TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 14-220

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EMPLOYMENT

Agreement Between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and PORTUGAL

Effected by Exchange of Notes at

Lisbon September 23 and October 10, 2013 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof

or authentication thereof.”
 PORTUGAL

 Employment

 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at 

 Lisbon September 23 and October 10, 2013; 

 Entered into force February 20, 2014.
No. 225/13

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Portugal. In response to

diplomatic note 1225/2013, of February 12, 2013, the Embassy of the United

States of America proposes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government

of Portugal that the reciprocal agreement by which dependents of members of

diplomatic missions and consular posts assigned to official duty in the respective

countries be authorized to be employed in the receiving state, be worded as

follows:

Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the United States of America on

Gainful Activities of the Dependents of Members of Diplomatic Missions and Consular

Posts assigned to Official duty

I. The Portuguese Republic and the United States of America agree, on a reciprocal basis,

that the dependents of members of diplomatic missions and consular posts be authorized

to be employed in the Receiving State.

2. For the purpose of this Agreement, "dependents" of members of diplomatic missions and

consular post means: spouses, unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age,

DIPLOMATIC NOTE
unmarried dependent children under 23 years of age who are in fulkime attendance as

students at a postsecondary educational institution, unmarried dependent children who are

physically or mentally disabled, and domestic partners who have been issued a diplomatic

visa and whose accreditation is accepted by the receiving state as a dependent member of

the family forming part of the household of a member of a diplomatic mission, including a

diplomatic mission to an international organization, or of a consular post of the sending

state.

3. Employment authorization shall be accorded to a dependent on the basis of his or her

accreditation as a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post.

4. Employment authorization shall be extended to a dependent without requiring evidence of

an offer of employment in the Receiving State.

5. To obtain an employment authorization for a dependent of a member of a diplomatic

mission or consular post of the Portuguese Republic in the United States, an official

request shall be made by the Embassy of the Portuguese Republic to the Office of

Protocol in the Department of State.

6. For a dependent of a member of the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations

seeking an employment authorization, an official request shall be made by the Permanent

Mission of Portugal to the United Nations to the United States Mission to the United

Nations.

7. Upon verification that the person is a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or

consular post of the Portuguese Republic, and processing of the official request, the

Portuguese Embassy or the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations shall be

informed by the Government of the United States of America that the dependent is

authorized to be employed.

8. In the case of a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post of the

United States of America seeking an employment authorization in Portugal, an official

request shall be made by the United States Embassy in Portugal to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Portuguese Republic, which, after verification that the person is a dependent

of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post of the United States of America, and

processing of the official request, shall then inform the United States Embassy that the

dependent is authorized to be employed.

9. The United States of Amerita and the Portuguese Republic shall not charge any fee in

connection with the issuance of employment authorizations requested in accordance with

this Agreement.

10.The United States of America and the Portuguese Republic confirm that even if

dependents enjoy immunity from civil, administrative and criminal jurisdiction in the

Receiving State, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations or any other instrument making the provisions

of these Conventions applicable, such dependents enjoy neither civil nor administrative

immunity in an action relating to any professional or commercial activity, including

employment authorized pursuant to this Agreement.

11. Further, to the extent consistent with other international conventions, dependents are

responsible for the payment of income and social security taxes on any remuneration

received as a result of employment in the Receiving State.

12.This Agreement shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the later

diplomatic note, in writing through diplomatic channels, by either State informing the

other that the necessary internal procedures required for that purpose have been

completed.

Acordo entre a Republica Portuguesa e os Estados Unidos da America sobre

Atividades Remuneradas dos Dependentes dos Membros das MissOes Diplomäticas e

Postos Consulares designados para funcOes oficiais

I. A RepUblica Portuguesa e os Estados Unidos da America acordam, numa base de

reciprocidade, que os dependentes dos membros das misslies diplomAticas e dos postos

consulares estao autorizados a ter emprego no Estado Recetor.
Para efeitos do presente Acordo, "dependentes" dos membros das missiles diplomaticas e

postos consulares sign ifica: cOnjuges; lithos dependentes solteiros menores de 21 anos de

idade; filhos dependentes solteiros menores de 23 anos de idade que frequentam como

alunos, a tempo inteiro, uma instituicao de ensino pOs-secundario; lithos dependentes

solteiros que sao deficientes tisicos ou mentais; e membros da uniao de facto a quem

tenha sido emitido um visto diplomatic° e cuja acreditacao a aceite pelo estado recetor

como membro dependente da familia e que fazem parte da familia de um membro de uma

missao diplomatica, incluindo uma missao diplomatica junto de uma organizacao

internacional ou de um posto consular do Estado que envia.

3. Uma autorizacao de emprego sera concedida a um dependente corn base na sua

acreditacao como urn dependente de um membro de uma missao diplomatica ou posto

consular.

4. A autorizacao de emprego sera concedida a urn dependente sem necessidade de prova de

oferta de emprego no Estado que recebe.

5. Para obter uma autorizacao de emprego para um dependente de urn membro de uma

missao diplomatica ou posto consular da Repilblica Portuguesa nos Estados Unidos da

America, devera ser efetuado um pedido oficial pela Embaixada da Rep6blica Portuguesa

ao Gabinete de Protocolo do Departamento de Estado.

6. Para urn dependente de urn membro da Missao Permanente de Portugal junto das NacOes

Unidas que necessite de uma autorizacao de emprego, devera ser efetuado urn pedido

oficial, por esta, junto da Missao Permanente dos Estados Unidos da America junto das

Naciles Unidas.

7. ApOs verificacao de que o individuo é UM dependente de urn membro de uma missao

diplomitica ou posto consular da Republica Portuguesa e processamento do pedido

oficial, a Embaixada Portuguesa ou a Missao Permanente de Portugal junto das Nacaes

Unidas sera informada pelo governo dos Estados Unidos da America que o dependente

esta autorizado a ter emprego.

8. No caso de um dependente de urn membro de uma missao diplonnitica ou posto consular

dos Estados Unidos da America que procure autorizacao de emprego em Portugal, devera

ser efetuado um pedido oficial pela Embaixada dos Estados Unidos da America em

Portugal ao Ministerio dos NcgOcios Estrangeiros da Rep6blica Portuguesa, que apOs

verificacao de que o individuo d urn dependente de urn membro de uma missao

diplomatica ou posto consular dos Estados Unidos da America e processamento do
pedido oficial, informa a Embaixada dos Estados Unidos da America que o dependente

estd autorizado a ter emprego.

9. Os Estados Unidos da America e a Reptiblica Portuguesa nao cobrarao quaisquer taxas

em conexdo corn a emissao da autorizacäo de emprego, solicitada em conformidade corn

o presente Acordo.

10. Os Estados Unidos da America e a RepUblica Portuguesa confirmam que, mesmo que os

dependentes gozem de imunidade civil, administrativa e penal no Estado recetor, em

conformidade corn a Convenctio de Viena sobre RelacOes Diplomaticas e a Convencão de

Viena sobre Retactics Consulares ou qualquer outro instrumento que tome as disposicties

deltas ConvencOes aplicaveis, tais dependentes nito gozam nem de imunidade civil, nem

de imunidade administrativa numa acao respeitante a qualquer atividade professional ou

comercial, incluindo o emprego autorizado em conformidade corn o presente Acordo.

11. Mais, na medida em que seja conforme corn outras ConvencOes Internacionais, os

dependentes sao responsAveis pelo pagamento de impostos sobre o rendimento e taxas de

seguranca social sobre qualquer remuneracâo recebida como resultado de emprego no

Estado que recebe.

12. 0 presente Acordo entrara em vigor trinta dias apes a data da rececäo da Ultima das notas

diplornaticas por escrito e por via diplornAtica, atraves da qual urn dos Estados informa o

outro do cumprimento dos requisitos intemos necessArios para o efeito.

The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this

opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of

Portugal the assurances of its highest consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America

Lisbon, September 23, 2013
U.S. Department of State

Office of Language Services

Translating Division

TRANSLATION

LS No. 0-2013-002139-0008

Portuguese/English

ME/GPG

[Portuguese Republic]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Foreign Policy Bureau

NV/DPGE/DSA No. 5809/2013

Proc.° 3/EUA/01

Lisbon, October 10, 2013

Note Verbale

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the

United States of America at Lisbon and, with reference to Note Verbale No. 225/13 of

September 23, has the honor to communicate its agreement to the proposed drafting of

the Agreement through diplomatic notes between the Portuguese Republic and the United

States of America, on the gainful occupation of dependents of diplomatic and consular

personnel assigned to official duties.

Therefore, this note verbale and the note verbale of your Embassy constitute an

Agreement between our two States on the subject matter mentioned, the final drafting of

which reads, in the English and Portuguese languages, as follows:

[The English and Portuguese texts of the Agreement between the Portuguese

Republic and the United States of America on Gainful Activities of the Dependents of

Members of Diplomatic Missions and Consular Posts assigned to Official Duty have been

compared and found to have the same meaning in all substantive respects.]

[Complimentary close] [Initialed]

[Seal: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Portuguese Republic]

Embassy of the United States of America

Lisbon
S. R.

MINISTÈRIO DOS NEGOCIOS ESTRANGEIROS

DIRECÃO-GERAL DE POLITICA EXTERNA

NV/DGPE/DSA No 5809/2013

Proc.° 3/EUA/01

NOTA VERBAL

0 Ministerio dos NegOcios Estrangeiros apresenta os seus atenciosos

cumprimentos a Embaixada dos Estados Unidos da America em Lisboa e, em

referéncia a Nota Verbal no 225/13, de 23 de setembro, tern a honra de transmitir a

sua concordancia corn a redagäo proposta do Acordo por troca de notas entre a

Republica Portuguesa e os Estados Unidos da America sobre Atividades

Remuneradas dos Dependentes dos Membros das MissOes Diplomaticas e Postos

Consulares designados para functies oficiais.

Dessa forma, a presente Nota Verbal e a referida Nota Verbal dessa

Embaixada constituem urn Acordo entre os nossos dois Estados sobre a materia,

cuja redagao final, em linguas inglesa e portuguesa, é a seguinte:

Acordo entre a Reptiblica Portuguesa e os Estados Unidos da America sobre

Atividades Remuneradas dos Dependentes dos Membros das Missiles Diplomaticas e

Postos Consulares designados para funciles oficiais

1. A RepAblica Portuguesa e os Estados Unidos da America acordam, numa base de

reciprocidade, que os dependentes dos membros das rnisseles diplomaticas e dos

postos consulares estdo autorizados a ter emprego no Estado Recetor.

2. Para efeitos do presente Acordo, "dependentes" dos membros das missiies

diplomdticas e postos consulares significa: cOnjuges; filhos dependentes solteiros

menores de 21 anos de idade; filhos dependentes solteiros menores de 23 anos de

idade que frequentam como alunos, a tempo inteiro, uma instituica° de ensino pOssecundario; filhos dependentes solteiros que sal° deficientes fisicos ou mentais; e

membros da unido de facto a quem tenha sido emitido urn visto diplomatic° e cuja
s.

MINISTÈRIO DOS NEGOCIOS ESTRANGEIROS

DIRECÂO-GERAL DE POLITICA EXTERNA

acreditacão é aceite pelo estado recetor como membro dependente da familia e que

fazem parte da familia de urn membro de uma missão diplomdtica, incluindo uma

missdo diplomatica junto de uma organizacao internacional ou de urn posto

consular do Estado que envia.

3. Uma autorizacao de emprego sera concedida a urn dependente corn base na sua

acreditacdo como urn dependente de urn membro de uma missào diplomatica ou

posto consular.

4. A autorizacao de emprego sera concedida a urn dependente sem necessidade de

prova de oferta de emprego no Estado que recebe.

5. Para obter uma autorizacao de emprego para urn dependente de urn membro de uma

missab diplomatica ou posto consular da Republica Portuguesa nos Estados Unidos

da America, deverd ser efetuado urn pedido oficial pela Embaixada da Republica

Portuguesa ao Gabinete de Protocolo do Departamento de Estado.

6. Para urn dependente de urn membro da Missào Permanente de Portugal junto das

Naceies Unidas que necessite de uma autorizacao de emprego, devera ser efetuado

um pedido oficial, por esta, junto da Missdo Permanente dos Estados Unidos da

America junto das Nacbes Unidas.

7. ApOs verificacao de que o individuo é um dependente de urn membro de uma

missdo diplomatica ou posto consular da RepAblica Portuguesa e processamento do

pedido oficial, a Embaixada Portuguesa ou a Missdo Permanente de Portugal junto

das Nacties Unidas sera informada pelo governo dos Estados Unidos da America

que o dependente esta autorizado a ter emprego.

8. No caso de urn dependente de urn membro de uma missào diplomdtica ou posto

consular dos Estados Unidos da America que procure autorizacao de emprego em

Portugal, deverd ser efetuado urn pedido oficial pela Embaixada dos Estados

Unidos da America em Portugal ao Ministerio dos NegOcios Estrangeiros da

RepAblica Portuguesa, que ap6s verificacdo de que o individuo é urn dependente de

urn membro de uma missdo diplomatica ou posto consular dos Estados Unidos da

America e processamento do pedido oficial, informa a Embaixada dos Estados

Unidos da America que o dependente esta autorizado a ter emprego.
S. R.

MINISTÈRIO DOS NEGOCIOS ESTRANGEIROS

DIRECÃO-GERAL DE POLITICA EXTERNA

9. Os Estados Unidos da America e a ReprIblica Portuguesa nao cobrarao quaisquer

taxas em conexdo com a emissao da autorizaedo de emprego, solicitada em

conformidade corn o presente Acordo.

10.Os Estados Unidos da America e a RepAblica Portuguesa confirmam que, mesmo

que os dependentes gozem de imunidade civil, administrativa e penal no Estado

recetor, em conformidade corn a Convened° de Viena sobre RelayOes Diplomaticas

e a Convened° de Viena sobre Relaciies Consulares ou qualquer outro instrumento

que torn as disposielies destas Conveneeies aplicaveis, tais dependentes nao gozam

nem de imunidade civil, nem de imunidade administrativa numa aedo respeitante a

qualquer atividade profissional ou comercial, incluindo o emprego autorizado em

conformidade corn o presente Acordo.

11.Mais, na medida em que seja conforme corn outras Conveneides Internacionais, os

dependentes sao responsaveis pelo pagamento de impostos sobre o rendimento e

taxas de seguranea social sobre qualquer remuneraeao recebida como resultado de

emprego no Estado que recebe.

12. 0 presente Acordo entrard em vigor trinta dias apOs a data da receedo da Ultima das

notas diplomdticas por escrito e por via diplornatica, atraves da qual um dos

Estados informa o outro do cumprimento dos requisitos internos necessarios para o

efeito.

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Agreement between the Portuguese Republic and the United States of America on

Gainful Activities of the Dependents of Members of Diplomatic Missions and

Consular Posts assigned to Official duty

1. The Portuguese Republic and the United States of America agree, on a reciprocal

basis, that the dependents of members of diplomatic missions and consular posts be

authorized to be employed in the Receiving State.

2. For the purpose of this Agreement, "dependents" of members of diplomatic

missions and consular post means: spouses, unmarried dependent children under 21

years of age, unmarried dependent children under 23 years of age who are in fulltime attendance as students at a postsecondary educational institution, unmarried

dependent children who are physically or mentally disabled, and domestic partners

who have been issued a diplomatic visa and whose accreditation is accepted by the
S. R.

MINISTERIO DOS NEGOCIOS ESTRANGEIROS

DIRECAO-GERAL DE POLITICA EXTERNA

receiving state as a dependent member of the family forming part of the household

of a member of a diplomatic mission, including a diplomatic mission to an

international organization, or of a consular post of the sending state.

3. Employment authorization shall be accorded to a dependent on the basis of his or

her accreditation as a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular

post.

4. Employment authorization shall be extended to a dependent without requiring

evidence of an offer of employment in the Receiving State.

5. To obtain an employment authorization for a dependent of a member of a diplomatic

mission or consular post of the Portuguese Republic in the United States, an official

request shall be made by the Embassy of the Portuguese Republic to the Office of

Protocol in the Department of State.

6. For a dependent of a member of the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United

Nations seeking an employment authorization, an official request shall be made by

the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations to the United States

Mission to the United Nations.

7. Upon verification that the person is a dependent of a member of a diplomatic

mission or consular post of the Portuguese Republic, and processing of the official

request, the Portuguese Embassy or the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United

Nations shall be informed by the Government of the United States of America that

the dependent is authorized to be employed.

8. In the case of a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post of

the United States of America seeking an employment authorization in Portugal, an

official request shall be made by the United States Embassy in Portugal to the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic, which, after verification

that the person is a dependent of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post

of the United States of America, and processing of the official request, shall then

inform the United States Embassy that the dependent is authorized to be employed.
s. R.

MINISTERIO DOS NEGOCIOS ESTRANGEIROS

DIRECÃO-GERAL DE POLITICA EXTERNA

9. The United States of America and the Portuguese Republic shall not charge any fee

in connection with the issuance of employment authorizations requested in

accordance with this Agreement.

10.The United States of America and the Portuguese Republic confirm that even if

dependents enjoy immunity from civil, administrative and criminal jurisdiction in

the Receiving State, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic

Relations, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations or any other instrument

making the provisions of these Conventions applicable, such dependents enjoy

neither civil nor administrative immunity in an action relating to any professional or

commercial activity, including employment authorized pursuant to this Agreement.

11.Further, to the extent consistent with other international conventions, dependents are

responsible for the payment of income and social security taxes on any

remuneration received as a result of employment in the Receiving State.

12.This Agreement shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the

later diplomatic note, in writing through diplomatic channels, by either State

informing the other that the necessary internal procedures required for that purpose

have been completed.

0 Ministerio dos NegOcios Estrangeiros reitera a Embaixada

Unidos em Lisboa os protestos da sua mais elevada considerag5o.

Lisboa, 10 de outubro de

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EMBAIXADA DOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA

EM LISBOA