# Hiring in Portugal from abroad

If your company abroad is hiring in Portugal, we set out the payroll, Social Security and permanent-establishment position, and IFICI for the person you hire.

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## Our services

- [Staff in Portugal for a company abroad For one to three people working here, we set out the company's tax, Social Security and payroll position.](/services/staff-in-portugal/)
- [IFICI registration We check whether each person you hire from abroad may qualify for IFICI, then prepare their evidence file and registration request, with your confirmation where the rules require it.](/services/ifici-regime-application/)
- [Starting a company If you set up a Portuguese company to employ your staff, we set out the regime to choose, its registrations and its first-year obligations.](/services/starting-a-company/)
- Payroll and accounts

  Payroll for a company with no entity here can run through a provider the company chooses. Once you set up a Portuguese company, our partner accountant can keep its accounts, run its payroll and sign its return.

## Related services

- Moving to Portugal

  [Your first tax year](/services/moving-to-portugal/)
- Moving to Portugal

  [IFICI registration](/services/ifici-regime-application/)
- Living in Portugal

  [Annual Tax Support](/services/annual-tax-support/)

## What decides your case

- A stay passing 183 days in any 12-month period, or a habitual home, normally makes a hire resident from their first day here.
- Payroll can run through a provider. If Portuguese Social Security applies, standard contributions are 23.75% for the employer and 11% for the employee.
- Contracts habitually concluded here, or a fixed place of business, can make part of your profit taxable here.
- A hire who was not tax resident in Portugal in the previous five years may qualify for IFICI's 20% rate for ten years, if the role and your company's activity qualify and the other conditions are met.

## Tax Consultation for your company

A 30-minute call with your adviser on a question for you and the company, then a follow-up memo within 3 working days after the call.

[Request a Tax Consultation for your company](/services/tax-consultation-company/#request)

## What clients say

- > Taxbordr’s IFICI eligibility assessment caught a qualifying-category error my previous advisor missed. The corrected election filing secured approval on first attempt.

  British IFICI applicant, Lisbon

From clients we have advised. Names withheld at their request.

## Guides

 [See all insights](/insights/)

- Law as at 19 October 2026

  ### [Social security in Portugal 2026: employees and freelancers](/guides/portugal-social-security-expats/)
- Law as at 19 October 2026

  ### [IFICI Portugal 2026: who qualifies](/guides/ifici/)
- Law as at 13 June 2026

  ### [Digital nomad visa (D8): tax in Portugal](/guides/digital-nomad-visa-tax-portugal/)
- Law as at 13 June 2026

  ### [Cross-border tax in Portugal](/guides/cross-border-tax-portugal/)

## Tell us about your situation

We reply within 2 working days with the right service, its price and how to start. You can also write to [info@taxbordr.com](mailto:info@taxbordr.com) or message us on [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=351217009536).

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Source: https://taxbordr.com/companies/hiring-from-abroad/

General guidance only. Individual facts govern.