I am in the middle of diligencing law firms to help my family of 5 through the GV process in Portugal. We live in California and so far it seems that a lot of what these lawyers want to help you with - getting a NIF, setting up a bank account, etc - is not terribly hard. That said, for convenience, to ensure nothing is missed, and ideally to see if this ends up slightly expedited, I would like the help of an experienced attorney. I am, however, SHOCKED by the expensive quotes we’re getting. They range - All in including the final passport / citizenship step - from 19k EUR (assuming only 1 renewal) up to 33k EUR (assuming 2 renewals) . I would appreciate hearing from people who have found competent but more economical firms.
No, these quotes are just for the legal work. The state fees (approx 10k per person up front) are in addition. We’re budgeting 85k in fees total for the family of 5
We used CTSU in Lisbon, which is part of the Deloitte network. Almost 5 years ago now and have no complaints. They are professional, helpful and responsive. Not sure what their current fees are but worth getting in touch to find out. Jorge Martins is their main contact on immigration matters:
So far I’ve only paid half of the initial fee. They don’t have any annual fees for tax representation like some of the other lawyers had. The only extras that I’ve had to pay for were translation services for the documents, but that was only a nominal amount. Considering the effort to apply, I can’t imagine trying to do it myself.