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palbarede
French expat in Portugal
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About me
French
Lives in Alcoitão, Lisbonne
Speaks French, English. Portuguese, Castilian, Italian ...
Registration: 29 June 2018
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Online visa renewals and expiry of documents by JohnnyPT
Online visa renewals until the end of 2023Automatic visa renewals (Golden visas included) will first become available for visas that expire between 1 January and 31 March 2023 and will be phased in until the end of 2023.Automatic renewals will only ...
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There is some confusion. SEF does not deal with visas but only residence permits. A visa is something delivered by an embassy allowing you to enter the country for a few months. A residence permit is something delivered by the SEF to ... Read More
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Online visa renewals and expiry of documents by JohnnyPT
Online visa renewals until the end of 2023Automatic visa renewals (Golden visas included) will first become available for visas that expire between 1 January and 31 March 2023 and will be phased in until the end of 2023.Automatic renewals will only ...
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@grizfan So what happened? Normally the airline is supposed to control only identity on an intra Schengen flight. Decreto lei 90/2022Os documentos e vistos relativos à permanência em território nacional, cuja ... Read More
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Banking in Portugal by Docx2
I am planning on applying for a D7 visa and I know one requirement is a Portuguese bank account. So, I opened a bank account at Santander Bank when I visited Lisbon in September. To open the bank account, I needed a local address (and was told ...
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@Strontium Not true. I have a French phone number and it can be used with many Potuguese banks including Millennium BCP and Activo Bank, even abroad without VPN. I am a resident of Portugal. Non resident might be slightly discriminated. Read More