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Temporary-Stay Visa — research, teaching or highly qualified activity under one year

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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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 foreign citizens who are not nationals of EU Member States, the European Economic Area or Switzerland and who intend to carry out research activities, teaching at a higher education institution, or a highly qualified activity for a period of less than one year.

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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 contract or promise of contract of employment, a contract or promise of contract for provision of services, or a scientific research grant for a period of less than one year; alternatively, a promise of contract or contract for provision of services to carry out teaching at a higher education institution or a highly qualified activity in national territory for a period of less than one year.

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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 checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the decisive professional requirements of this route.

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Limits of the record
  • DUPLICADA of R1. df7757193f6347e1.txt gives only the activity types/under-one-year (protected R1) and the contract items (protected R2); no qualification, salary, skill-level or labour-market condition.

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

The visa covers carrying out scientific research in research centres, teaching in a higher-education institution or a highly qualified activity in Portugal for less than one year. A family member may obtain a temporary-stay visa to accompany a temporary-stay visa holder. Whether the holder is tied to one employer is not stated.

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Limits of the record
  • Employer tie not stated.

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

The temporary-stay visa is granted for the duration of the stay (under one year) and is valid for multiple entries. People who held this temporary-stay visa and want to carry out research, higher-education teaching or highly qualified activity (employed or self-employed) in Portugal do not need a visa to obtain a temporary residence permit. Renewal of the visa itself is not stated.

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Limits of the record
  • Renewal of the temporary-stay visa not stated.

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

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