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Portugal Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) Regime
Portugal's NHR regime offered a flat 20% tax on Portuguese-source employment income and exemptions on most foreign income. The regime was closed to new applicants on January 1, 2024, but existing beneficiaries continue under grandfathering.
Regime overview
- Status
- Discontinued
- Type
- Preferential
- Established
- 2009
- Duration
- 10 years
- Highlight
- 20% flat tax and foreign income exemptions
Tax regimes comparison
Default Rates
- Eligibility
- Any resident
- Duration
- Indefinite
- Income Tax
- 12.5-48%
- Foreign Income
- Taxed
- Capital Gains
- 28%
- Dividends
- 28%
- Wealth Tax
- None
- Inheritance Tax
- 10%
IFICI+ Tax Incentive
- Eligibility
- Not resident prior 5 years
- Duration
- 10 years
- Income Tax
- 20% flat
- Foreign Income
- Exempt
- Capital Gains
- Exempt
- Dividends
- Exempt
- Wealth Tax
- None
- Inheritance Tax
- None
Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) Regime
- Eligibility
- Not resident prior 5 years
- Duration
- 10 years
- Income Tax
- 20% flat
- Foreign Income
- Exempt
- Capital Gains
- 0%
- Dividends
- 0%
- Wealth Tax
- None
- Inheritance Tax
- None
| Tax Type | Default | IFICI+ Tax Incentive | Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) Regime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligibility | Any resident | Not resident prior 5 years | Not resident prior 5 years |
| Duration | Indefinite | 10 years | 10 years |
| Income Tax | 12.5-48% | 20% flat | 20% flat |
| Foreign Income | Taxed | Exempt | Exempt |
| Capital Gains | 28% | Exempt | 0% |
| Dividends | 28% | Exempt | 0% |
| Wealth Tax | None | None | None |
| Inheritance Tax | 10% | None | None |
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Key benefits
20% flat tax on Portuguese employment income
Foreign income exempt
10-year duration
Requirements and considerations
Must not have been resident in prior 5 years
Migration pathways
EU/EEA/Swiss Citizens
Free access
Program details
Portugal's Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) regime was introduced in 2009 and became one of Europe's most popular preferential tax regimes, attracting thousands of retirees, entrepreneurs, and remote workers. The regime was officially closed to new applicants on January 1, 2024.
Under NHR, qualifying individuals enjoyed a flat 20% tax rate on Portuguese-source employment and self-employment income from "high value-added" activities. Foreign-source income (pensions, dividends, interest, royalties, capital gains) was generally exempt from Portuguese tax under the "exemption method" if taxable in the source country under applicable tax treaties.
The regime lasted for 10 consecutive tax years. Grandfathering provisions protect existing NHR beneficiaries and those who applied or established residence before December 31, 2023.
The NHR regime has been replaced by the IFICI regime for new applicants from 2024.
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