Portugal visa form: how to fill it out
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Applying for your Portuguese visa may feel challenging or packed with doubts, but we've got you covered! ✅
We created this short guide, explaining step-by-step what you must fill out in your application form, ensuring a smooth process.
The application form is an essential step, whether for:
- the D7 Passive Income visa;
- the D8 Digital Nomad visa;
- or in any other category D-visa;
Where can I find the Portugal visa application form?
You'll be able to find it on the website of the office where you're applying for your visa. 😊
You can also find an example here.
When should I fill out the Portugal visa application form?
Make sure you fill it out when you have all your information ready and confirmed. ✅
The timeline for the information provided must be the same as the documents you'll present at the interview.
What should I know before filling out my Portugal visa application form?
There are essential details that you must pay attention to when filling out your form. They are:
- The dates must match your flight ticket to Portugal (arrival date).
- The dates must also match the accommodation contract and travel insurance coverage.
Your travel date to Portugal will determine the validity of your visa. Make sure all your documents match this timeline. 😊
How do I fill out the Portugal visa application form?
Your personal information
⚠️ Your photo and right side of the document must be inserted and completed by your visa officer.
1. Family name or surname
Include the surnames as they appear in your passport.
2. Surname at birth
If you changed your name, either through marriage or a court order, insert your previous family name. ✅
3. First name or given name
Write your first name as it shows in your passport. If it appears in a separate section of your passport (such as middle name), include your middle name here.
4. Date of birth
Insert your birth date in the format DD/MM/YYYY. ✅
5. Place of birth
Write down the city where you were born, according to the information on your passport or birth certificate.
6. Country of birth
Now, write down the country where you were born according to the information on your passport or birth certificate. ✅
7. Current nationality
Insert your primary nationality.
If you were born in a different country from your current nationality and you do hold citizenship there, write it in 'Nationality at Birth'.
If you have any other nationalities, either by descent, marriage, or acquisition, insert them here.
If I was born in the US but raised in England by my British family, how should I fill it?
Fill in current nationality with the British, if you hold a passport from there; in nationality at birth, include the American; and if you have any other nationality, either acquired or through a descendent, include it in 'Other nationalities'. ✅
8. Sex
Check the box with your gender. ✅
If you are non-binary, check the box with the gender assigned at birth and inform the clerk during your appointment.
9. Civil status
Specify your legal civil status at the time of your appointment.
Even if you'll have a soon-to-be change of status, you must check the box with the status according to your appointment date.
Civil partnerships are only valid when recognized by governmental authorities.
10. Parental authority
Only if you are applying with or for a minor must you fill this box. ✅
It must have all the personal information of the child's legal guardian: surname, first name, passport ID number and nationality, telephone number, address (when different from the minor), and email address. Fill it out in accordance with the legal guardian's passport.
11. National ID number
Insert your ID number. ✅
Please be aware that this is not the number of your driver's license, social security number, or tax number (unless in countries where their tax number is their ID number).
If your country does not provide a national identification document or doesn't have a number, include your passport's number.
12. Type of travel document
Check the box adequate for your document.
Remember, you must have a valid passport for up to 6 months after entering Portugal, to apply for a visa.
13. Number of travel document
Insert the number and letters (if applicable) of your passport. 🫡
14. Date of issue
Write down the date your passport was granted. ✅
Date format must be DD/MM/YYYY.
15. Valid until
Write down the date your passport will expiry. ✅
Date format must be DD/MM/YYYY.
16. Issued by (country)
Insert the country your passport was issued by, which means, the country of your main nationality.
19. Applicant's home address and email address
Include your full address along with a valid and active email address. ✅
Telephone number
Include a valid and active mobile telephone number.
20. Residence in a country other than the country of your current nationality
If you are living abroad and you are not a national in the country where you are currently living, you must check the 'yes’ box and provide a valid legal status and residence permit ID in the country of your address. ✅
If you are living in a country where you hold a nationality, just check the 'no’ box.
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Your work information
21. Current occupation
Insert your job role. ✅
If you are applying for a university, insert student. If you are retired, insert retired.
22. Employer and employer’s address and telephone number. For students, name and address of educational establishment
Write down the contact info and legal name of your employer.
For students applying for university, if graduated, insert the name and information of your latest educational establishment.
Visa information
23. Purpose of your journey
Check the box according to your type of visa. ✅
Digital nomads and passive incomers not retired must check the other box and include.
24. Additional information on purpose of stay
Insert: Residence permit. ✅
26. Member State of first entry
If you are arriving in the EU (first entry into European space, if your ticket is for Paris or if you are coming by car) through another country, insert which one here.
If you are arriving through Portugal, insert Portugal.
27. Number of entries requested
For D-level visas, residency visas, you must check ‘two entries’ box.
Fear not, you'll be able to have more entries after converting your visa into a residence permit, after your AIMA appointment.
Intended date of arrival of the first intended stay in Portugal.
Insert the date of your arrival ticket. ✅
Intended date of departure from Portugal after the first intended stay
As a D-level visa applicant, insert a date 1 year and 1 day after your arrival date.
Sponsor information
This area must be filled only if you have an invitation letter from a Portuguese resident or from a local company.
If this is not the case, include only temporary stay information, such as hotels or airbnbs, before heading to your formal address, either in Portugal or in EU (if you are stopping in other country of the EU, for example).
30. Surname and first name of the inviting person(s) in the Member State(s). If not applicable, name of hotel(s) or temporary accommodation(s) in the Member State(s)
If you have a sponsor, include their personal information here.
If you don't have a sponsor, include the name of your first accommodation in EU, here.
31. Name and address of inviting company/organisation
If you have a company sponsoring your visa, include their information here
If you have a company sponsoring your visa, include your caseholder personal information here. ✅
Funding information
32. Cost of travelling and living during the applicant’s stay is covered
Check the box according to your funding source. ✅
The funding source must match your type of visa. If you have a Portuguese bank account with funds, check ‘Other’ and insert Portuguese bank account
Signature
After completing the form and confirming the conditions of your visa appointment, sign the form according to your passport, and insert your visa office city and date with the format DD/MM/YYYY. 🫡
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Final words
Now you are all set! Your form is ready to be submitted and your next adventure in Portugal is one step closer. You can always count with AnchorLess to clarify everything you need to know about life in Portugal.
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