Just a cautionary note. Biometrics appt is not the same as receiving your actual residency card–and this is a huge issue. A year after our family’s cards expired, we were offered a biometrics appointment in May, attended, paid fees and have heard nothing since. I love Portugal, but the inability to handle basic printing of a card after paying thousands of euros in fees seems really bizarre to me. I realize I am not alone, but when you are trying to plan a move to a country where you thought you would become a citizen (we are 4 months shy of being able to apply for citizenship under the old rules), it is discouraging, to say the least.
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