PR vs GV renewal - gap period

[PTbound (A L)]

Hi - please ask your question in 1 of the 2 existing threads already dedicated to PR. Indeed some of your questions are already answered in them.

Permanent Residency application, switching from GV

PR was also discussed in the Prime Legal webinar on 2-April. From my notes (but verify for yourself!): Only GV PR allows the same 7d/year as GV Temporary Residency. With Regular PR you can’t be out of PT for >2 consecutive years/36 interpolated months. GV PR is far more expensive than Regular PR, as you know. So that 7d/year freedom has a price. Sara advised against disposing of your investment until you actually have a GV PR card in hand (which at AIMA speed is not just 5y - add maybe another…

Portugal: Permanent Residence Permit for Investment Purposes

Currently, all in-person appointments are exclusively for the collection of biometric data. Before the existence of the ARI Renewal Portal it was possible to request Permanent Residence Authorization during in-person appointments. However, in online renewals the submission of Form 1 is no longer required. https://aima.gov.pt/documents/modelo-1.pdf [The image displays a document form requesting the concession of a permanent residence permit along with various other related application options…