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Hiring from abroad · counted 13 October 2026

Can you get a data and ML job in Portugal from abroad?

Of the 32 open data and ML job ads in Portugal we read, none mention visa sponsorship and none offer relocation help; 1 says it can't sponsor or needs an existing right to work; 31 don't mention visas at all.

Counted from the job descriptions' own wording, not checked with employers. Not immigration advice: confirm any permit on the government's website.

00%

Mention visa or relocation help

0 visa support, 0 relocation, at 0 companies

13%

Say they can't sponsor

or need an existing right to work

3197%

Don't mention visas

not a no: ask before you apply

00%

Need Portuguese

00%

Junior or graduate roles

read from the job title

1238%

Publish a salary

median of the published ranges €69k

What it means

  • Most job descriptions don't say. 97% are silent about visas. Silence isn't a no: ask the recruiter before you spend an evening on the application.
  • Some rule it out in writing. 1 say they can't sponsor or want an existing right to work. If you'd need a visa, skip those and save the effort.
  • Few entry-level roles. None is junior or graduate by title; most want experience.

What to put on your CV for Portugal

  • Your right to work, near the top. “EU citizen, no visa needed” if that's you; otherwise the permit you'd apply for, for example “Eligible for the EU Blue Card”. Check that it applies to you.
  • Where you are and when you can move. “Based in Bengaluru · relocating to Portugal, available from March.”
  • Your phone with its country code, such as +91 or +34.
  • Languages with levels: “English (C1), Portuguese (B1)”.

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Data & ML elsewhere

How this is counted: every open data and ML job in Portugal on the ApplyCV jobs board, read directly from the employers' own job pages (32 today, recounted daily). The visa, relocation and language figures come from each job description's own wording; nothing here is verified with the employer, and a job description that says nothing may still sponsor. The board covers the companies it reads, not every employer in Portugal.