{"id":14806,"date":"2026-11-04T11:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/ifici-vs-beckham-law\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T11:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:36:42","slug":"ifici-vs-beckham-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/pt\/ifici-vs-beckham-law\/","title":{"rendered":"IFICI vs Beckham Law: Portugal’s 20% or Spain’s 24%, and who each one fits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 1 January 2023 Spain opened its flat-rate regime for newcomers to remote employees, and to company directors whatever their stake in a trading company. A year later, Portugal swapped NHR for IFICI. So if you’re deciding between the two countries, you’re now looking at a 20% rate in Portugal or 24% in Spain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first glance they look like the same deal. Both tax your work income at a flat rate, both leave most of your foreign investment income alone, and both shut you out if you lived in the country in the last five years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look closer, though, and they’re built for different people, with very different deadlines. If you became a Portuguese tax resident in 2026, your IFICI request is due by 15 January 2027.<\/strong> In Spain, the clock starts when you register with Social Security, even if you’re not tax resident yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, we put the two side by side: who gets in, what each one taxes, how long it lasts, and the dates you can’t miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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