With a licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer
Get a lawyer's read on your Portugal visa, before you commit.
You’ve done the research. You’re fairly sure you know your route, whether that’s D2, D7, D8 or a Golden Visa. But fairly sure isn’t what you want to be when documents and deposits are on the line. Spend 45 minutes with a licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer, get your plan confirmed or corrected, and keep a written summary.
A licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer on the call · Written summary included · Money-back satisfaction guarantee
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✓Licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer
✓Phone or video, at a time you pick
✓Written summary after the call
What we focus on
D2, D7, D8 or the Golden Visa. Find your route.
D2
Entrepreneur
Business, self-employment, independent professional.
D7
Passive income
Pension, rental or investment income.
D8
Digital nomad
Remote and freelance income.
Golden Visa
Residence by investment route
The legal and residence side of ARI.
Also covered: citizenship, family reunification and CRUE, plus other immigration questions.
A licensed immigration lawyer
A licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer on your specific case. Not a sales call, and not a generic checklist.
A 45-minute call
By phone or video, at a time you pick, focused entirely on your situation.
A written summary you can act on
Spells out the answer and your next steps, in plain language you can act on without a second call.
Which one do you need?
Not sure this call is what you need? Here's the quick version.
Free 15-min call · with our team
You want a quick read
A quick eligibility read and a sense of how the packages work. If your case is straightforward, this is the right place to start.
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This is the lawyer
This consultation · with a lawyer
You have a legal question
Something the team call can't settle: mixed income, a route you're not sure of, a spouse abroad, a Golden Visa structure. One or two questions that genuinely need legal judgement.
Novomove Premium package
You want it handled
The full job: dossier review, letter editing, appointment guidance, a dedicated case manager. If you know your route, go straight there.
See the packages →
Still not sure? Book this call. And if you buy a package afterwards, the consultation isn’t wasted. You start ahead, because a lawyer has already scoped your case.
Sounds like your situation?
Most people book because they’re close to deciding, with one or two questions that need a lawyer. You might recognise yourself here.
You have mixed income and can't tell if you're D7 or D8.
You're weighing D2 and unsure which of the three paths fits, or whether to form a company.
You're leaning toward switching visa type and want a lawyer's read before you commit documents and money.
Your case isn't standard: a spouse abroad, an unusual passport, a past refusal, platform income like Upwork, a family application.
You're considering a Golden Visa and want the legal steps, the US-citizen angle, and an honest timeline before you commit.
You think you know your route and just want a lawyer to confirm it before you commit.
If none of these fit exactly, book anyway and tell us your situation. The call adapts to you.
What we can help with
Lead with your main question. The call focuses there.
D2 — entrepreneur & independent professional
Which of the three paths fits me? Do I need to form a company, and what makes a business plan pass?
D7 — passive income
Does my pension, rental or investment income qualify? How do I document it and keep the application clean?
D8 — digital nomad, remote income
Does my remote or freelance income qualify (including platform income like Upwork)? Am I better on D7 or D8?
Golden Visa (ARI)
Which residence route fits, and how does the process actually work? Does being a US citizen change things? What's the honest timeline?
We cover the legal and residence side on the call. For the full service, routes and costs, see our Golden Visa page.
Also covered
Citizenship and naturalisation, family reunification, CRUE for EU nationals, and other immigration questions. Lead us to your main question and we'll focus there.
What we cover on the call
A lawyer’s read, not an “it depends, good luck”. Concrete answers you can act on, all current to the 2025 and 2026 rule changes.
✓What the lawyer can confirm
✓Which visa fits your case, and what your documents need to show.
✓The correct sequence and timing of your application.
✓The mistakes to avoid before you commit documents and money.
All current to the 2025 and 2026 rule changes. Last year's forum post doesn't know them. Your lawyer does.
✕A few things a consultation doesn't include
✕Preparing or reviewing your dossier, editing your letter, or managing your case. That's our visa packages.
✕Booking your AIMA, VFS or consulate appointment. You book directly; we guide you on timing.
✕Tax questions, like how your income is taxed here or IFICI. That's a separate tax consultation with an accountant.
✕Golden Visa investment decisions. The lawyer covers the legal and residence steps, not what you put your money into.
If your situation runs across several countries or visa types, tell us up front and the lawyer will focus on what matters most.
How it works
Three steps, start to summary.
1
Tell us your situation
Fill in a short form. The more detail you give, the better prepared your lawyer is for the call.
2
Book your call
We match you with a licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer. Pick a date and time for your 45-minute call, by phone or video.
3
Get your summary
After the call your lawyer posts a written summary with the answer and your next steps, saved in your account for whenever you need it.
What's included, and what isn't
Clear on both sides.
Included
✓A 45-minute call with a licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer.
✓A written summary with the answer and your next steps, in your account.
✓Answers on D2, D7, D8, Golden Visa, and other immigration topics.
✓Come back whenever you need, and we keep you with the same lawyer where we can.
Not included
✕Dossier preparation, document review, or letter editing. That's our visa packages.
✕Booking your AIMA, VFS or consulate appointment. You book directly; we guide on timing.
✕Tax advice. That's a separate tax consultation with an accountant.
✕Investment advice for Golden Visa. The lawyer covers the legal and residence steps only.
Who does the work
A licensed immigration lawyer
Your consultation is delivered by a licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer from our network. Novomove coordinates your case and matches you with the right person. The advice is theirs, given directly to you. You meet your lawyer by name once you book. The free 15-minute call is with our team. This is the lawyer.
Where the expensive mistakes get caught
The wrong income type in a D7 letter, so the consulate starts asking questions.
A criminal record ordered too early, so it expires before your appointment.
A 12-month lease signed before the visa is approved.
Documents that pass at the consulate but won't pass at AIMA.
Each of these costs weeks or months to undo. Forty-five minutes with a lawyer catches them first.
And the advice is current
Portugal's rules moved in 2025 and 2026. A forum post from last year doesn't know any of it. Your lawyer does.
Applications must be complete on submission.
Family reunification has new waiting periods.
Citizenship now counts from your residence-permit date.
Citizenship moved to 10 years.
Not happy? We'll make it right.
If the consultation didn't help, tell us. We'll sort it out, and if you're still not satisfied, we refund you in full.
More help, when you need it
If your call points somewhere next.
Novomove Premium visa package
Full support: lawyer consultations, dossier review, appointment guidance, and a dedicated case manager.
See the packages →
NIF and bank account
The foundation services most clients set up first: NIF first, then bank and visa in parallel.
See the services →
Set up a Portuguese company
For D2 founders, often the next step after the call. We set it up for you.
Company formation →
Tax consultation
For how your income is taxed in Portugal, IFICI and residency. A separate 45-minute call with an accountant.
See tax consultation →
Golden Visa service
The full Golden Visa route, routes and process, on its own page. The detail lives there.
See Golden Visa →
Before you book
Questions people ask.
A licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer from our network. You meet them by name once you book.
We focus on D2, D7, D8 and Golden Visa, the visas our packages support. The lawyer can also cover citizenship, family reunification, CRUE and other immigration questions.
Not on a consultation. Document preparation and review are part of our visa packages, and you book your own AIMA or VFS appointment. We guide you on timing.
That’s a separate tax consultation with an accountant. Immigration and tax are different specialisms, so we keep them separate to give you the right expert each time.
The lawyer covers the legal and residence side: which route fits, the family filing, the sequence and the timeline. A good use of the call is to get clear on the process, the US-citizen angle, and the honest path to permanent residency at year 5. Investment decisions sit outside the consultation.
On our partner’s track, roughly 8 to 10 months to biometrics, with total processing longer. It’s an honest current range, not a promise, and final timing sits with AIMA.
Yes, as often as you need, and we keep you with the same lawyer where we can.
Get a lawyer's read before you commit.
You’re about to make one of the bigger decisions of your move. 45 minutes with a lawyer, written summary included, and if you buy a package afterwards you start ahead.
A licensed Portuguese immigration lawyer on your call · Money-back satisfaction guarantee
Novomove coordinates access to licensed, accredited professionals. Novomove is not a law firm. Immigration outcomes depend on the relevant authorities and are never guaranteed. The consultation is legal advice given directly by the lawyer; it is not a filed application or a guaranteed outcome. For Golden Visa the lawyer covers the legal and residence steps only.