Request the salary bonus to value qualifications

Requirements
In order to receive the qualifications salary bonus, you must fulfil the following requirements:

• To apply for it and to receive payments, you can only be up to and including the age of 35. In other words, in the year in which you turn 36, you will no longer be able to apply for the bonus or receive the payment
• be resident in Portugal
• submit your personal income tax return (IRS) in Portugal in the year in which you apply for the prize, even if you are exempt from submitting your tax return
• have income from dependent work (category A) or self-employment (category B)
• You can only apply for the prize at least the year after you have completed your degree.

Regarding academic degrees, you must:

• have obtained a bachelor's or master's degree on or after 2023
• have obtained their academic degree before 2023, provided that the number of years elapsed between the year in which the academic degree was obtained and 2023 is less than the number of years the course lasts.
• If you finished the course before 2023, you can receive the bonus for the number of years remaining, until as many years have passed as the study cycle lasts. If the course does not have a total duration of complete years, then the bonus time is rounded up to the next whole number. For example, if it lasts 3.5 years, you can receive it for 4 years.

If you finished the course before 2023, you can receive the bonus for the number of years remaining, until as many years have passed as the study cycle lasts. If the course does not have a total duration of complete years, then the bonus time is rounded up to the next whole number. For example, if it lasts 3.5 years, you can receive it for 4 years.

In order to receive the bonus, academic degrees obtained in public or private higher education establishments in Portugal and abroad are eligible. You don't need to attach your qualification certificate to apply for the salary bonus.
Degrees obtained abroad must be recognised in Portugal, and the date on which the degree was obtained is always taken into account, not the date of recognition in Portugal. See how to apply for recognition of foreign higher education degrees and diplomas.

The fulfilment of the requirements is checked by the competent authority every year, up until the year of the last premium payment. When you apply for the salary bonus, you'll need to indicate the Unique Recognition Number of the bachelor's or master's degree you've obtained.

Examples:

• John turned 30 in 2023 and finished a three-year degree that year. If he applies for the salary premium in May 2024, he can receive a bonus of 697 euros per year for three years.
• Rita finished her master's degree in 2021. As Rita's master's degree lasts 2 years and 2 years have passed since she finished it, she can no longer receive the salary bonus.
• Rui is 29 years old and is studying for a five-year integrated master's degree. He obtained his bachelor's degree in 2023 and has started working for a company while he completes his master's degree. The year after he finishes his integrated master's degree, if he submits his tax return, he can claim the salary bonus, which he will receive for 5 years.
• Catarina will be 33 in 2024 and graduated in 2024. She won't be able to claim the prize in 2024, as she can only claim the prize in the year following her degree. She won't be able to claim the prize until 2025. In 2027, Catarina will turn 36, so in that year she will no longer be able to receive the third payment of the prize.