Our expert team can help you coordinate every moving part of a complex process, and even accompany you to your SEF appointment to ensure that everything runs smoothly the first time round.

WHY DO CLIENTS CHOOSE TO WORK WITH US?

• For entrepreneurs and professionals, time = money. Would you rather be working on your core business, or spend hours on admin tasks involving foreign bureaucrats who don’t speak your first language..?

• There is a lot of inaccurate and dated information about the D7 Visa program on the internet. The exact requirements also vary from one consulate to the next, and can change at any time.

• If your file is missing a single support document, or it’s submitted in the wrong format, your application can get rejected outright, or “parked” indefinitely, leading to major delays and costly appeals.

• Mistakes and false starts cost time and money. Even if you go the DIY route, there will still be unavoidable costs to obtain a bank account, get a NIF, and obtain a proof of address by renting or buying a property.

• When you add up all those hard costs and time spent trying to navigate a foreign country’s immigration processes, it makes a lot of sense to pay one price and get it all done right, the first time round, with the help of a professional.

  In fact, going it alone could end up costing you more.

  And with us, you’re not alone in a foreign process.

Who should consider applying for the D7?

TIP: Be sure to check out the new €200K artistic support Golden Visa option, more commonly known as the Cultural Golden Visa (NOT the Cultural Heritage Donation option).

While the D7’s program requirements are essentially “applicant agnostic”, it is nonetheless well-suited to the following groupings of applicants:

1. Retired people receiving sufficient levels of stable recurring pension income.

2. Remote workers, long-term digital nomads and information industry professionals earning adequate stable recurring income outside of Portugal. If you have significant savings available, this can count in your favor.

3. Remote consultants, life coaches, digital entrepreneurs, affiliate marketers and even crypto traders with sufficient stable recurring income, ideally combined with significant accessible savings.

4. Landlords earning sufficient long-term income from the rental of movable and/or immovable assets abroad.

5. Individuals earning stable recurring income from investments, or those earning sufficient stable dividend income.

Step 1: Contact us by completing the form below.

Step 2: Introduction to your case manager, fee quotation and contract signature. 

Step 3: Booking of consular appointment 

Step 4: Compilation of application file with your case manager 

Step 5: Attend consular appointment

Step 6: Submit full visa application and receive notification of your application outcome within approximately 60 days.

Step 7: Receive your temporary visa (valid for 4 months).

THE RESIDENCY PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS: KEY STEPS

Step 8: Schedule your SEF appointment at the bureau branch closest to where you’re renting or where you’ve bought a home. If you’re using a service provider such as ourselves, we can assist with this, or your local Portuguese embassy can assist.

You can also book it yourself via SEF’s website. You can also view a list of the various SEF services branches here.

STEP 9: Have your core application documents translated into Portuguese, including marriage and birth certificates, if relevant to your application. (Contact us for more on the specific requirements in this regard).

STEP 10: Complete the Portuguese residency permit application form – this is NOT your D7 Visa application form.

STEP 11: Travel to Portugal to attend your SEF interview. The interview typically takes around 20 minutes to complete. You’ll have to authorise the authorities to check your criminal record in Portugal to ensure you’ve not committed a crime since arriving in the country. You’ll also have to supply proof of your tax residency or tax situation;, e.g. a tax clearance certificate from the country in which you’re tax domiciled.

STEP 12: Obtain your Portuguese temporary residency permit (typically issued with 1 to 2 years’ validity, and mailed to your address in Portugal or to the local post office in around 2 weeks). 

Step 13: Renew your temporary residency permit every 2 years, and apply for permanent residency or Portuguese citizenship after 5 years (at this point, you’ll be expected to prove real world ties with Portugal and speak intermediate level Portuguese. You’ll also have had to stick to the minimum in-country stay requirements for the first 5 years of holding Portuguese residency status.

D7 Visa assists non-EEA nationals to obtain residency in Portugal. In addition, we specialise in helping entrepreneurs to set up, manage and grow their businesses in Europe.

Powered by one of Portugal’s leading immigration firms, D7 Visa gives you access to the leading professionals specializing in the D7 Residency Program, HQA Visa, Golden Visa, and Non-Habitual Residency Programs.

We also offer the new 200K Cultural Golden Visa – the fastest, most affordable Golden Visa option in Portugal.

Given the large swathe of government discretion involved in approving D7 Visa applications, the bulk of independently submitted applications are not approved. Working with an expert firm can help ensure that your application is approved without any complications.

We offer an end-to-end visa application service, and can also advise you on where to settle and how to go about purchasing property in Portugal.

Immigration can be a challenging process, but working with a professional firm can make the process seamless and ensure that your transition to Portuguese residency is hassle-free.

WHAT’S INCLUDED IN YOUR SERVICE FEE?

We provide an end-to-end, white-glove service, including:

• Obtaining a Portuguese NIF (tax number) by power of attorney

• Assistance with Portuguese bank account opening

• Assistance with property rental agreements (proof of domicile)

• Assistance with Portuguese drivers license application.

• Assistance with Portuguese healthcare services registration

• Assistance with company formation, if appropriate (e.g. for D2 Visa applications)

• Assistance with business plan writing and development, if appropriate (e.g. for D2 Visa applications)

• Pre-arrival tax representation service

• Client case file building – document formatting and sequencing, motivational letter input and review, SEF interview preparation and more

• We can also accompany you to your SEF appointment in Portugal (optional extra).

In addition, we also offer a host of resettlement services to expats seeking to settle in Portugal.

Contact us to get your D7 application started today.