommodation) which are cited by protected R1-R3; no statement on work allowed, employer/sector tie or family accompaniment.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the permission duration, renewal and longer-term residence direction.

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

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