Applying for Residence in Portugal

SPECIAL SITUATIONS

Article 122, paragraph 1, al n) – Individuals who have obtained Residence Permit on the grounds of Article 1
Documents Required

The application shall be delivered personally, on a standard form signed by the applicant or by his/her legal representative, if the applicant is a minor or legally disabled, and can be submitted in any SEF directorate or regional delegation, which may send it, after proceedings and decision, to the directorate or regional delegation of the applicant’s area of residence.

  • Two recent, identical photographs, in colour with blank background, and easily identifiable
  • Passport or any other valid travel document
  • Evidence of sufficient means of subsistence, as per the provisions of Order number 1563/2007, of 11/12
  • Evidence that the applicant has adequate accommodation
  • Permission for SEF to check portuguese criminal record
  • Extract from the criminal records of the country of origin (except for minors under the age of 16)
  • Declaration issued by the relevant Judicial Authority implying that the need for collaboration has ceased to exist, or copy of Judicial decision to that same effect
  • As appropriate, specific documents pursuant to Articles 88, 89 or 90 for the granting of Temporary Residence Permit as contained in the Aliens Act
 Notes
  • Residence Permit with visa waiver is only granted to applicants who have not been the object of custodial sentence (s) that individually or jointly exceed one year of imprisonment, even if, in case of sentencing for felonious set out in this legal framework, for crime of terrorism, for highly violent or highly organized crime, the enforcement of the sentence has been suspended.
  • With the amendment introduced to article 75 of the Aliens Act, by article 192 of Act n.º 75-B/2020 of 31 december – State Budget to 2021 in force since 01/01/2021 and to 2021 –, the temporary residence permit is valid for two years [and not just one] from the date of issue of the corresponding title and renewable for successive periods of three years [and not just two].
 Fees

ARTICLE 122, PARAGRAPH 1, SUBPARAGRAPH N) OF THE REPSAE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ARTICLE 61, PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 16 OF THE RD 84/2007 AS AMENDED

ORDER NUMBER 1563/2007, OF 11/12