Corporate Relocation Services in Portugal
Corporate relocation services in Portugal support companies moving a non-EU employee and family into a Portuguese role, from the residence file to the Segurança Social employer procedures. We book appointments, organise translations and prepare family documents, and the applicant submits the application to AIMA.
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Who Needs Corporate Relocation Services in Portugal
- Your company plans to hire or transfer a non-EU employee and needs the residence application documents prepared.
- Your company needs the employee's residence application file and the applicable Segurança Social employer procedures handled together.
- Your company plans to relocate an employee with family members and needs the family documents and relationship evidence gathered.
Your company needs payroll support without an employee move and without residence documents. A payroll specialist handles employer-side payroll work for that situation.
What's Included in Corporate Relocation Support
You get a quote in writing before any work starts.
- Residence document checklist. The checklist covers the documents the current AIMA residence information asks for from the employee and the employer.
- Residence application file. A specialist gathers, organises and prepares the residence application documents. The applicant submits the application to AIMA.
- Segurança Social employer work. The worker-relationship and remuneration registrations that apply to the employment arrangement are prepared, and the agreed employer work is handled.
- Family document preparation. A relocation specialist gathers the family relationship records and the other documents the family application file needs.
- Relocation logistics. Appointments are booked and translations are organised for the agreed move.
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Apply the Labour Code. Check posting. Apply employment law to the move.
What Your Company Needs to Provide
- Employer details
- The employing entity, group structure, employer country, Portuguese presence and payroll position.
- Employee details
- The employee's nationality, passport, current residence, immigration history and proposed move.
- Role and work location
- The position, duties, Portuguese work location, start plan and reporting arrangements.
- Employment arrangement
- The proposed contract, remuneration, benefits, duration and whether the move is a local hire, transfer or posting.
- Family information
- The accompanying family members, their nationalities, relationships and available civil-status records.
- Existing records
- Any visa, residence, AIMA, labour, payroll or Segurança Social documents already available.
How an Employee Relocation to Portugal Is Handled
Every case starts with the form below. Describe your company, employee, role, employment arrangement and family plan. A relocation specialist reviews the enquiry and confirms what can be prepared, in English or Portuguese.
A specialist prepares the residence application file and handles the Segurança Social procedures the employment arrangement requires.
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Employer and employee fact gathering
The employer, employee, role, work location, proposed arrangement and family plan are collected.
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Document checklist
A specialist lists the documents the current AIMA route information asks for from the employee and the employer.
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Residence application preparation
The residence application documents are prepared and the appointment is booked. The applicant submits the application to AIMA.
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Segurança Social employer procedures
A specialist prepares the worker-relationship and remuneration procedures required for the agreed employment arrangement.
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Family document preparation
The relationship evidence is gathered and the family application documents are prepared.
Timing and Possible Delays
Set by the employee and route
The timing depends on the employee's nationality, the residence route, the employment arrangement, the documents and the AIMA procedure.
What delays it
The work takes longer when identity or employment records are incomplete, the applicable authority procedure or biometrics require extra steps, or family evidence is missing.
What to prepare now
Your company gathers the employer, employee, contract, remuneration, work-location, family and existing authority records before the work begins.
Employee, Employer and Family Considerations
Employee residence documents
A specialist groups the original identity records required for any AIMA document-review and biometric step separately from the employer evidence. Your company separates the employee’s residence evidence from the employer documents needed for the applicable Segurança Social work.
Employment arrangement records
Your company records whether the arrangement is a local hire, group transfer or worker posting. Your company records the sending employer and proposed duration separately from the Portuguese working conditions that apply to a posting.
Employer procedures and family evidence
A specialist identifies whether the final arrangement requires worker-relationship registration, remuneration reporting or both before preparing the agreed employer work. The principal holder’s authorisation is kept separate from each relative’s relationship evidence before the family documents are prepared.
Set out the employee relocation
Describe the employer, employee, role, work arrangement, proposed move and accompanying family.
Common questions
Which work-residence route applies to a non-EU employee?
Who submits the employee's residence application?
Will the employee need an AIMA biometric appointment?
Which law governs the employee's working conditions?
Is posting an employee the same as hiring locally in Portugal?
Which Segurança Social procedures apply to the employer?
Can the employee's family move to Portugal?
How long does a corporate relocation to Portugal take?
How is the employee relocation handled?
How the Service Works
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One team for the whole case.
A specialist prepares the residence documents, the Segurança Social registrations, the payroll records and the family documents, so you have one point of contact.
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English or Portuguese.
English or Portuguese, whichever you are most comfortable in.
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A quote in writing before work starts.
You get a quote in writing before any work starts. You are told plainly if the case cannot be prepared.
Contact us
Your request is in
Every request is read in house. The requirements are assessed, and a reply by email sets out the appropriate next steps.
Every enquiry is read in house, and the aim is a reply within one business day.
The information on this page is checked against official sources and reviewed regularly. It is corrected when the law or official guidance changes, as the Editorial Standards describe.