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🇵🇹 Tax residency in Portugal

NHR regime offered preferential tax for 10 years (2009-2024). NHR closed to new applicants 2024; replaced by IFICI (Tax Incentives for Scientific Research and Innovation) regime for high-skilled workers.

Residency rules

Days rule
183 days + Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) regime
Tie-breaker
183 days OR habitual residence on December 31
Treaty tie-breaker
Per OECD Model Article 4

Last verified 2026-04-28.

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