Kimberly W
American expat in Portugal
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Registration: 18 October 2021
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What is the effective date for my D7 Residency? by bonnieke
HI, I'm Bonnie from the US, living here now in Faro. My preliminary D7 Visa was approved 21 April. I arrived in Portugal on 30 June, and my interview with the local SEF was 07 October, at which time my D7 was approved for 2yrs. I have a ...
The reason Portugal requires you to be in Portugal for at least 6 months of every year is so that they can collect taxes from you. Once you start the D7 residency process, you are going to be obligated to pay Portuguese taxes. Read More
Schengen Visa Extension - Portugal ONLY. by slugsurmamates
Hello all. Can anyone please confirm/give personal experience upon this YouTube video which I have recently stumbled across regarding easily extending Schengen Tourist Visa from 90 to 180 days "Portugal ...
We had found that this was possible a couple years ago. But we just tried and did not find that we could. You can get a 4 month visa only after starting the residency process. And you must do this from your home country. So no real way that we found ... Read More