# Madeira GV lawyer **URL:** \ **Category:** Residencies & citizenships\ **Created:** [March 3, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/madeira-gv-lawyer/56386 "2023-03-03T21:00:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Merrini](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Merrini](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Merrini)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/madeira-gv-lawyer/56386/1 "2023-03-03T21:00:20Z")
Can anyone recommend a lawyer in Madeira who has dealt with GVs for couples who aren’t married? Any in Portugal main lane could also be relevant. ---
**Author:** ![hlwood65](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@hlwood65](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/hlwood65)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 12:16am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/madeira-gv-lawyer/56386/2 "2023-03-04T00:16:15Z")
Dixcart has worked well for me. But don’t know about couples who aren’t married. ---
**Author:** ![nikessng](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/nikessng/32/5284_2.png) [@nikessng](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/nikessng)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/madeira-gv-lawyer/56386/3 "2023-03-04T01:00:37Z")
We’re a couple that isn’t married. Doesn’t seem like there’s much complicated to it in terms of evidence needed. I wouldn’t choose specific lawyer for this aspect. ---
**Author:** ![BIANCAFAI](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@BIANCAFAI](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/BIANCAFAI)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/madeira-gv-lawyer/56386/4 "2023-09-21T15:50:33Z")
We did our residency process and family reunification in that situation. I highly recommend my lawyer who took care of my permit. Carla Gameiro - +351910333143 ---
**Author:** ![Merrini](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Merrini](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Merrini)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/madeira-gv-lawyer/56386/5 "2023-09-21T16:11:27Z")
Thank you for the update. How long did it take to get pre approval? Also did they ask for bank statements? ---
**Author:** ![BIANCAFAI](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@BIANCAFAI](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/BIANCAFAI)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/madeira-gv-lawyer/56386/6 "2023-09-21T16:29:33Z")
My Lawyer took care of a D8 for me and family reunification for my partner. As far as I know the family reunification process is the same in GV or D8. we got our residency card 5 months after the visa request. ---
**Author:** ![Merrini](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Merrini](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Merrini)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/madeira-gv-lawyer/56386/7 "2023-09-21T16:58:50Z")
Ok thanks. Does D8 mean you have to be in the country more than 180 days? ---
**Author:** ![BIANCAFAI](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@BIANCAFAI](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/BIANCAFAI)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/madeira-gv-lawyer/56386/8 "2023-09-21T17:10:34Z")
You can’t stay out of the schengen area for more than 6 consecutive months or 8 non-consecutive months calculating by the period of residency ( in this case my card was issued for a period of 2 years). This was the info my lawyer gave me