Hello - I have been scouring the internet for a complete list of requirements for the D7 residency visa to Portugal and I cannot find all the details in one place.
Keep in mind I most likely would not be starting this process until summer 2021 or 2022 so COVID may not be a factor by then.
Can any of you add to what I have here? I have underlined my questions.
- 90€ for each visa (me, my husband)
- Official form(s) - application(s)
- Cover letter stating the purpose of your visit and itinerary
- Passport or additional travel document valid for 3 months after the duration of the stay (does this mean passport must be good for 1 year plus 3 months upon arrival?)
- Two passport photos, up-to-date and with enough quality to identify the applicant
- Valid travel insurance, allowing medical coverage, including medical emergencies and repatriation (must cover you in the Schengen area?; valid for 6 mos after arrival?, $30k coverage and repatriation?)
- Flight dates and times - (how far out should this be booked? I hear it could take up to 5 months to go through the entire visa process. Once your visa is approved, how long it is good for before you must leave for PT?)
- A copy of your return ticket reservation (although not always required) -(do you buy 1 round trip ticket to PT or one ticket to PT and one ticket back to the US for on year later?)
- Request for criminal record inquiry by the Immigration and Border Services (SEF)
- FBI criminal background check (through private co., check fingerprints)
- Accommodation plans for the duration of your stay (eg. hotel reservation or apt. - not air bnb? - 6mo-1yr? - I heard you need 6 mos upon arrival but then after you do your SEF appt and get your residency permit you then need 1 yr accommodation?)
- Proof of means of subsistence as stipulated by law - 7620€ 1st adult, 3810€ 2nd adult - (is this just for one year?, then you prove income again after one year in order to renew for 2 years?)
- Proof of subsistence means can be made through a statement of responsibility, signed by a Portuguese national or by a foreign national legally resident in Portugal (I guess this is optional?)
- Proof of civil status (married, children, etc.) - marriage certificate (would it be that I could get a residency visa and my husband would apply for family reunification visa?)
Here is what someone suggested on their blog - sorry I can't remember the source at this point:
Come to Portugal first and do the following: get your NIF number from the local Finances office of where you want to live (you will need this to sign a lease or set up a bank account), find a place to stay and sign a one year lease, set up a local bank account and deposit 10,000 or more Euros ($13,505). It would be even better to start living in your place and have utility bills, if you can do that within the 90 days you have on your tourist visa.
Would that be a good way to do things? I also read that you can only be in PT for 90 days within a 180 day period on a tourist visa. Does that mean if you arrive and stay 1 month to prepare everything you have to wait 150 days before you can return?
Thank you for any and all info you can give me!
