FRESH Legal Group's dedicated digital nomad department supports the digital nomad community with all their legal needs in Portugal: visas, tax planning, NIF registration, banking, health insurance, and everything else they need to relocate with confidence.
If you are researching digital nomad taxes in Portugal, the Portugal Digital Nomad Visa (D8), or the new IFICI tax regime replacing NHR, this letter is for you. Thousands of remote workers are moving to Portugal every year, but very few understand how Portugal actually taxes digital nomads — and the difference between structuring your move correctly and getting it wrong can mean the difference between paying around 15% tax or close to 70%.
In simple terms: once you become a tax resident in Portugal, digital nomads are taxed on their worldwide income under Portugal’s progressive tax system unless they qualify for special regimes such as IFICI or structure their income correctly.
Read our OPEN LETTER to digital nomads.
Head of Immigration
Manuella Sena leads our Immigration department with extensive expertise. She began her career in Brazil, where she gained valuable experience in contracts, corporate and compliance matters. Since relocating to Portugal in 2019, Manuella has specialized in Nationality and Immigration Law, successfully assisting numerous foreign families in relocating, investing, and starting new chapters in Portugal.
Partner & Tax Attorney
Henrique's practice focuses on digital nomad, tax planning and crypto. He has a sound experience as international taxation lawyer for over 15 years working for renowned law firms like DLA PIPER and multinational companies such as BASF and SHELL. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of California, Berkeley Law, USA. Henrique also brings to the Fresh team his tax expertise acquired in his last work cycle in Portugal within the web3 and crypto community.
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