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D7 Visa Dated Documents - London by gpcollett
Hello everyone. I have read previous posts but can’t see the answer to this one. We are just getting our documents ready for our London D7 appointment. Does anyone know the date on which the documents you provide should be within? Eg. If ...

If it is the correct ACRO then I dont think you need it notarised, we didn’t and neither did my brother in law who arrived here 3 months ago. Hope that helps Read More


Change of address :SEF by Newly_arrived35
Hello all,         As we all know how chaotic SEF is especially these days as it transitions into the new department. Question that I have is : when a existing residence card holder changes ...

@Newly_arrived35 send an e mail to the Lisbon SEF HQ and also to your local SEF office detailing your change of address details. At the very least you have given them notice pending any appointments. Read More


Retiring to Portugal by cousins75
We got a lot of very good information from the Embassy.but a couple of things not sure of ……..Do the Portugal embassy have an office in London ?they were suggesting Manchester, we live in Devon .also they want proof of an address how ...

@cousins75 Hi we have recently moved over from Plymouth and have completed all of the copious amounts of admin and paperwork to get our residency. If you want to PM me I can pass on any relevant information. RegardsJoe Read More


changing non resident address to a Portuguese one. by new6459
Financas has advised me that in order to change from a non resident address/cancel fiscal representation to a Portuguese one, I need to be in possession of the residence card. Is this the only accepted document as proof of address and no other ...

I changed mine using the Atestado de Residencia (Residence certificate) I got from the local parish (Junta de Freguesia). They need deeds or rental proof to give you the certificate. Then you have an official document proving your address, the ... Read More


D7 visa application: date pull in and retaining passports by GuestPoster2278
Dear all,Have not found answers to the two questions below on this forum so hopefully someone can help me.1. VFS appointments for D7 visa application in London are available only in 5 weeks time. Does anybody have an experience with booking a date ...

we retained our passports to go on holiday but had to prove we had tickets for the holiday. The visas still got processed and we got a call to go to the Portuguese Consulate to have the visas stuck in the passport, this took about an hour. Hope that ... Read More


SEF APPOINTMENT by michaeleb
I have a question regarding the SEF appointment. If the appointment is for the purpose of confirming financial record documents, health insurance documents, proof of income documents, NIF registration, and residency location documents, what is the ...

@michaeleb I had my SEF appointment a few weeks ago and very little was said other than asking for required documents. It only took around 15 minutes each for me and my wife. I cannot see the reason to have legal representation Read More


D7 Visa - Portugal bank deposit requirements for Visa - 18,000 euros? by Andrew Rockwell
I have been told that for the approval process for the Portugal embassy in Washington, D.C. that I need the equivalent of 2 years of minimum income deposited in a Portugal bank, or approximately 18,000 Euros.Does this match the experience of anyone ...

Hi Rob,I have only just had Visa approved, they were not too interested that the required money was in the Portuguese account but that I actually had a Portuguese bank account. I showed them the required amount of savings in my English account.The ... Read More


D7 Visa Dated Documents - London by gpcollett
Hello everyone. I have read previous posts but can’t see the answer to this one. We are just getting our documents ready for our London D7 appointment. Does anyone know the date on which the documents you provide should be within? Eg. If ...

The acro police check took about 6/7 days and cost £55 Read More