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New Yorker in Portugal

Adventures and insights from a New Yorker living in Portugal. Expat life, travel tips, food, and culture.

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What to bring: VFS Consulate Visit

What to bring: VFS Consulate Visit

October 3, 2025

Below are the requirements, what you need to bring with you when you finally get to go to the VFS Global Portugal Visit. These requirements are for the D7 Passive Income Visa. If you have or want to create a check list of documentation for other types of visas, shoot me an email with the list and I will add it!

Passive Income Visa Checklist

VFS Global for Portugal - New York City

Personal Documentation

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Getting Ready For Consulate Visa Interview

Getting Ready For Consulate Visa Interview

September 30, 2025

The Visa Interview

Sometimes you have to make an appointment and wait a very long time… or so I have been told. This was definitely not the case for me. Perhaps good lawyers in Portugal working for you is the key?

If you do not come prepared for the interview, you will be forced to start the process over again. This is not mental preparation, rather it is having all your required materials, documents and forms. I will try to go through this and list out all that I had, what I brought with me, what I was not able to bring with me, etc.

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