

fburak1878
Turkish looking for information about Portugal
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Registration: 16 December 2022
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Good & bad experiences with real estate agencies/agents by JohnnyPT
Feel free to make your personal inputs here, alerting or giving suggestions to other people who are going at this moment to what you went through when looking for a house in Portugal :)

We had a very bad experience with R**** in Porto. There are lots of R*** agencies. Ours was very insistent, he had a good flat, though we had doubts. But after some haggling, we had a deal on Friday. Actually, we thought that we had a deal. We ... Read More


Residence Rights in Portugal for UK citizens after BREXIT by JohnnyPT
****PORTUGUESE NATIONAL VISAS(PDF doc)Â Â VFSGlobal / Portuguese Consulate in ...

As I've been told by non-EU residents, when you have a contract, e.g. thru Flatio, and with the contract when you go to the junta and got registered, that's enough for the SEF. They said that they had done it. Maybe I'm mistaken. Read More


Residence Rights in Portugal for UK citizens after BREXIT by JohnnyPT
****PORTUGUESE NATIONAL VISAS(PDF doc)Â Â VFSGlobal / Portuguese Consulate in ...

Next month we have an appointment with SEF, so in a few months I'll be able to answer the question of "a short-term stay still valid". As far as I understand the most important thing is to get registered in the so-called junta, or the municipality, ... Read More


D7 visa accommodation requirements by RussellK
Hi all,I'm a UK national and I'm planning to apply for a D7 visa to Portugal. This site has been a real goldmine of information so far, but there's a few things regarding the accommodation requirement that I'm unsure about.Is an AirBnB (or ...

We're in Portugal, having been granted D7 visas. As far as I can find time I want to share my experiences, finding the correct subfields to post. I don't know whether it will help or not, for it could be working in different ways depending on the ... Read More


D7 visa progress request to SEF via e-mail by kocali
My D7 visa process has been almost 9 months. When I ask the consulate about my D7 visa process status, they do not respond. For detailed information, they said that you can ask questions to SEF via e-mail. I am thinking of sending an e-mail to the ...

I'm also in my hometown and couldn't make an appointment since nobody answers the calls. So I've tried an agency to make an appointment for the summer. Read More


Accommodation in Portugal: scams you should look out for by Bhavna
Hi, Committing to renting or buying accommodation when youÂ’re new to or have not moved to Portugal just yet is always a stressful endeavour. Would you like to help us in putting together a handbook of what to look out for when house hunting in ...

I read all the messages and I'm a little bit shocked, as it reminds me of my homeland a lot! Can someone tell me about flatio or roomless? Is it trustable? As the options in idealista are fewer, we need some more channels. Thanks. Read More


Residence Rights in Portugal for UK citizens after BREXIT by JohnnyPT
****PORTUGUESE NATIONAL VISAS(PDF doc)Â Â VFSGlobal / Portuguese Consulate in ...

@JohnnyPT Johnny, at the SEF appointment is a short-term stay still valid, as it is stated in your post - "b) a paid hotel or short-term-stay (such as Airbnb) confirmation stating name, address and telephone number of the hotel, including ... Read More


Opening a Bank Account by LorieAnneC
Hi Everyone, Just curious as to which bank is best to open an account in Portugal? Thanks! Lorie

@Strontium Thank you. Sometimes one gets lost in the stream of info in the forum. Thanks for the update. Read More


Opening a Bank Account by LorieAnneC
Hi Everyone, Just curious as to which bank is best to open an account in Portugal? Thanks! Lorie

@MrFitz Thank you. I mean, in Lisbon in person. I tried it from my homeland but it was rejected. Read More


Opening a Bank Account by LorieAnneC
Hi Everyone, Just curious as to which bank is best to open an account in Portugal? Thanks! Lorie

Good morning, how long does it take to open a bank account in Lisbon? A few days, weeks, or hours? I've got my NIF number. I'm trying to figure out how much it will take to get ready for the SEF appointment. Thanks in advance. Read More


SEF appointment for family by HarleyP
Hello all! From what I learnt, if I got my resident permit, I can apply family reunification visa for my family who will come to Portugal to stay with me. The process and document requirements seem easy at first but what puzzled me is how I can get ...

@JohnnyPT Johnny hi, I'm reading your answers on the family reunification, as I have taken my D7 but my wife got rejected. We are trying to speed up the process, and one of the intermediaries told us that she can arrange a SEF appointment for us on ... Read More


Experience sharing about Visas to Portugal (D7 & others) by JohnnyPT
Please share here your successful experiences with visa applications (eg. D7), namely check list, timelines and other aspects that you consider to be relevant and that may be useful for those who wish to start this visa application now. We invite ...

@shelly14 Michelle, that's exactly what we experienced! We were able to receive only generic replies, and thought that it would be a joint application but it turned out to be separate. And I have a huge question in my mind - why didn't the official ... Read More


Experience sharing about Visas to Portugal (D7 & others) by JohnnyPT
Please share here your successful experiences with visa applications (eg. D7), namely check list, timelines and other aspects that you consider to be relevant and that may be useful for those who wish to start this visa application now. We invite ...

@JohnnyPT Johnny, thank you. I had already read your threads before applying. I had 17 thousand Euros deposited in 2 banks as well as the rental income of my wife amounting to 7,750 Euros a year. If taken together as husband and wife, that's quite ... Read More


Experience sharing about Visas to Portugal (D7 & others) by JohnnyPT
Please share here your successful experiences with visa applications (eg. D7), namely check list, timelines and other aspects that you consider to be relevant and that may be useful for those who wish to start this visa application now. We invite ...

Johnny, thank you. I might be mistaken but the consulate said that the process had nothing to do with them and that they just scanned the documents and immediately sent to the SEF, which, in turn, decided the matter. By the way, this is the reason, ... Read More


Experience sharing about Visas to Portugal (D7 & others) by JohnnyPT
Please share here your successful experiences with visa applications (eg. D7), namely check list, timelines and other aspects that you consider to be relevant and that may be useful for those who wish to start this visa application now. We invite ...

Good afternoon, I'm Ferit from Istanbul. My debut on °µÍø½ûÇø.com, so I don't know whether this is the section I have to write in, though I've read lots of threads - all apologies. I've just received my D7 visa. But they've rejected my wife's ... Read More