Europe · Founder & Entrepreneur
Develop an innovation-focused company through Portugal’s StartUP Visa ecosystem
Portugal’s StartUP Visa is an entrepreneur residence pathway linked to innovative business development and certified incubators.

How we approach Portugal StartUP Visa
Most applications are lost long before submission — in the strategy, the timing and the evidence. We start by understanding your situation in full, then decide whether Portugal StartUP Visa is genuinely the strongest route for you, or whether another European pathway fits better.
From there the work is practical: confirming eligibility, building the file, preparing you for what officers will question, and keeping the strategy consistent from first assessment to final decision. You always know where your file stands and what happens next.
Because our team also works in business consulting, entrepreneurs and professionals get advice that considers the commercial and career side of the move, not only the immigration forms.
At a glance
- Destination
- Europe
- Category
- Founder & Entrepreneur
- Current status
- Open
- Representation
- Licensed RCIC-IRB representation on Canadian files, with coordinated local counsel where a European process requires it.
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Who it may fit
Portugal StartUP Visa is not the right answer for everyone. Before any documents are prepared, we look at whether your background, timing and objectives genuinely fit this route, and whether another pathway would serve you better. The profiles below are the ones we most often see succeed.
Not sure if this program fits? Get assessed before preparing documents.
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