Family visa in Portugal

• The relatives listed are a spouse; minor or incapable children of the couple or of one spouse; adopted minors; single adult children who are dependent and studying in Portugal; dependent first-degree parents of the resident or spouse; minor siblings under the resident's guardianship; a civil partner (the union proven for more than 2 years) and the partner's minor or incapable children.
• The sponsor must hold a residence permit that has been valid for at least two years (article 98 of the foreigners law, as amended by Law 61/2025). The wait does not apply to minor or incapable dependants, to a spouse or equivalent who is the parent or adopter of a minor or incapable dependant, or to relatives of holders of permits under articles 90 (teaching, highly qualified or cultural activity), 90-A or 121-A. The minister responsible for migration can waive or shorten it in exceptional, reasoned cases. A spouse or partner and the sponsor must both be at least 18.
• Relatives who travel together with a residency visa applicant use the accompanying-family visa instead, and relatives of a legal resident must use family reunification. Relatives of EU, EEA and Swiss nationals follow a separate regime under Law 37/2006 and need no residence title.

Sources: Agency for Integration, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal), Assembleia da República. Checked 17 October 2026.

• For reunification the sponsor must show adequate own or rented housing for a comparable family in the region and sufficient means to support every family member without recourse to social support, both as set by ministerial order. Washington asks for proof of stable, regular means and the last three months of bank statements.
• For the accompanying-family visa, Washington asks for resources covering the shorter of the stay or 12 months, described as 12 minimum wages in savings for one adult, plus 50% for each further adult and 30% for each child. On the 2026 wage of €920 that is about €11,000 for one adult; to be safe, have more than €12,000.
• The portal's general means scale counts 100% of the net minimum wage for the first adult, 50% for each further adult and 30% for each child, on a 2026 base of €920. The page does not say how the scale applies to reunification.

Sources: Embassy of Portugal in Washington, Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations (DGERT), Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026.

• The AIMA reunification request takes the sponsor's residence permit, an authenticated copy of the relative's passport, authenticated proof of family ties (such as a marriage or birth certificate, an adoption decision or proof of dependence), a home address declaration, proof of means and the relative's criminal record, authenticated. Foreign-language documents need a translation by a Portuguese notary, a Portuguese consulate or the issuing country's consulate in Portugal.

Sources: Agency for Integration. Checked 16 October 2026.

• The sponsor asks AIMA to authorise the reunification first; once the decision is favourable the relatives lodge a residency visa application within 90 days, or the right is forfeited. AIMA must decide within nine months; the one-time extension for complex cases is not available for requests under the two-year rule or the 15-month spouse rule.
• Relatives already in Portugal who entered legally and remain can ask for residence instead of applying from abroad, and a residency visa is decided within 60 days. The visa is valid for 4 months with two entries, and the relative then asks AIMA for the permit.

Sources: Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal), Embassy of Portugal in Washington, Agency for Integration. Checked 16 October 2026.

• The visa fee is €110, but in reunification only a spouse or a parent pays it, and children under 6 and descendants of permit holders are exempt. An appeal against a visa decision carries a separate fee of €75, except appeals from family reunification authorisations.
• AIMA's table lists €133.00 to receive and analyse a request for a temporary permit that covers family reunification and €114.30 for its grant or renewal, in person; the digital or assisted column lists €99.80 and €85.80. The table is indexed each 1 March, with a 2.2% update in 2026.

Sources: Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal), Agency for Integration. Checked 16 October 2026.

• A relative receives a permit of the same duration as the resident's. A spouse or partner who lived with the sponsor for at least 18 months before the sponsor entered Portugal receives a permit of 15 months. In exceptional cases such as divorce, widowhood or coming of age, an autonomous permit valid for two years, renewable in three-year periods, can be granted.
• After the permit is granted, relatives must complete integration measures: Portuguese language training, training on Portuguese constitutional principles and values, and compulsory schooling for minors. Renewal depends on showing that these measures and the housing and means criteria are met, including no reliance on social support, plus knowledge of the language and constitutional principles. The migration minister can excuse relatives from the integration measures on humanitarian grounds.

Sources: Agency for Integration, Assembleia da República. Checked 17 October 2026.

• A family member can ask AIMA for permanent residence after holding a temporary residence permit for at least 5 years, with means of subsistence, a home address declaration, proof that tax and social security duties are met, basic Portuguese and no sentence above one year in the last 5 years. The permanent card has no limit of validity and is renewed every five years.
• Citizenship is a separate step: under Organic Law 1/2026, in force since 19 May 2026, nationals of countries other than EU states and Portuguese-speaking countries need 10 years of legal residence and a language and culture test.

Sources: Agency for Integration, Assembleia da República. Checked 16 October 2026.

• Tax residence is assessed for each person in a household. A person is resident if they stay more than 183 days in any 12-month period that starts or ends in the tax year, or keep a home there as their habitual residence, and residents are taxed on all income including income earned abroad.
• The general income tax rates run from 12.50% on taxable income up to €8,342 to 48.00% above €86,634.

Sources: Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority. Checked 16 October 2026.

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1. Residency visa for family reunification (checklist file named d6), Embassy of Portugal in Washington, D.C.. Checked 16 October 2026. US applicants; checklist dated 10.11.2025 as printed; the code D6 appears in the file name only.
2. Status table: Apostille Convention of 5 October 1961, Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Checked 16 October 2026. In force: Portugal 4 February 1969, United States 15 October 1981, Australia 16 March 1995, New Zealand 22 November 2001, Canada 11 January 2024.
3. Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (visa list), European Union (EUR-Lex). Checked 16 October 2026. Annex II lists Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States as exempt from the short-stay visa requirement; article 4(1): 90 days in any 180-day period.
4. US–Portugal income tax convention, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026. 1994 convention with protocol; general effective date 1 January 1996.
5. US citizens abroad: filing requirements, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 3 October 2026. US citizens living abroad.
6. US–Portugal totalization agreement, US Social Security Administration. Checked 3 October 2026.
7. Where should you lodge a visa application, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026. US: Washington embassy plus consulates in Boston, Newark, New York, San Francisco and New Bedford; Canada: Ottawa embassy plus consulates in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver; Australia: Sydney consulate general or Canberra embassy; New Zealand: Canberra embassy.
8. Residence visa for family reunification (checklist), Consulate General of Portugal in Toronto. Checked 16 October 2026. Canadian applicants; scanned checklist in Portuguese, read by text recognition.
9. Residence visa for accompanying a residency visa applicant (checklist), Consulate General of Portugal in Toronto. Checked 16 October 2026. Canadian applicants; scanned checklist in Portuguese, read by text recognition.
10. Tax treaties in force, Department of Finance Canada. Checked 4 October 2026. Canada–Portugal convention signed 14 June 1999.
11. Social security agreement, Government of Canada. Checked 4 October 2026. Agreement in force since 1 May 1981; CPP and OAS only.
12. National police checks, Australian Federal Police. Checked 16 October 2026. Fees as shown on the page; the page does not mention apostilles.
13. Treaty signed, Australian Treasury. Checked 4 October 2026. Signed 30 November 2023.
14. Treaties in force, Australian Treasury. Checked 15 October 2026. Table last updated 24 March 2026; Portugal not listed.
15. Vetting process for visas, New Zealand Police. Checked 16 October 2026.
16. Criminal records, New Zealand Ministry of Justice. Checked 16 October 2026. Online service; the page states no fee and does not mention apostilles.
17. Tax treaty status, Inland Revenue (New Zealand). Checked 15 October 2026. Portugal listed as under negotiation, not in force.
18. Social security agreements, Work and Income (New Zealand). Checked 4 October 2026. Portugal not listed.
19. Family reunification, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026.
20. Residence visa documents, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026. Lists documents for each residency visa type; gives no euro figures except the highly qualified salary multiples.
21. Family reunification with a family member outside Portugal (art. 98(1)), Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 16 October 2026. Page in Portuguese, footer 2026.
22. Lei n.º 61/2025, de 22 de outubro (amends the foreigners law, Lei 23/2007), Assembleia da República, published in the Diário da República (1st series, no. 204). Checked 17 October 2026. Official text; articles 57-A, 98, 99 and 101 read.
23. EU nationals and their family members, Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 16 October 2026. Page in Portuguese, footer 2026; Law 37/2006.
24. Residency visa for accompanying a family member holding a residency visa (checklist file named d8), Embassy of Portugal in Washington, D.C.. Checked 16 October 2026. US applicants; checklist dated 10.11.2025 as printed; the code D8 appears in the file name only.
25. Guaranteed monthly minimum wage 2026, Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations (DGERT). Checked 15 October 2026. €920 a month from 1 January 2026 (Decree-Law 139/2025).
26. Means of subsistence, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026. Scale based on the 2026 minimum wage of €920, net of social security.
27. Family reunification with a family member in Portugal (art. 98(2)), Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 16 October 2026. Page in Portuguese, footer 2026.
28. Decision deadlines, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026.
29. Visa types and entries, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026.
30. National visa fee, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (visa portal). Checked 16 October 2026.
31. Table of fees and other charges for administrative procedures, Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 16 October 2026. Undated table under Portaria 307/2023; two columns (in-person and digital or assisted service with the point XIV reductions); amounts are indexed each 1 March, so the charge can differ slightly.
32. Permanent residence permit (art. 80), Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). Checked 16 October 2026. Page in Portuguese, footer 2026.
33. Organic Law 1/2026 of 18 May (amends the Nationality Law, Law 37/81), Assembleia da República, Diário da República 1st series, no. 95. Checked 16 October 2026. Enters into force the day after publication; procedures pending at that date stay under the earlier wording.
34. Portuguese tax residence (article 16), Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority. Checked 15 October 2026. Includes the transitional note on the non-habitual resident regime (Law 82/2023, article 236).
35. Worldwide income for residents (article 15), Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority. Checked 15 October 2026.
36. General income tax rates (article 68), Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority. Checked 16 October 2026. Table as amended by Law 73-A/2025 of 30 December.