{"id":14894,"date":"2026-11-10T23:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T23:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/ifici-remote-work-foreign-employer\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T23:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T23:00:56","slug":"ifici-remote-work-foreign-employer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/pt\/ifici-remote-work-foreign-employer\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you get IFICI working remotely for a company abroad?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“I’m a W-2 employee and my company has no ties to Portugal. Can I get IFICI?” Not through that job on its own.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NHR, the old regime, was open to almost anyone who moved to Portugal. It closed to newcomers on 1 January 2024<\/strong>, and IFICI, the 20% tax regime that replaced it, is much narrower.[12]<\/a><\/sup> Your work has to fit one of seven routes, and the ones most people use all need an employer or a company of your own in Portugal<\/strong>.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a second thing that catches people out. Your salary may be paid from the US or the UK, but once you live and work here, it counts as Portuguese income<\/strong>. So IFICI’s exemption for foreign income doesn’t cover it either, and you pay Portugal’s normal scale on it.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two realistic ways in, though:<\/strong> an employer in Portugal, or a company of your own. Below, we go through what qualifies, what it costs, and when the 20% is worth having. If you became resident in 2026, your IFICI request is due by 15 January 2027.<\/strong>[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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