Just an update on GV processing timing. I have confirmed this with my lawyer in Portugal
1.) Time from submitting to SEF, the applicant’s documentation (including confirmation that you have subscribed to a fund), the approval is ~2 months.
As a note. This is the most important date to hit before the end of this year. Once you are in the SEF system you have met the deadline for adhering to the 350K Euro minimum investment and are not subject to next year’s 500K Euro minimum
2.) Once approval is granted the wait time to get a Biometric appointment with SEF is currently ~3 months. After that it is up to a couple weeks for your residency card to be created and mailed
So if you add in the time to get a lawyer, a fund, collect your documents and apostilles, get them translated, your bank account and NIF (tax) number, funds transferred you need to add that time to the 2 months and maybe a little extra padding to be safe before the end of the year…ie…Start the process very soon!
Here is a good website that breaks it down: Portugal golden visa processing time is 10 months - Best Citizenships