Immigration lawyer to help establish residency: pros and cons? page 2 - Lisbon forum

fiftyfootgirl · 2016-09-08T12:49:30+02:00

Hello, fellow expats- My husband and I recently arrived in Lisbon from Mexico, and we're looking forward to our second expat adventure here in Portugal. We're signing a lease on an apartment in the next few weeks, and beginning the process of establishing residency. We are both American citizens, but my husband has dual US/UK citizenship (his mother was English). We got an estimate from an immigration lawyer to handle the residency process, and it seemed quite high to me. Perhaps naively, we're thinking of handling the residency request ourselves, but I'd like to hear about pros and cons or potential pitfalls of doing so first (and maybe find out if the lawyer's estimate was indeed on the high side, or if 1500€ is normal for 2 residency permits. Nothing is more expensive than disappointment!). We handled most of our own residency visa obligations ourselves in Mexico, where we lived for 8+ years, but of course, every country is different and I'd love to hear about your experience here. In particular, if there are any other couples out there with one EU citizen and one non-EU, I'd love to hear from you :-) Many thanks, Missy

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haris135 Member

Member since 20 September 2019

haris135Member07 October 2019 09:25:08

#41

Hi All, I am from Pakistan and planning to get Portuguese golden visa through real estate. Could you please recommend a trustworthy lawyer.

Thanks
Haris

Cher2279 Member

Member since 29 October 2019

Cher2279Member29 October 2019 16:43:58

#42

Hi All,

My son (30 yrs. old) is fluent in Portuguese & is considering making a life in Lisbon eventually.聽 If my husband and I buy a renovated apartment in Lisbon that would be ideal as he'd have a place to live.聽

But firstly I am not clear about the property requirement; if we look at already renovated apartments do they need to cost at least 500,000 euro or more?

Secondly does anyone have a well-regarded law firm/attorney that they have used successfully to obtain their Portuguese Golden Visa and can recommend to me?

Many thanks.

Joeleonard Active member

Member since 07 November 2019

JoeleonardActive member23 February 2020 20:47:00

#43

Hello everyone, my name is Josephine and I am new to this forum.
I am searching for the email address and website of a good immigration lawyer with a good track record of having delivered immigration services to his or her clientele in a timely manner.
I would appreciate your suggestions to enable me start my relocation process. I am looking at Lisbon or Lagos.

I am from a non EU country and looking at relocating to Portugal in summer 2020.

If any idea on what the legal fees will look like, I would also like to know as well.

I look forward to hearing from you all with this information through a pm message.
Thank you

apredfield Member

Member since 11 January 2022

apredfieldMember11 January 2022 15:09:38

#44

Hi!
My husband and I are looking to move to Portugal. I saw on an old message thread you pursued exactly the route that we are interested in and found someone that sounds perfect. Would you share their contact information with me? I appreciate any information you can share. I am a newbie at this!!
Thank you!!
Amy

JohnnyPT Portugal Expert

Member since 23 May 2020

JohnnyPTPortugal Expert12 January 2022 21:38:55

#45

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Hi Amy, Welcome

Please read this:

Solicitors, Lawyers & Administrative division of Portugal
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Kind Regards

Erta Skenderi Progonati New member

Member since 18 January 2022

Erta Skenderi ProgonatiNew member31 January 2022 17:54:07

#46

Hi Missy,

May I ask you how it all ended up? I want to relocate with my family in Portugal and if you could give me your lawyers number, it would be great.

Thanks a mill,
Erta

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