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@juniper2965 Hi, for our appt on 30th March, we put date of travel as 25th June, as we had already booked a ferry crossing intended for a holiday. I received an email from Consulat notifying us that the visa had been approved along with a date for ... Read More

@juniper2965 Hi, update on D7 Visa. We had our interview at VFS Manchester on 30th March. On 18th April we rec'd an email from the PT Consulat requesting further info which I responded to the same day, and today 4th May we had both of our visas ... Read More

The actual appt. was fine, we were not asked anything. She checked the insurance and that was about it. However we did receive an email from the Consulate about 2 weeks after the appt asking us to clarify a couple of points at the request of the ... Read More

@Nia Queiroz Yes, I had read that. It doesn't seem to make sense. We had already paid for travel on 15th Sept, but VFS required it to be "Within 90 days of Application" so we had to change it to June. Potentially will have to change it again ... Read More

@juniper2965 of course. According to Portuguese MOFA its a maximum of 60 days. Our appt was 30th March, so I'll keep you updated on time framesMichelle Read More

@juniper2965 Hi June, another thing we came across was we had documents that had either been requested or we had made reference to that the lady didn't want to take off us. I insisted that she included them as part of our application. One of which ... Read More

We have just had our appointment in Manchester. It is two separate applications, with two appointment times. When booking there is an option to add an applicant but system kept crashing. I booked 2 appts one after the other. Had to provide a ... Read More

@JohnnyPT Hi, I think I may be in a similar position . When trying to book on line for VSF appt Manchester, when I reached the part to add second applicant the system kept coming up with an error message. After several days I rang VSF and they ... Read More

@RobLane Thank you for the info Read More

@JohnnyPT Hi Johnny, my Husband and I have our VSF appt in a couple of weeks and I am starting to compose my Personal Statement / Motivation Letter. Its my name only on the property deeds, but his pension income only as proof of finances. Should ... Read More

@JohnnyPT Hi Johnny, my Husband and I have our VSF appt in a couple of weeks and I am starting to compose my Personal Statement / Motivation Letter. Its my name only on the property deeds, but his pension income only as proof of finances. Should I ... Read More

Hi, we have our appt. to submit our D7 in Manchester at the end of March. I have all my documents in place apart from "Request for criminal record enquiry by the Immigration and Border Services (SEF)" as per VSF and SEF websites. Is this a form I ... Read More

@JohnnyPT Thank you for that, it's put my mind at rest. Now the next hurdle is booking the actual appt. at VSF Manchester. Have been trying since December and there are still no slots available, but I'm not giving up. Read More

Hi, I am just about to start the process for the D7 Visa, and I'm a little confused. Everything points towards have a passive income, which for us will be coming from a private pension €17k per year for 2 adults. Nowhere can I see that having ... Read More