# Article 116

**URL:** <https://community.nomadgate.com/t/article-116/61627>\
**Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\
**Tags:** portugal\
**Created:** [October 23, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/article-116/61627 "2023-10-23T05:28:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrcbmth](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@mrcbmth](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/mrcbmth)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/article-116/61627/1 "2023-10-23T05:28:46Z")

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Article 116 – Residence Permit for holders of long-term residence status in another EU Member State – The Official Website of Portuguese Immigration (sef.pt)

For those non-EU citizens that have an EU long term residence card in another EU country, it appears that SEF is discussing a method of exchanging the card for a Portuguese equivalent.

Does anyone have any information, guidance or experience of this process please?

Would it apply to retirees?

Thank you.

[https://imigrante.sef.pt/en/solicitar/residir/art116/](https://imigrante.sef.pt/en/solicitar/residir/art116/)

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**Author:** ![Starts](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Starts](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Starts)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/article-116/61627/2 "2023-10-23T07:46:15Z")

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I have seen this mentioned at the EU level  
[The proposal also aims to strengthen the rights of long-term residents and their family members. This includes the right to move and work in other Member States](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/legal-migration-and-integration/long-term-residents_en)  
So good to see its being considered at a practical implementation level by SEF

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**Author:** ![ohbee](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/977dab/32.png) [@ohbee](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/ohbee)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/article-116/61627/3 "2023-10-23T13:21:45Z")

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mmm excluding (most?) GV holders by requiring time-in-country:

> a person who has lived legally in an EU country for an uninterrupted period of five years, can obtain the status of long-term resident.

next, i predict your PT passport will only allow freedom of movement if you have spent five consecutive years in the country of issuance.

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**Author:** ![ohbee](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/977dab/32.png) [@ohbee](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/ohbee)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/article-116/61627/5 "2023-10-27T15:25:06Z")

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With the ongoing immigration issues in the EU, I am not sure I would count on precedent…

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**Author:** ![anonymous69](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@anonymous69](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/anonymous69)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/article-116/61627/6 "2023-10-27T15:36:36Z")

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Well sure the EU could dissolve. Just saying that as long as the EU and its freedom of movement exists, non-discrimination of EU citizens is a pretty core part of that.