Family reunification
(D6) Visa
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).
Benefits of the Digital Nomad visa
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.
Who is eligible for the Family Reunification Visa?
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?
- Spouse;
- Partner, as long as the law recognizes the relationship;
- Minor dependent children including adopted children and those of your spouse/partner;
- Dependent parents and those of your spouse;
- Children who are under your care and/or the care of your spouse and who are studying in Portugal;
- Minor siblings who are under your custody.
The following documents must be submitted with the application for a family reunion visa in Portugal:
- Valid passport (with 06 months in advance from the date of travel);
- Criminal record, from the country that you lived after 18 years old for a period longer than a year, apostilled (except for those under 16 years of age and for the family members of an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen);
- Residence permit card of the main applicant, except in the case of the Golden Visa;
- NIF Number (tax number for Portugal);
- Certificate of no debts to the Portuguese State;
- Certificate of residence issued by the local parish;
- Valid travel insurance with health coverage (or registration with Portuguese National Health Service);
- For the spouse of the main applicant, a marriage certificate; or, for the cohabitant or “common law spouse” who has been so for over 2 years, an attestation of this status issued by an official entity, such as a court of law;
- For each child, a birth certificate and, if over 18 years old and unmarried, a marital status certificate and proof of enrolment as a full-time student (at a Portuguese education institution, except in the case of the Golden Visa);
- For each dependent parent, the main applicant’s (or the spouse’s) birth certificate plus, if under 65 years old, a certificate of no income issued by the tax authority of the country of origin.
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.
How can we support you?
We make the process of applying for a visa hassle-free with our on-demand services.
We help you with:
- Obtaining a fiscal number (NIF) from the Tax and Customs Authority, with fiscal representation for a period of 01 (one) year;
- Intermediation for opening a bank account in Portugal;
- Documents checklist;
- Preparation for interview with the Immigration Authorities;
- Certified translation of documents (from English, French, Italian and/or Spanish) and certification of documents (except those in which The Hague Apostille or legalization is mandatory);
- Recognition of signatures when and if necessary (except for those documents in which The Hague Apostille or legalization is mandatory);
- Obtaining a user number for the National Health System.