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Temporary-Stay Visa — WTO intra-group service or training transfer

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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 nationals of WTO member states (not EU/EEA/Swiss) and are transferred within the same company or group of companies for the purpose of providing services or receiving professional training. The transferred person must be a partner or worker with at least one year in the establishment in another WTO state and fall into one of three categories: senior managers with directing powers who essentially manage an establishment under general guidance from the board; persons with specific technical knowledge essential to the activity, research equipment, techniques or management; or persons who are to receive professional training in the establishment located in Portugal.

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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?

Yes, the applicant must be transferred between establishments of the same company or same group of companies. The establishment in Portugal must provide services equivalent to those provided by the establishment from which the foreign citizen is transferred. The transfer must involve partners or workers who have been with the establishment in another WTO state for at least 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 decisive professional characteristics are: the transfer must be between establishments of the same company or group; the Portuguese establishment must provide services equivalent to those of the sending establishment; the applicant must be a partner or worker with at least one year in the sending establishment; and the applicant must fall into one of three categories: senior manager with directing powers, specialist with specific technical knowledge essential to the activity, or person to receive professional training in Portugal.

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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?

Allows service provision or professional training in Portugal in the context of a transfer between establishments of the same company or group of companies in WTO states; the establishment in Portugal must provide services equivalent to those of the establishment from which the person is transferred. The official source does not state whether family can accompany.

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  • Family position not stated.

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

Temporary stay visas allow entry and stay in Portugal for less than a year, are valid for the entire stay and allow multiple entries. Renewal and any longer-term residence direction are not stated.

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  • Renewal and longer-term direction 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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