Retirement visa requirements
 

Anyone advise?

My wife and I are trying to make enquiries about retirement to Portugal.

I have been trying to contact the Portuguese Consulate and Embassy in London asking about requirements for a retirement visa.
However, it's been a bit like getting blood out of a stone, they don't answer the phone and won't reply to my individual emails.

I have the following basic questions:

1) How much income we will need to qualify for a retirement visa?

2) Is there an offcial name for this type of visa?

3) How long will the application take?

4) How to apply after arriving in the Algarve on a tourist visa?

5) How much does the visa cost for each person?

6) What documentation is needed to apply?

If you have any information, then I thank you for making time to answer my queries.

Re: Retirement visa requirements
 

https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/nationa...ixed-residency
google Portugal+d7
search this forum
etc

Re: Retirement visa requirements
 

Great, thanks for the pointer.

Very useful!

Although I'm still struggling to ascertain exactly how much income I need to satisfy their requirements for a Residency Visa.

Re: Retirement visa requirements
 

Hi, and welcome to the forum from me :)

Exactly how much is difficult to determine beyond this (from information on the link provided by EU.flag above, under the heading "Necessary documentation")

Means of Subsistence

That is a bare minimum requirement and some of the advice floating around suggests having a healthy balance in a PT bank account is also advisable.

Re: Retirement visa requirements
 

Thanks for getting back...

So for the first adult 760 euros, must be documented somewhere in a Portuguese Gov site, I'll keeo digging.

But if this figure is correct, then it's useful.

Cheers!

Re: Retirement visa requirements
 

It is the correct figure, the response Red Eric gave you contains a screenshot from a Portuguese Gov website along with the link to where he got the screenshot, the screenshot also quotes the relevant Portuguese law where the €760 is stipulated, it's in Decree 85A-2022.
The 100%, 50%, 30% requirements are documented in Portaria 1563/2007.

Re: Retirement visa requirements
 

Even better, duly noted, thanks!

Re: Retirement visa requirements
 

Of you have not already, peruse all the bits relevant to you and your circumstances in this
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-portugal
Lots of information there ... and in particular the bit on Pensions and the bit on Visa Requirements with links for more info!