D7 VISA APPLICATION

Hi Sharon, Welcome.

Some info here:

Experience sharing about Visas to Portugal (D7 & others)

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=971460

(D7 visa & others) - Minimum Resources

UPDATING for 2024

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.p … =2#5775987

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Regards

@ziegelaa2001

Savings are not considered for D7. You need to show proof of monthly passive income. Thia can be from pensions or investments. ***

I have investment accounts that exceed the passive income requirements if we took a more conservative strategy.  Would this be sufficient?

@ziegelaa2001 no you need permanent passive income at least equal to the Portuguese minimum wage per year. That's either a pension or annuity only.

@ziegelaa2001

With a D7 you can not work. That is a retirement visa. We only had to show enough savings for a year and our monthly income as well as health insurance.

@sarazindarci - you should make absolutely certain before advising like this. You are categorically wrong.

@ziegelaa2001 You are 100% allowed to work, start a business or do any other form of commercial activity. The D7 Titulo de Residencia card has the words "Permite o exercicio de activ. profissional" on the back, granting you those rights.

@sarazindarci,

The D7 visa is a passive income visa, i.e. income that does not come from work. But with this visa you can have a residence permit and then do whatever you want: dependent/independent work, remote work, doing nothing, open a business, etc...