# Family Reunification Question with New Biometrics Process

**URL:** <https://community.nomadgate.com/t/family-reunification-question-with-new-biometrics-process/76281>\
**Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\
**Tags:** portugal\
**Created:** [February 23, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/family-reunification-question-with-new-biometrics-process/76281 "2026-02-23T23:12:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![bynx](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/bynx/32/10391_2.png) [@bynx](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/bynx)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/family-reunification-question-with-new-biometrics-process/76281/1 "2026-02-23T23:12:17Z")

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Hi All,

Went through search on a lot of threads on Family Reunification but nothing that exactly answered my situation. If it exists feel free to direct me to that thread and I will delete this one.

With the new process of only the Main Applicant getting a Biometrics followed at some later date with their dependents/other applicants. If the residency card comes for the Main Applicant, can they file a Family Reunification and then move to Portugal with their family and wait out until the biometrics/residency card?

ChatGPT is only so helpful. Said they could as long as Reunification application was submitted and if they outstay their tourist visa then they might have to camp out in the EU until the visa card arrives.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![tommigun](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@tommigun](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tommigun)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/family-reunification-question-with-new-biometrics-process/76281/2 "2026-02-23T23:45:01Z")

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> [@Moving to Portugal while waiting for preapproval](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/moving-to-portugal-while-waiting-for-preapproval/58218):
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> Hi all. I have found this forum so useful in finding out about the entire Golden Visa process and getting updates and views on the recent drama. Was wondering what to do in my situation. My family and I filed a golden visa application june 2022. We are planning to move to Portugal in July or so this year. Since hearing anything further from SEF is unlikely, is the right thing to do just to move on a tourist visa? I asked my lawyers about applying for some other visa but they said that is likely …