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jsg12206

Our family of 3 seeks a full service consultancy to help us secure D8 visas and long-term residency in Portugal no later than the summer of 2025. We seek a one-stop-shop for visas, opening bank accounts, seeking rental housing with all utilities set up (high speed fiber optic internet is absolutely necessary), public and private healthcare insurance, a car and insurance, etc. Unfortunately, as we interview consultancies, we are getting very different information about our eligibility, and would like input on who we can trust. We would sincerely appreciate hearing from the Forum participants as to what firms they highly recommend and to see if one or two consultancies have a clearly good track record.

Kind thanks from our family!

Jac g

@jsg12206 We have retired here on a D7 visa and which we did with the help of one of the facebook groups The British Immigrants in Portugal. They have a file section which will help you to navigate your own way without costing you thousands and being ripped off as many before you have been. Take the time to join the group and read about it before paying out thousands of pounds to the vultures that you have no need to. We have still got to get our second stage residency which is difficult due to the changeover from VSF to Aima so it is not an easy road to take but it so so worth it to live in this wonderful country and people.

JohnnyPT

@jsg12206, Welcome.


You can do everything by yourself. I don't understand your question about eligibility for the D8 visa, but you have some support here.


Be aware that you can stay in Portugal without a visa for up to 3 months, so you can take care of all the requirements you mention locally. Don't use 100 % internet services, as you can easily be scammed and it's expensive.  You can apply for eg. a tax identification number or open a bank account in Portugal free of charge. You can go to one or more real estate agents who will advise you and speak to you in English, etc... so why need a full Service Consultancy ? But it's up to you.


Best Regards


D8 visa

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1006006


Experience sharing about Visas to Portugal (D7 & others)

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=971460


Some help about visa requirements

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=908742


Real State Agencies/Websites/Portals in Portugal

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=904388


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Strontium


    Our family of 3 seeks a full service consultancy to help us secure D8 visas and long-term residency in Portugal no later than the summer of 2025. We seek a one-stop-shop for visas, opening bank accounts, seeking rental housing with all utilities set up (high speed fiber optic internet is absolutely necessary), public and private healthcare insurance, a car and insurance, etc. Unfortunately, as we interview consultancies, we are getting very different information about our eligibility, and would like input on who we can trust. We would sincerely appreciate hearing from the Forum participants as to what firms they highly recommend and to see if one or two consultancies have a clearly good track record.
Kind thanks from our family!
   

    -@jsg12206

Hi and Welcome.

I have never heard of any full service consultancy  here. There are some which will do Visa stuff and others that will do housing stuff for you but even they have to go round checking out possibles and competition for accomodation usually means a yes/no answer on the spot is needed or the next  in the queue is invited in. I suspect you are asking a question that no-one has been asked before - ie car and insurance is commonly called car hire and is 20 mins on interweb for you to do so no one here would understand why you wish to pay someone to do that for you.   It could be you have chosen  the wrong country to to try this exercise in the way you have chosen. Just my personal view. Good Luck.

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