Support for the Return of Emigrants to Portugal available until 2023

04.02.2021

The measure to Support the Return of Emigrants to Portugal was extended until the end of 2023 and now includes emigrants and family members who create their own company or job. The revision of this measure has also extended the deadline for finding a new job to 12 months, without citizens being in breach of their obligation to keep their job.

This initiative consists in the attribution of financial support, granted by the pelo Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (Institute for the Employment and Vocational Training) (IEFP), to emigrants or their families with the objective of encouraging their return and settlement in mainland Portugal.

Citizens who left Portugal by the end of 2015 and who start working as self-employed or as employees in mainland Portugal between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 are covered. Complementary support is also foreseen, such as the co-funding of return-related expenses.

The conditions for access can be consulted in the regulations, with applications to be made on the iefp online portal.

More information on the page Return to Portugal or on the page Support for the Return of Emigrants.

Source: IEFP