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Allows a legally resident non-EU sponsor in Portugal to bring eligible family members to join them. The sponsor first obtains AIMA's prior approval, after which the family member applies for the visa at a consulate.
Spouses, minor children, certain dependent adult children and dependent ascendants of a resident sponsor.
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A foreign national who holds a valid Portuguese residence permit can sponsor qualifying family members living abroad to join them under family reunification.
Family reunification lets a legally resident sponsor bring eligible family to Portugal. The sponsor first gets AIMA's prior approval, then the family member applies for the D6 visa at a consulate.
Eligible members typically include the spouse or partner, minor or dependent children (including adopted children), dependent adult children who are studying and unmarried, and dependent first-degree ascendants such as parents.
You generally need official civil documents such as marriage certificates for a spouse, birth certificates for children, and evidence of dependency for adult children or parents, usually legalised or apostilled and translated.
Yes. Visas granted to descendants (children) of residence-permit holders are generally exempt from the visa application fee, while spouses and ascendants pay the standard fee.
Family members granted reunification receive a residence permit linked to the sponsor that generally allows them to live in Portugal and access work and study, in line with the sponsor's rights.
The sponsor first requests reunification from AIMA in Portugal; once that is approved, the family members apply for their residency visas at a Portuguese consular post abroad.
