D7 passive income visa application.

Hi John,

All requests for clarification and booking of visas must be addressed directly to VFS GLOBAL. From there, your D7 visa request is forwarded to your nearest Portuguese consulate in the country where you are resident.

The requirement to have a lease contract available at the consulate interview may vary from consulate to consulate. You should find out first. (*)

Here is a case of a US citizen where a comfort letter was enough:
https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=941967
(Post #1)

As a general rule, if successful with consulate, the visa gives you a 120 day (4 months) period in which you can move to Portugal, rent or buy a place, get settled, and attend an interview with SEF for the D7 residency permit (who then give a decision within 90 days of that interview).

When you arrive in Portugal and before the SEF interview you can stay in a hotel, AirBnb, have a comfort letter from friends who provide accommodation, etc. During this period and before the SEF interview you must have evidence that you have suitable accommodation to stay as long as your D7 visa lasts.

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.p … 42#5123520
(Post #8)

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(*)
UK:
https://portaldascomunidades.mne.gov.pt … eino-unido

Eg. London
http://www.portugalemlondres.org/imigrar2.htmlhttp://www.portugalemlondres.org/reside … nente.html