Portugal D8 income threshold confirmed at €3,680/month for 2026

Portugal’s D8 Digital Nomad Visa income threshold for 2026 is €3,680 per month, calculated as four times the national minimum wage (€920). The figure represents an indexation update rather than a policy change – the formula has remained 4× minimum wage since the D8 launched, and the 2026 number simply reflects the new SMN.

Family multipliers stay as previously documented: an additional 50% of the principal applicant’s income for a spouse or partner, and 30% per dependent child. A four-person household therefore needs to demonstrate approximately €7,728 per month in passive or remote-employment income to qualify.

Why this matters

For prospective D8 applicants planning a 2026 application, the working figure is now €3,680/month – but the practical figure may be slightly different. AIMA, the Portuguese immigration agency, applies the indexed minimum wage at the date of the applicant’s appointment, not the date of initial filing. Applications submitted in December 2025 for appointments held in mid-2026 are evaluated against the 2026 figure. Workers preparing applications in the second half of 2026 should be aware that any 2027 indexation may move the goalposts before their appointment lands.

The 4× SMN formula also means the D8 threshold will likely keep rising annually – Portugal’s minimum wage trajectory has been steadily upward through the 2020s, and the current government has signalled continued increases. Anyone using D8 income calculations from 2024 or earlier guidance should re-run the numbers against the current SMN before relying on them.

Context

The D8 sits between Spain’s DNV (€2,849/month, 200% SMI multiplier) and Italy’s regularised digital nomad visa (income roughly aligned with Portugal’s). For comparative remote-work residency planning, Spain remains the lower-income-threshold option among the Iberian and Mediterranean DNV programmes, with Portugal slightly higher but offering a different tax landscape post-NHR.

What to watch

AIMA processing capacity remains the bigger practical question than the headline threshold – D8 appointment availability and decision timelines have been the major bottleneck for 2024-2025 applicants and are expected to stay tight through 2026.