# Applying for a Portuguese D7 from France **URL:** \ **Category:** Residencies & citizenships\ **Created:** [May 29, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/applying-for-a-portuguese-d7-from-france/49339 "2022-05-29T16:58:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mcmanusbt](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/mcmanusbt/32/3390_2.png) [@mcmanusbt](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/mcmanusbt)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/applying-for-a-portuguese-d7-from-france/49339/1 "2022-05-29T16:58:33Z")
I have a one year visa in France that has been validated. It is now a “visa de long séjour valant titre de séjour”. I started the application for a social security number but that could take longer than a year. I have sold my US residency. I will close on a property in Lisbon on June 9th. I left the US on December 6th 2021. Does anyone know where I can find all the rules and requirements for applying for a D7 as an American who has been residing in another EU country for over 6 months but less than a year? Once I close on my property I will have all the papers needed to apply for the D7 with only the criminal background check left. ---
**Author:** ![dancebert](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@dancebert](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/dancebert)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/applying-for-a-portuguese-d7-from-france/49339/2 "2022-06-04T11:43:39Z")
> [@mcmanusbt](#): > > Does anyone know where I can find all the rules and requirements I’m a US citizen who applied for the D7 in Bangkok. I couldn’t find any rules and requirements, so I emailed Portugal’s embassy in Bangkok explaining why the Thai government allows me to reside in their country. I have no idea what Portugal’s embassy in France considers to be necessary to qualify as a resident for D7 purposes. I do know in one respect my situation was substantially different from yours. I had a ‘Non-Immigrant Type O’ visa, usually called the ‘retirement visa’ that had to be renewed annually. By the time I emailed the embassy I’d lived in Thailand for 8 1/2 years. ---
**Author:** ![mcmanusbt](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/mcmanusbt/32/3390_2.png) [@mcmanusbt](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/mcmanusbt)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/applying-for-a-portuguese-d7-from-france/49339/3 "2022-06-05T10:16:56Z")
Thanks Dan, I headed over to SEF to ask if I should apply for a D7 here or in Paris. After waiting in line the women I spoke to, although helpful, didn’t actually let me ask my question . As soon as I started explaining in Portuguese my situation she asked for my passport which I hadn’t brought with me because I was only planning to ask a question. She then asked me my nationality. The moment I said I was American and that I had bought a property she asked how much I paid and then tried steering down the Golden Visa option. She starts explaining in broken English where I have to go etc… When I finally got a word in edgewise I said I wanted a D7 not a GV and then in Portuguese that I plan to live here but I just need to know should I apply here or in France. After that she said it will be a lot less complicated if I apply at the Portuguese embassy in France. I found the application online and have started filling it out. On line 11 it asks for a national Identity number and I don’t know if that is my NIF or my US SS. Also for my French visa I was finger printed and they performed the background check but I went ahead and requested one from the FBI. I found a service at the American embassy in Portugal who will do the prints for 60 euros. That will be the last document I need for the D7. I will be back in Paris at the end of this month and will apply then. I have no idea how to book an appointment at the Portuguese embassy. Can’t seem to find the link. ---
**Author:** ![rogergan68](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@rogergan68](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/rogergan68)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 11:46am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/applying-for-a-portuguese-d7-from-france/49339/4 "2022-06-05T11:46:13Z")
[https://agendamentosonline.mne.gov.pt/AgendamentosOnline/app/scheduleAppointmentForm.jsf](https://agendamentosonline.mne.gov.pt/AgendamentosOnline/app/scheduleAppointmentForm.jsf) ---
**Author:** ![mcmanusbt](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/mcmanusbt/32/3390_2.png) [@mcmanusbt](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/mcmanusbt)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/applying-for-a-portuguese-d7-from-france/49339/5 "2022-06-05T16:15:51Z")
Thank you! I will give it a try!