{"id":14380,"date":"2026-07-18T09:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T09:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d2-visa\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:16:33","slug":"visto-d2-portugal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/pt\/portugal-d2-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal D2 Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14380\" class=\"elementor elementor-14380\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7923df3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7923df3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734eb01 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"734eb01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05306c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05306c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e524428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e524428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);border-radius:999px;padding:8px 15px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:rgba(255,255,255,.9);font-family:inherit\"><span style=\"width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:#00B67A;display:inline-block\"><\/span>Portugal D2 visa \u00b7 entrepreneurs and freelancers<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a1e14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44a1e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Portugal D2 visa \u2014 no big investment, no guesswork, a partner lawyer on your side.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95e903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e95e903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Portugal visa most people skip because they think &#8220;entrepreneur visa&#8221; means big money. It doesn&#8217;t. \u20ac11,040 in savings, a viable business idea (or a Portuguese client), and you&#8217;re in. We handle the NIF, the company, the bank, and the visa dossier so you can focus on the business itself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-012dd8f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"012dd8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#fff\">\u20ac11,040 in savings is the only financial bar.<\/strong> No monthly income required.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#fff\">Three ways to qualify:<\/strong> form a company, contract with a Portuguese client, or join a certified incubator.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#fff\">NIF, company, bank, lawyer, accountant.<\/strong> All in one place.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color:#fff\">Novomove Premium \u20ac1,199<\/strong> or \u20ac320\/month \u00d7 4.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c33774 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c33774\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3205a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3205a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#pricing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See the packages \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16dce23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16dce23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/free-consultation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check my D2 fit, free \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e7d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"84e7d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;gap:40px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-family:inherit\">\n  <div><div style=\"font-weight:800;font-size:1.7rem;line-height:1.1;color:#fff\">\u20ac1,199<\/div><div style=\"font-size:.9rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6)\">full visa support<\/div><\/div>\n  <div><div style=\"font-weight:800;font-size:1.7rem;line-height:1.1;color:#fff\">\u20ac11,040<\/div><div style=\"font-size:.9rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6)\">savings bar, no monthly income needed<\/div><\/div>\n  <div><div style=\"font-weight:800;font-size:1.7rem;line-height:1.1;color:#fff\">6\u20138 months<\/div><div style=\"font-size:.9rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6)\">NIF to landing, in the right order<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118d3d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"118d3d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;relative&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71587e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e71587e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hero-lisbon-765x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14373\" alt=\"An entrepreneur working on a laptop at a sunlit Lisbon cafe terrace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hero-lisbon-765x1024.png 765w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hero-lisbon-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hero-lisbon-768x1029.png 768w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hero-lisbon-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hero-lisbon.png 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f90859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5f90859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:absolute;left:20px;bottom:20px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.96);border-radius:12px;padding:11px 15px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.22);font-family:inherit\">\n  <span style=\"color:#F5C518;letter-spacing:1px;font-size:.95rem\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/span>\n  <span style=\"font-size:.86rem;font-weight:700;color:#1B2A4A\">Every D2 we've supported: approved<\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ad4eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65ad4eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030ec11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"030ec11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:40px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-family:inherit\">\n  <div style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;flex:0 0 auto;width:300px\"><div class=\"trustpilot-widget\" data-locale=\"en-US\" data-template-id=\"5419b6a8b0d04a076446a9ad\" data-businessunit-id=\"645c3f56484ec7b9c3eabc7b\" data-style-height=\"32px\" data-style-width=\"100%\" data-theme=\"light\" data-token=\"98842949-2db9-4aaf-b59e-993006c0c280\" data-min-review-count=\"0\" data-style-alignment=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/review\/novomove.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trustpilot<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n  <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;color:#41506b;font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem\"><span style=\"color:#00B67A;font-weight:800\">\u2713<\/span> 7,200+ expats helped<\/div>\n  <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;color:#41506b;font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem\"><span style=\"color:#00B67A;font-weight:800\">\u2713<\/span> Every D2 we've supported so far: approved<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ce90e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75ce90e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5d549 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed5d549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You went through Portugal&#8217;s visa list and nothing fit. The D7 wants passive income you don&#8217;t have. The D8 wants \u20ac3,680 a month from abroad. So you closed the tab and assumed Portugal wasn&#8217;t for you. Nobody mentioned the visa designed for people who&#8217;d rather earn their living here: a viable idea, \u20ac11,040 in savings, and a plan a reviewer can believe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f555e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f555e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee4719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ee4719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-hero-founder-rooftop-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14374\" alt=\"A founder working at a table on a sunlit Lisbon rooftop terrace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-hero-founder-rooftop-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-hero-founder-rooftop-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-hero-founder-rooftop-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-hero-founder-rooftop-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-hero-founder-rooftop-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-hero-founder-rooftop.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d066322 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d066322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"paths\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fbfc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1fbfc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3c5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e3c5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three ways in<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747e0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"747e0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The D2 has three paths. One of them is probably yours.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c9d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66c9d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The D2 is for people who will actively earn in Portugal. It comes with a 2-year residence permit, renewable for another 3.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e6c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"12e6c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.p1paths{max-width:1060px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px;font-family:inherit}\n.p1paths .c{background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);padding:32px}\n.p1paths .lbl{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A96A8;margin-bottom:10px}\n.p1paths h3{font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:700;color:#1B2A4A;margin:0 0 10px}\n.p1paths p{font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0}\n@media(max-width:900px){.p1paths{grid-template-columns:1fr}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"p1paths\">\n  <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"lbl\">Path 1 \u00b7 Company<\/div><h3>Start a Portuguese business<\/h3><p>You register a Portuguese company (an LDA or Unipessoal) and run it from Portugal. A restaurant, an e-commerce brand, a consultancy, a service business. There's no minimum investment, and the bar is lower than people expect. What carries the file is the business plan.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"lbl\">Path 2 \u00b7 Freelance<\/div><h3>Work for a Portuguese client<\/h3><p>You're a designer, developer, consultant or specialist with a services agreement (<em>presta\u00e7\u00e3o de servi\u00e7os<\/em>) of at least a year with a business in Portugal. No company needed, and no freelancer registration before the visa: the contract carries the file, and you open your activity after you arrive. In practice this is the simplest D2 path, and the one accepted with the least friction.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"c\"><div class=\"lbl\">Path 3 \u00b7 Startup<\/div><h3>Join an IAPMEI incubator<\/h3><p>You have a tech or innovation project and get accepted by an IAPMEI-certified incubator. Up to five co-founders can be included in one application, and no existing company is needed.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f1980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"29f1980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"max-width:860px;margin:32px auto 0;background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;border-radius:16px;padding:30px 34px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);font-family:inherit\">\n  <h4 style=\"font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:#1B2A4A;margin:0 0 12px\">All three paths share the same financial bar<\/h4>\n  <p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.75;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0\">\u20ac11,040 in a Portuguese bank account (12 times the \u20ac920 minimum wage). Add 50% per adult dependent and 30% per child, so a family of three needs around \u20ac19,872. There's no fixed monthly income requirement, and that's the big difference from the D7 and the D8. If you have the \u20ac11,040 and a viable idea or a Portuguese client, the D2 could be your fastest route in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e088ab5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e088ab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd2a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcd2a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The rejection trap<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfe810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dfe810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">D2 or D8: get this wrong and nothing else matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6825a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b6825a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0 0 22px\">The rule is short. D2 is for income earned inside Portugal: Portuguese clients, a Portuguese company you run, a contract with a Portuguese business. D8 is for income earned outside Portugal: remote work for a foreign employer, foreign freelance clients. Mixing them up is the most common reason D2 applications get sent back.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 22px\">A real case from our partner lawyer&#8217;s files: a client opened a Portuguese company, wrote a strong business plan, and applied for the D2. His stated income came from foreign clients. Rejected. The company was real and the plan was good; the income source made it a D8 file wearing D2 paperwork.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0\">So before anything gets drafted, the path gets settled. If your business will earn from Portuguese clients or a Portuguese-facing market, the D2 fits. If your income will come from abroad, apply for the D8 instead, and form the Portuguese company once you&#8217;re a resident. The free 15-minute call exists to answer exactly this question before you spend anything.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3326ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f3326ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/free-consultation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check my D2 fit, free \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63084b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63084b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad63e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dad63e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The document your file lives on<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2489d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2489d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On the company route, the business plan is the whole game<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23dfe7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23dfe7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0 0 22px\">In our partner lawyers&#8217; experience, nearly every D2 rejection traces back to the business plan, and the rejection letter won&#8217;t tell you why. It can be a single line, something like &#8220;business plan is not credible enough&#8221;, with no detail and one appeal allowed.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 22px\">The reassuring part: authorities have approved everything from consultancies to hot dog stands. It doesn&#8217;t need to be 50 pages and it isn&#8217;t judged like an investor deck. It needs to be viable, honest, specific to your actual idea, and show your economic contribution to Portugal. That contribution can be indirect, foreign customers, tourism, inbound investment, as long as it&#8217;s spelled out: vague contribution is what gets questioned, not indirect contribution itself. What gets files rejected is a thin template with no real person behind it, ambition the founder&#8217;s background can&#8217;t back, and lately, text that reads AI-generated.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0\">You can write yours yourself, and if you&#8217;re on one of our packages the partner immigration lawyer reviews it before it enters the dossier either way. Or you can have it built properly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76402f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76402f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fb48e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57fb48e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528ca6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"528ca6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">D2 add-on<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38046f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38046f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business plan by a partner certified accountant, \u20ac499<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9a1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f9a1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 45-minute consultation to shape your idea, then a 10 to 15 page plan grounded in real Portuguese market data, with two revision rounds included. Built around the four sections AIMA reads most closely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd9d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4bd9d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d2-visa-business-plan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See the business plan service \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a617f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63a617f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/business-plan-desk-1024x765.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14375\" alt=\"An open, professionally formatted business plan with charts and financial tables on a desk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/business-plan-desk-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/business-plan-desk-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/business-plan-desk-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/business-plan-desk-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/business-plan-desk.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ed309 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96ed309\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"process\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c411e07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c411e07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae49f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ae49f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How it works<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aac2bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2aac2bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The D2 has hard dependencies. Order is everything.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50029d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50029d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The bank won&#8217;t open an account until the company exists. The company&#8217;s activity codes are locked at incorporation. Criminal records expire while you wait. Run the steps in the right order and the whole thing takes 6 to 8 months; run them in the wrong order and you pay for it twice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2becef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2becef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin:30px auto 0;max-width:900px;font-family:inherit\">\n  <span style=\"background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:999px;padding:9px 16px;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;color:#41506b\">NIF<small style=\"display:block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:600;color:#8A96A8;margin-top:1px\">unlocks everything<\/small><\/span>\n  <span style=\"color:#C4CBD6;font-weight:800;font-size:1.1rem\">\u2192<\/span>\n  <span style=\"background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:999px;padding:9px 16px;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;color:#41506b\">Company<small style=\"display:block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:600;color:#8A96A8;margin-top:1px\">needs the NIF<\/small><\/span>\n  <span style=\"color:#C4CBD6;font-weight:800;font-size:1.1rem\">\u2192<\/span>\n  <span style=\"background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:999px;padding:9px 16px;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;color:#41506b\">Bank<small style=\"display:block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:600;color:#8A96A8;margin-top:1px\">needs the registered company + plan<\/small><\/span>\n  <span style=\"color:#C4CBD6;font-weight:800;font-size:1.1rem\">\u2192<\/span>\n  <span style=\"background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:999px;padding:9px 16px;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;color:#41506b\">Consulate<small style=\"display:block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:600;color:#8A96A8;margin-top:1px\">needs all of 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style=\"display:inline-block;width:22px;height:6px;border-radius:3px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,#F5C518,#E3B30C);margin-right:7px;vertical-align:middle\"><\/span>Your visa package: the partner lawyer working alongside it<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"body\">\n    <div class=\"spine\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"phase\">Start here<\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\"><div class=\"badge\">1<\/div><div class=\"rail\"><\/div><div><div class=\"ti\">Free 15-minute call <span class=\"dt\">day 0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"de\">We confirm which of the three paths fits. Complex cases (foreign clients in the mix, family questions, IFICI) get pointed to a paid consultation with the partner lawyer first.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"phase\">The setup chain<\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\"><div class=\"badge\">2<\/div><div class=\"rail\"><\/div><div><div class=\"ti\">NIF <span class=\"dt\">5\u20137 business days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"de\">You e-sign a Power of Attorney and <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-nif-online\/\">your NIF certificate<\/a> lands in your dashboard. The NIF is the prerequisite for everything that follows.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\"><div class=\"badge gold\">3<\/div><div class=\"rail g gt\"><\/div><div><span class=\"gp\">Visa package starts here<\/span><div class=\"ti\">Company formation, with the codes chosen deliberately <span class=\"dt\">3\u20135 weeks<\/span><\/div><div class=\"de\">Handled by a licensed Portuguese partner: name certificate, articles, commercial registry, RCBE (about 1 week with the express add-on). Your activity codes matter to AIMA and are expensive to change later, which is why the visa package starts now: the partner lawyer assesses how AIMA will read your business before the codes are locked in. On the freelance path, this step is simply your signed services agreement; freelancer registration itself waits until after you arrive.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\"><div class=\"badge\">4<\/div><div class=\"rail g\"><\/div><div><div class=\"ti\">Bank account and the \u20ac11,040 <span class=\"dt\">3\u20134 weeks<\/span><\/div><div class=\"de\">Opened remotely through <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-bank-account\/\">our partner bank<\/a>, though not fully digitally: you print, sign and mail documents to our partner law firm in Portugal for signature certification. On the company route the bank needs your registered company documents and the business plan together, plus your NIF, your \u20ac11,040+ in savings and the usual identity documents. On the freelance route, your 1-year service contract takes the company's place.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"phase\">The application<\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\"><div class=\"badge\">5<\/div><div class=\"rail g\"><\/div><div><div class=\"ti\">Dossier build and lawyer review <span class=\"dt\">runs alongside steps 2\u20134<\/span><\/div><div class=\"de\">Criminal records (apostilled, dated within 90 days of submission), accommodation proof, insurance, cover letter, business plan, financials. You get a checklist and timeline, and the partner lawyer reviews every document and flags fixes before anything goes in.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\"><div class=\"badge\">6<\/div><div class=\"rail g\"><\/div><div><div class=\"ti\">Consulate appointment and submission <span class=\"dt\">in person \u00b7 \u20ac90\u2013\u20ac110 fee<\/span><\/div><div class=\"de\">You apply at the Portuguese consulate in your country of residence. We guide you to the right booking system, timing, and centre; only the applicant can book the slot. Book roughly three months out, once the real bottlenecks are underway, and never before you're ready; a held appointment also doubles as the proof of appointment the bank asks for. Which VFS centre you book matters more than most applicants realise: we've watched agents at the same centre give three different answers to the same jurisdiction question in one week, and part of our job is making sure you never find out how inconsistent it can be.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\"><div class=\"badge\">7<\/div><div class=\"rail g gb\"><\/div><div><span class=\"gp\">Package runs to the decision<\/span><div class=\"ti\">Decision, then the 120-day clock <span class=\"dt\">60\u201390 days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"de\">Your passport comes back with the D2 visa and you have 120 days to enter Portugal.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"phase\">After you land<\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\"><div class=\"badge\">8<\/div><div class=\"rail\"><\/div><div><div class=\"ti\">Land, set up, AIMA <span class=\"dt\">120-day window<\/span><\/div><div class=\"de\">First weeks in Portugal: activate the business, register for NISS, move into your accommodation and register the lease (Modelo 2), update your NIF address. On the freelance path, once your NIF sits on a Portuguese address and you're a tax resident, we can <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-open-freelance-activity\/\">open your freelance activity for you<\/a>. Then the AIMA appointment, where your residence permit is processed. The visa package ends at visa approval; <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/aima-appointment-support\/\">AIMA appointment support is its own service<\/a> (below).<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22edb1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22edb1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"pricing\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fbafb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78fbafb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db9df1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3db9df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Packages<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ca265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55ca265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check-Up or the full package<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37db48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37db48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Check-Up validates a dossier you&#8217;ve built yourself. Novomove Premium comes with a dedicated case manager, full dossier review by the partner immigration lawyer, and unlimited chat support with same-day replies on business days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-951091e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"951091e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.p1pr{max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;font-family:inherit}\n.p1pr .g2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px}\n.p1pr .card{border-radius:16px;padding:36px}\n.p1pr .pro{background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04)}\n.p1pr .prem{background:#1B2A4A;border:2px solid #F5C518}\n.p1pr .elbl{font-size:.85rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:12px}\n.p1pr 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style=\"font-size:.85rem;color:#5E6B7D;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:18px\">For a dossier you've gathered yourself and want checked before you apply<\/div>\n      <div class=\"feat\" style=\"color:#41506b\">\n        <div>\u2713 Written expert feedback with comments on every document<\/div>\n        <div>\u2713 45-minute call to walk through the feedback and answer your questions<\/div>\n        <div>\u2713 Second review round after you've made corrections<\/div>\n        <div style=\"font-size:.88rem;color:#8A96A8\">Add an extra review round \u2014 \u20ac60 \u00b7 Add a 45-min consultation \u2014 \u20ac60<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <a class=\"abtn\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-documents-check-up\/\" style=\"background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;color:#1B2A4A\">Get Check-Up \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"card prem\">\n      <div class=\"elbl\" style=\"color:#F5C518\">Novomove Premium<\/div>\n      <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin-bottom:4px\"><span class=\"price\" style=\"color:#fff\">\u20ac320<\/span><span style=\"font-size:1.05rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)\">\/month \u00d7 4<\/span><\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-size:.95rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.8);margin-bottom:18px\">or \u20ac1,199 <strong style=\"color:#7BE0B4\">(Save \u20ac81)<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"feat\" style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.85)\">\n        <div>\u2713 2 lawyer consultations: case analysis and Q&amp;A on your D2 path<\/div>\n        <div>\u2713 Visa appointment scheduling guidance<\/div>\n        <div>\u2713 Motivation letter editing<\/div>\n        <div>\u2713 Full dossier review by the partner lawyer<\/div>\n        <div>\u2713 Unlimited chat support with your case manager<\/div>\n        <div>\u2713 1 tax consultation with a Portuguese tax expert<\/div>\n        <div>\u2713 Lease review by the partner lawyer (normally \u20ac100)<\/div>\n        <div>\u2713 NIF address update (normally \u20ac79)<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <a class=\"abtn\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/pricing\/\" style=\"background:#F5C518;color:#1B2A4A\">Get Premium \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"fambar\">\n    <div class=\"chip\">\ud83d\udc6a<\/div>\n    <div style=\"max-width:620px\">\n      <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:4px;flex-wrap:wrap\"><h4>Add family members to your package<\/h4><span class=\"pill\">+\u20ac350 \/ \u20ac250<\/span><\/div>\n      <p style=\"font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0\">\u20ac350 per additional adult, \u20ac250 per minor, plus the savings top-up. Apply together; see the family rules below before anyone \"follows later\".<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div style=\"max-width:960px;margin:56px auto 0\">\n    <div style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:28px\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:800;color:#1B2A4A;letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin:0 0 8px\">Then assemble the rest of your D2<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"font-size:1.02rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;max-width:600px;margin:0 auto\">These sit around the visa package, not inside it. On the company route most people add the first three; add company formation and the plan only on Path 1.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"g3\">\n      <a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-bank-account\/\">\n        <div class=\"chip\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">\ud83c\udfe6<\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px;margin-bottom:8px\"><h4>NIF + bank account<\/h4><span class=\"pill\">\u20ac359<\/span><\/div>\n        <p style=\"font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.6;color:#5E6B7D;flex:1;margin:0\">The Solo Package bundles both at \u20ac20 less than apart; Couple (\u20ac428) covers two. Not inside the visa package.<\/p>\n        <span class=\"arrow\">See the bundle \u2192<\/span>\n      <\/a>\n      <a class=\"acard gold\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-company-formation\/\">\n        <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;margin-bottom:16px\"><div class=\"chip\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f<\/div><span style=\"font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A6D00;background:rgba(245,197,24,.22);border-radius:999px;padding:4px 10px\">Path 1 essential<\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px;margin-bottom:8px\"><h4>Company formation<\/h4><span class=\"pill\">from \u20ac970<\/span><\/div>\n        <p style=\"font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.6;color:#5E6B7D;flex:1;margin:0\">A licensed partner registers your LDA or Unipessoal and sets the AIMA-critical activity codes. Start it alongside the package, so the codes are right first time.<\/p>\n        <span class=\"arrow\">See company formation \u2192<\/span>\n      <\/a>\n      <a class=\"acard\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d2-visa-business-plan\/\">\n        <div class=\"chip\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/div>\n        <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px;margin-bottom:8px\"><h4>Business plan<\/h4><span class=\"pill\">\u20ac499<\/span><\/div>\n        <p style=\"font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.6;color:#5E6B7D;flex:1;margin:0\">The company-route add-on: a 45-minute consultation with a partner certified accountant, then the full 10 to 15 page plan with two revision rounds.<\/p>\n        <span class=\"arrow\">See the plan service \u2192<\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"margin:24px auto 0;text-align:center;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.65;color:#8A96A8;max-width:760px\">Government fees, translations and apostilles, booking the consulate appointment (only the applicant can) and attending AIMA appointments all sit outside these too. <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/aima-appointment-support\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;color:#8A96A8\">AIMA appointment support<\/a> is its own service, taken after you land.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d09378 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d09378\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ddbb74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ddbb74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The buying order<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791706e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"791706e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to buy first, and the one thing that runs in parallel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6796ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6796ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/order-diagram-v2-1024x572.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14376\" alt=\"Delivery order: NIF, then company formation, then bank account, then visa approval where the D2 package ends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/order-diagram-v2-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/order-diagram-v2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/order-diagram-v2-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/order-diagram-v2-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/order-diagram-v2-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/order-diagram-v2.png 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe8170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfe8170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0 0 22px\">The order you buy in and the order things get delivered in are two different things. Delivery is fixed by the dependencies above: NIF, then company, then bank, because each one needs the last. Buying is more flexible, with one rule that surprises people.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 22px\">The visa package isn&#8217;t the last thing you add. It starts alongside company formation, because your company is registered with specific activity codes (CAE), those codes are hard to change later, and the partner immigration lawyer should assess how AIMA will read your business before they&#8217;re locked in. Form the company first and that&#8217;s one less thing anyone can fix in your application. If you&#8217;re not ready for a full package yet, the minimum sensible step is the same lawyer&#8217;s <a href=\"#consult\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\">\u20ac80 consultation<\/a> before you incorporate.<\/p><p style=\"margin:0\">So on the company route, most clients buy the <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-bank-account\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\">Solo Package<\/a> (NIF + bank, \u20ac359, \u20ac20 less than separately) or the <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-bank-account\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline\">Couple Package<\/a> (\u20ac428) together with their visa package, then add company formation once the path is confirmed on the free call. Neither the NIF nor the bank account is inside the visa package itself; they&#8217;re a separate order, and the bank half waits until your company is registered and your business plan is ready (on the freelance route, until your service contract is signed), which is exactly how it should work. And if you&#8217;d rather buy one service at a time as you go, that&#8217;s fine too; the sequence holds either way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b3b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b3b3b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-top:20px;width:100%;background:#F4F6FA;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:16px;padding:32px 34px;font-family:inherit\">\n  <h4 style=\"font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:700;color:#1B2A4A;margin:0 0 16px\">The honest total, before you ask<\/h4>\n  <div style=\"display:grid;gap:8px;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;color:#41506b\">\n    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px\"><span>NIF + bank account (Solo Package)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">\u20ac359<\/span><\/div>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px\"><span>Company formation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">from \u20ac970<\/span><\/div>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px\"><span>Virtual office, if you need a registered address (6 months)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">\u20ac210<\/span><\/div>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px\"><span>Visa package (Novomove Premium)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">\u20ac1,199<\/span><\/div>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px\"><span>Business plan, if you'd rather not write it yourself<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">\u20ac499<\/span><\/div>\n    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;border-top:1px solid #E2E7EF;padding-top:12px;margin-top:6px\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Typical Path 1 total<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:800\">\u20ac2,500 to \u20ac3,240<\/span><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:16px;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.65;color:#8A96A8\">Government fees, apostilles and translations are separate, as is your \u20ac11,040+ in savings, which stays yours. On the freelance path, drop the company formation and virtual office lines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c01a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34c01a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"consult\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4be86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ec4be86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #F2E6BE;border-radius:16px;padding:36px;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);position:relative;font-family:inherit\">\n  <span style=\"position:absolute;top:-14px;left:32px;background:#F5C518;color:#1B2A4A;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:6px 14px;border-radius:999px\">Not ready for a full package?<\/span>\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:800;color:#1B2A4A;margin:8px 0 12px\">45 minutes one-on-one with the partner immigration lawyer, \u20ac80<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.75;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0 0 18px\">Useful when your case has a wrinkle: foreign clients in the mix, a past refusal, family timing, or you simply want a professional read on your plan before committing to anything. It's a working session with the lawyer, and there's no sales pitch attached. The lawyer doesn't sell packages; that's not her job.<\/p>\n  <p style=\"font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6;color:#1B2A4A;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 18px;padding:12px 16px;background:rgba(245,197,24,.14);border-radius:10px\">We credit the \u20ac80 toward a visa package if you order within two weeks.<\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/clients.novomove.com\/order\/Q5R0D2\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;background:#F5C518;color:#1B2A4A;padding:16px 28px;border-radius:12px;font-weight:700;font-size:16px;text-decoration:none\">Book the consultation, \u20ac80 \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6601c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e6601c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b64ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78b64ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planning warning \u00b7 updated 2026<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd879b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd879b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you have a family, apply together<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163d11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"163d11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">Until recently, &#8220;I&#8217;ll apply alone and my spouse and kids will follow on family reunification&#8221; was a reasonable plan. Portugal&#8217;s reunification rules under Article 98 have changed, and it&#8217;s now the most expensive mistake we see people make on the D2.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0 0 20px;\">To reunify a spouse from abroad, the main holder now needs at least 2 years of valid residence in Portugal first. That drops to 15 months if you can show 18 or more months of cohabitation before entering. The waiting period is waived for dependent minor children, and for a spouse who is jointly the parent of a dependent minor with the holder.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\">In practice: Leaving your spouse in the original application can cost 15 to 24 months apart. If you&#8217;re a single applicant, none of this applies to you. If you have a family, apply together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99c349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f99c349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/family-lisbon-1024x572.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14377\" alt=\"A smiling family of three at a Lisbon miradouro at golden hour\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/family-lisbon-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/family-lisbon-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/family-lisbon-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/family-lisbon-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/family-lisbon.png 1376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77897ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77897ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4568964 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4568964\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e43ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e43ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before you book anything<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec01dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ec01dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is the D2 actually your visa?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567cdea elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"567cdea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.p1elig{max-width:1020px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px;font-family:inherit}\n.p1elig .c{background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);border-radius:16px;padding:30px}\n.p1elig h3{font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;color:#1B2A4A;margin:0 0 10px}\n.p1elig p{font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0}\n.p1elig a{text-decoration:underline;color:#1B2A4A}\n@media(max-width:900px){.p1elig{grid-template-columns:1fr}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"p1elig\">\n  <div class=\"c\" style=\"border-top:4px solid #00B67A\"><h3>D2 fits if<\/h3><p>You'll earn inside Portugal: a business you'll run here, Portuguese clients, or a services contract with a Portuguese company. You have the \u20ac11,040 in savings and a viable, honest idea.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"c\" style=\"border-top:4px solid #F5C518\"><h3>D8 fits instead if<\/h3><p>Your income comes from abroad: a foreign employer or foreign freelance clients at \u20ac3,680+ a month. Applying D2 with foreign income is the classic rejection. Start with our <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d8-digital-nomad-visa\/\">D8 page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n  <div class=\"c\" style=\"border-top:4px solid #C4CBD6\"><h3>D7 fits instead if<\/h3><p>You live on passive income: pensions, rentals, dividends of \u20ac920+ a month. No business required. Start with our <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d7-visa-assistance\/\">D7 page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc45c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bc45c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top:32px\">Genuinely unsure? That&#8217;s what the <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/free-consultation\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;font-weight:600\">free 15-minute call<\/a> settles, before you spend a euro.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620fb71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"620fb71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4026179 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4026179\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecee472 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecee472\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c9706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10c9706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who does the work<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1a32f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e1a32f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A case manager you can message, a lawyer whose feedback is in writing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfd5e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfd5e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0 0 18px;\">Novomove is a coordination platform. Licensed Portuguese partners perform the regulated work: the partner immigration lawyer reviews your dossier and consults on your case, licensed partners handle company formation, and a partner law firm certifies your bank signature. Your case manager keeps all of it moving.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\">Everything runs through one dashboard: documents uploaded once and used everywhere, status tracking across NIF, company, bank, visa and AIMA, and unlimited chat with same-day replies on business days.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36c950 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b36c950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-manager-chat-765x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14378\" alt=\"A phone showing the order thread with case manager Cesar L.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-manager-chat-765x1024.png 765w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-manager-chat-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-manager-chat-768x1029.png 768w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-manager-chat-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/case-manager-chat.png 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3811b35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3811b35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff26096 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff26096\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a654ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a654ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After the visa<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ecd11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45ecd11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The visa package ends at approval. Here's what comes next.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a6bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0a6bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You land with 120 days on the clock and one big appointment ahead: AIMA, where the residence permit is processed. We cover that stretch too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af71a20 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af71a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-arrival-tram-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14379\" alt=\"A traveller with a suitcase stepping off a yellow Lisbon tram\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-arrival-tram-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-arrival-tram-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-arrival-tram-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-arrival-tram-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-arrival-tram-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/novomove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/d2-arrival-tram.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8aed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2b8aed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.p1av{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px;font-family:inherit}\n.p1av a{background:#fff;border:1px solid #EDEFF3;box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(10,15,30,.04);border-radius:16px;padding:28px;display:block;text-decoration:none;color:inherit;transition:transform .18s,box-shadow .18s,border-color .18s}\n.p1av a:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(10,15,30,.08);border-color:#D6DBE3}\n.p1av h3{font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:700;color:#1B2A4A;margin:0 0 8px}\n.p1av p{font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.65;color:#5E6B7D;margin:0}\n.p1av .lbl{font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.8px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A6D00;margin-bottom:8px}\n@media(max-width:900px){.p1av{grid-template-columns:1fr}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"p1av\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/aima-appointment-support\/\" style=\"border-top:4px solid #F5C518\"><div class=\"lbl\">Separate service \u00b7 not in the visa packages<\/div><h3>AIMA appointment support, from \u20ac399<\/h3><p>Document review by a partner lawyer, a correction round, and a 45-minute prep call. Full Support (\u20ac499) adds help requesting the appointment; Prep-Only (\u20ac399) if you've already booked.<\/p><\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/nif-address-update\/\"><h3>NIF address update, \u20ac79<\/h3><p>Moves your NIF to your Portuguese address and registers you as a tax resident. Included in Premium. It's also the switch that unlocks the next card.<\/p><\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-open-freelance-activity\/\"><h3>Freelance activity registration, \u20ac249<\/h3><p>Went the self-employed route? A certified accountant opens your activity (<em>abertura de atividade<\/em>) on Portal das Finan\u00e7as so you can invoice legally. Available once you're a Portuguese tax resident, meaning your NIF sits on a Portuguese address. It doesn't apply to non-residents, so this one waits until after you land.<\/p><\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-tax-consultation\/\"><h3>Tax consultation, \u20ac99<\/h3><p>45 minutes with an OCC-certified accountant. Especially worth it for D2 holders weighing IFICI eligibility, ideally before your activity codes are locked in.<\/p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"max-width:820px;margin:30px auto 0;text-align:center;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.7;color:#5E6B7D;font-family:inherit\">Finding a place to live from abroad is one of the harder parts of the move. Tell your case manager what you need and we'll connect you with our partner agencies in Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve, Madeira and smaller cities. Inventory typically starts around \u20ac1,000 a month, and the agency works with you directly through the lease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761203c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"761203c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"webinars\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051e3cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"051e3cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5640311 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5640311\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde5ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fde5ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On-demand webinar<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24911a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24911a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moving to Portugal in 2026?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93fafab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93fafab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our on-demand webinar series covers the move end to end, and the D2 deep dive is the session to start with: 60 minutes with our partner immigration lawyer on the three D2 paths, the D2-versus-D8 line, what a credible business plan contains, and the new family reunification rules. Watch it before your free call and you&#8217;ll arrive with better questions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7658876 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7658876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/webinars\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch the webinars \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09bfe18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09bfe18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed34a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ed34a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/webinars\/\" style=\"display:block;text-decoration:none;font-family:inherit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/visa-webinar.png\" alt=\"Moving to Portugal in 2026 webinar\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(10,15,30,.12)\"><div style=\"margin-top:12px;text-align:center\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:1.05rem;color:#1B2A4A\">D2 deep dive \u00b7 58 min<\/div><div style=\"font-size:.9rem;color:#8A96A8;margin-top:2px\">With our partner immigration lawyer<\/div><\/div><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-rv14380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"rv14380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#F4F6FA;font-family:inherit\"><div style=\"max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:80px 32px\"><div style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:22px\"><div style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;flex:0 0 auto;width:300px\"><div class=\"trustpilot-widget\" data-locale=\"en-US\" data-template-id=\"5419b6a8b0d04a076446a9ad\" data-businessunit-id=\"645c3f56484ec7b9c3eabc7b\" data-style-height=\"32px\" data-style-width=\"100%\" data-theme=\"light\" data-token=\"98842949-2db9-4aaf-b59e-993006c0c280\" data-min-review-count=\"0\" data-style-alignment=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trustpilot.com\/review\/novomove.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trustpilot<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:36px;font-family:inherit\"><span style=\"display:block;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A6D00;margin-bottom:10px\">What clients say<\/span><h2 style=\"margin:0;font-size:32px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.25;color:#1B2A4A\">Straight from the people we&rsquo;ve moved.<\/h2><\/div><div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;gap:24px;max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;font-family:inherit\"><div style=\"flex:1 1 400px;max-width:540px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:20px;padding:30px 28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column\"><div style=\"color:#F5C518;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:15px;line-height:1\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;color:#1B2A4A\">The visa process explained properly<\/h3><blockquote style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;flex:1 1 auto\">&ldquo;They set out the process and what they'd be doing at each point. The technical and legal parts were explained in a way that made sense. Good experience, happy to recommend.&rdquo;<\/blockquote><div style=\"margin-top:18px\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1B2A4A\">Kerem Yilmaz<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5E6B7D;margin-top:2px\">&ndash; Verified client &middot; Visa<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"flex:1 1 400px;max-width:540px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:20px;padding:30px 28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column\"><div style=\"color:#F5C518;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:15px;line-height:1\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;color:#1B2A4A\">They handled a complicated case well<\/h3><blockquote style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;flex:1 1 auto\">&ldquo;Our circumstances were unusual and we had questions that didn't have obvious answers. The team worked through all of them and never fobbed us off on the tricky details. Replies came quickly. We got our visa. Very grateful.&rdquo;<\/blockquote><div style=\"margin-top:18px\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1B2A4A\">Deniz Aydin<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5E6B7D;margin-top:2px\">&ndash; Verified client &middot; Visa<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"flex:1 1 400px;max-width:540px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:20px;padding:30px 28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column\"><div style=\"color:#F5C518;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:15px;line-height:1\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;color:#1B2A4A\">Best consultation I've had on this<\/h3><blockquote style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;flex:1 1 auto\">&ldquo;Booked a D7 session with Mariana and it was the opposite of stiff. Felt like a conversation, but I came away with pages of notes. She worked through every question I brought and didn't hand-wave the awkward ones. A couple of edge cases she couldn't answer on the spot, so she's checking and coming back to me. That's more than I got from two other firms.&rdquo;<\/blockquote><div style=\"margin-top:18px\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1B2A4A\">Martin R<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5E6B7D;margin-top:2px\">&ndash; Verified client &middot; D7 visa consultation<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"flex:1 1 400px;max-width:540px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E2E7EF;border-radius:20px;padding:30px 28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column\"><div style=\"color:#F5C518;letter-spacing:2px;font-size:15px;line-height:1\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35;color:#1B2A4A\">Hard to fault<\/h3><blockquote style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;color:#41506b;flex:1 1 auto\">&ldquo;For a NIF, a visa, or anything else on their list, Philip and his team are the ones to call. They're approachable, they pay attention to what you actually need, and they turn genuinely awkward bureaucratic processes into something manageable. My wife and I got to Portugal with far less pain than we'd braced for.&rdquo;<\/blockquote><div style=\"margin-top:18px\"><div style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1B2A4A\">Peter Crowhurst<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13px;color:#5E6B7D;margin-top:2px\">&ndash; Verified client &middot; NIF &amp; visa<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p class=\"nm-rev-foot\" style=\"margin:28px 0 0;text-align:center;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#5E6B7D\">Collected directly from our clients after their service is complete. <a href=\"https:\/\/testimonials.novomove.com\/wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:#1B2A4A;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(27,42,74,.35);padding-bottom:1px\">Read all reviews &rarr;<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e076ac2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e076ac2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"faq\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197cccc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"197cccc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54ad99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f54ad99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff40454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff40454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portugal D2 visa questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b043df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b043df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927022f elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"927022f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1531\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1531\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">When should I start the process?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1531\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1531\">Ideally 6 to 9 months before your planned move. The D2 has more steps than the D7 or D8 because of the company formation and bank account dependencies, and starting early means you&#8217;re never racing criminal record expiry or appointment slots.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1532\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1532\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What's not included in the packages?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1532\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1532\">Booking your consulate or VFS appointment (we guide you, but only the applicant can book), government fees, apostilles and translations, and attending AIMA appointments. Your NIF and bank account are also not in the visa packages: they&#8217;re ordered separately, usually as the <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-bank-account\/\">Solo (\u20ac359) or Couple (\u20ac428) package<\/a>, which bundles both. Company formation is a separate service too, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d2-visa-business-plan\/\">business plan (\u20ac499)<\/a> is an optional add-on.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1533\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1533\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I apply from inside Portugal?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1533\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1533\">No. You apply at the Portuguese consulate in your country of residence.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1534\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1534\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does every consulate accept D2 applications?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1534\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1534\">Not all of them. A few consulates only process the D7 and turn away work-related visas, the D2 and D8 included, with no alternative published. If yours is one of them, the route is to apply from another country where you hold legal residence. We check the accepted-visa list for your specific consulate on the free call, before you commit to anything, so you never buy a package you can&#8217;t use.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1535\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1535\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I write the business plan myself?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1535\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1535\">Yes. You can write it yourself, use our <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d2-visa-business-plan\/\">business plan service (\u20ac499)<\/a>, or any qualified writer. The consulate doesn&#8217;t care who wrote it. It cares that the plan is viable, makes sense for Portugal, and shows economic contribution. Within our packages, the partner lawyer reviews it before it enters the dossier whoever wrote it.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1536\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1536\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What if my business fails after I get the visa?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1536\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1536\">It&#8217;s not an automatic problem. Our partner lawyer puts it plainly: business equals risk, and the authorities know that. What you can&#8217;t do is shut the company down immediately after getting the residence permit, because that reads as a company that only existed for the visa. Keep it active and operating through renewal.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1537\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1537\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I take other work alongside the business?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1537\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1537\">Yes. The D2 doesn&#8217;t restrict you from other work. Some people consult on the side, some take part-time roles. What matters at renewal is that your business stays active.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1538\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1538\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Do the savings have to be in a Portuguese bank?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1538\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1538\">Yes, at the application stage. Which is why the order matters: NIF first, then the company and the plan, then the bank account. On the company route the bank wants your registered company documents and the business plan together; on the freelance route, your 1-year service contract.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1539\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1539\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can Novomove open the bank account for any nationality?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1539\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1539\">No. The bank has internal restrictions on certain nationalities for remote opening, and we tell you upfront on the free call. If your nationality isn&#8217;t accepted, we&#8217;ll say so plainly: you can open an account through another route yourself, and we&#8217;ll adjust the plan around it.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15310\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15310\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What happens if my application is rejected?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15310\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15310\">Rejections arrive without detailed reasons, which is exactly why the pre-submission review matters so much: the business plan check, the activity code validation and the dossier review all exist to catch problems before the consulate sees them. If a rejection happens anyway, you&#8217;re entitled to one appeal. The partner immigration lawyer drafts it, scoped and quoted at the time based on what the rejection says. The most likely rejection ground on the D2 is the <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d2-visa-business-plan\/\">business plan<\/a>, in which case the rework becomes part of that appeal&#8217;s scope.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15311\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">I have two passports. Which one do I use?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15311\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15311\">It can differ by step, and small name differences between the two can ripple through your whole file. Your NIF can often run on one passport and your visa on the other, but the names must match and your proof of address must stay consistent from the NIF through to the bank. We map which passport carries which step before anything is submitted, so a mismatch never surprises you mid-process.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15312\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15312\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What accommodation proof do I need?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15312\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15312\">A long-term lease, typically a 12-month registered lease. Short-term bookings like Airbnb or hotels have recently been refused as D2 accommodation proof, so don&#8217;t build your file on one; we confirm the current requirement for your specific consulate before you sign anything. Your lease timing keys off your appointment date, because your intended arrival date goes on the application form, so booking the appointment is what makes every other date plannable. Your case manager can connect you with our partner agencies to find the place, and Premium includes a lease review by the partner lawyer before you commit.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15313\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15313\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Do I need to register as a freelancer before applying?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15313\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15313\">No. On the freelance route, the service contract with your Portuguese client is what carries the visa file. You open your freelance activity (<em>abertura de atividade<\/em>) after you arrive, at the residence-permit stage, and <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-open-freelance-activity\/\">we have a service for exactly that step<\/a>. Full explainer: <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-d2-visa-freelancer-registration\/\">do you need to register as a freelancer before the D2 visa?<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15314\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15314\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What's the difference between D2 and D8?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15314\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15314\">D2 is income earned inside Portugal (Portuguese clients, a Portuguese company you run, a contract with a Portuguese business). D8 is income earned outside Portugal (a foreign employer or foreign freelance clients). Mixing them up is the most common reason D2 applications get sent back.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15315\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15315\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can my spouse be the main applicant?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15315\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15315\">Yes, either spouse can. The other comes as a dependent and doesn&#8217;t need to declare work plans. Once you both hold residence permits, either of you can work, start businesses, or not.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15316\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15316\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can two business partners apply on one company?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15316\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15316\">Yes, and it&#8217;s different from the family case. Two partners who aren&#8217;t a couple can both apply for a D2 off the same Portuguese company, each holding a share. The company has to be an LDA (a Unipessoal is single-member only), each partner files their own dossier, and each meets the \u20ac11,040 savings bar on their own rather than splitting it. The business plan then has to justify two active founders with real roles, not one founder and a passenger.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15317\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"17\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15317\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is there a minimum investment for the company?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15317\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"17\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15317\">No. Portuguese law allows an LDA with \u20ac1 of share capital. For visa purposes, around \u20ac5,000 in business capital strengthens the file, but it isn&#8217;t legally required.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15318\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"18\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15318\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can D2 holders qualify for IFICI?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15318\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"18\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15318\">Sometimes, and this is where the D2 has a real edge. A Portuguese company with qualifying activity codes and 50%+ export revenue can pay you a salary taxed at the flat 20% IFICI rate. The structure decides it, and codes are easiest to set at incorporation, so raise IFICI in a <a href=\"https:\/\/novomove.com\/portugal-tax-consultation\/\">tax consultation<\/a> before the company papers are locked.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-15319\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"19\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-15319\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Has the citizenship timeline really changed?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-15319\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"19\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-15319\">Yes, it&#8217;s law. Parliament passed the new nationality law in early 2026, the President signed it, and it&#8217;s been published. Citizenship eligibility went from 5 to 10 years of legal residence (7 for EU and CPLP nationals). 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We can&#8217;t promise any specific outcome, since approval is the consulate&#8217;s call, but the track record reflects how seriously the partner lawyer reviews dossiers before they go in. If something looks weak, you hear about it before submission, never after.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"When should I start the process?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Ideally 6 to 9 months before your planned move. 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