If you’re legally resident in Portugal, namely you’ve come here on another visa or have settled citizen status as an EU citizen, you can apply to bring your spouse, partner, or family to live with you in Portugal through the Family Reunification Visa (D6).
Any family member you bring over will essentially have generally the same rights and length of residency as you. If you’re on a 2-year residency permit, for example, your spouse or partner would be granted a permit for the same 2-year period. If you’re allowed to work, they will also be allowed to work as well.
The slight difference is if you already have permanent residency, which you may have if you’ve already lived in Portugal for 5 years. In this case they normally won’t be granted permanent residency straight away, but would be granted a 2-year visa instead.
After 2 years, however, assuming the family tie conditions are still the same (e.g. you haven’t divorced in the meantime), that family member would be able to renew their visa for a longer period of time.
After having been granted a Portugal residence permit, the main applicant may apply for residence permits for his/her family members, but who's is eligible?
The following documents must be submitted with the application for a family reunion visa in Portugal:
The permanent or temporary resident of Portugal may also be required to provide documentation of sufficient funds to support the applicants. The Portuguese resident will also be responsible for providing accommodation for family members.
Except for the passport, in order to be accepted by the Portuguese authorities each foreign-issued document has to be legalized/apostilled and, if it is not in Portuguese, or English, translated into Portuguese by means of a certified translation.
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