# EU Citizen with a 3d Country Dependent - Lawyers - Difference of opinion among lawyers about the need for a Non-Criminal Record

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**Created:** [October 13, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/eu-citizen-with-a-3d-country-dependent-lawyers-difference-of-opinion-among-lawyers-about-the-need-for-a-non-criminal-record/43241 "2021-10-13T16:58:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grem](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@Grem](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Grem)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/eu-citizen-with-a-3d-country-dependent-lawyers-difference-of-opinion-among-lawyers-about-the-need-for-a-non-criminal-record/43241/1 "2021-10-13T16:58:06Z")

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Situation

EU citizen (me) has residence in Portugal  
Family reunification with 3d Country Dependent

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Lawyers - Difference of opinions about Non-Criminal Record

# Some lawyers says my wife needs to provide a Criminal Record. Other lawyers say she does not need to.

On the page regarding “Residence Card For A Third Country National Who Is A Family Member Of An Eu/eea/switzerland Citizen” there is a list for Required Docs.

On the list of Documents and Requirements ([https://www.sef.pt/en/Pages/conteudo-detalhe.aspx?nID=22#div3](https://www.sef.pt/en/Pages/conteudo-detalhe.aspx?nID=22#div3)) the Criminal Record is not mentioned.

I hope any EU citizens with residence in PT and a 3d-country dependent on this forum can share their experiences with me.

**Q1. Did your 3d Country dependent (wife/husband) have to provide the Criminal Record of her/his home country in order to get Residency?**

Thanks so much for any insights.

The fact that several lawyers disagree in this situation is confusing me 🙂

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**Author:** ![karine.ehn](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@karine.ehn](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/karine.ehn)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/eu-citizen-with-a-3d-country-dependent-lawyers-difference-of-opinion-among-lawyers-about-the-need-for-a-non-criminal-record/43241/2 "2021-11-21T17:12:57Z")

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I have similar situation EU citizen with a dependent mother (over 65) from a third country, she was advised to get the non-criminal record. Now waiting for the appointment opening to submit these papers before they will be too old. What layer company are you using?