A Portugal D2 visa lawyer should test your business plan or service contracts, your means of subsistence and the consular file before taking the case. Compare 7 providers by legal credentials, service scope and published fee information.
Firm listings last checked by GVL: 11 September 2026
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Quick answer: this directory lists 7 Portugal D2 Visa providers, unranked, with paid profiles listed first. Use the filters to narrow by provider type, language and fees.
The D2 is Portugal's residence visa for independent professionals and immigrant entrepreneurs. Portugal's visa portal lists a service contract or proposal for liberal professions, or, for entrepreneurs, evidence of investments made or of the intention to invest, plus proof of financial means available in Portugal (MNE residence visas). The portal does not set a minimum investment amount.
Means of subsistence are measured against the minimum wage: €920 a month in 2026 for the first adult, plus 50% for each further adult and 30% for each child (MNE means of subsistence).
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Movingto is a full-service immigration, residency and citizenship firm with in-house licensed Portuguese lawyers and dedicated Case Leads managing each case end to end.
Firm-published professionals: David Simões Fitas, Inês Cabral Almeida and Paulo Moura
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Movingto is a full-service immigration, residency and citizenship firm with in-house licensed Portuguese lawyers and dedicated Case Leads managing each case end to end.
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Portugal-focused residency and relocation adviser coordinating Golden Visa and other residence applications through its professional network.
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Lisbon law office founded in 2009 by Portuguese lawyer Clara Silva da Costa, advising international clients on Golden Visa, residence, citizenship and related private-client matters.
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Lisbon immigration and family-office practice founded in 2000, advising on Portugal's Golden Visa, alternative residence routes, nationality, tax planning, succession, corporate matters and property-related work.
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Liberty is a Lisbon immigration and citizenship practice founded in 2024 by Madalena Monteiro, with offices in Lisbon, Milan and Beverly Hills. It helps international families and investors move to Portugal and Italy.
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Cross-border practice serving clients between Brazil, Portugal and the United States, led by Managing Partner Luciano Navas Rodrigues de Oliveira, licensed in Brazil (OAB/SP), Texas and California.
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Zoark by Movingto is an advisory desk for US investors exploring the fund route of the Portugal Golden Visa, including cases funded from an IRA or former-employer 401(k). It is owned by Movingto and is not a law firm.
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Inês is a senior in-house Portuguese immigration lawyer at Movingto, working on Golden Visa, D7, D8, D2, residency and nationality matters. Ordem dos Advogados registration 61676P was checked active on 2 August 2026.
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Clara Silva da Costa founded CSC Lawyers in Lisbon in 2009 and advises international individuals, families and businesses on Portuguese immigration, Golden Visa, nationality, real-estate, private-client, corporate and litigation matters. She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados). Her biography lists a law degree, postgraduate study in Registries and Notarial Practice and in Labour Law, and earlier experience as a legal adviser and litigator.
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Cláudia Almeida Mendes is an advogada enrolled with the Ordem dos Advogados (Lisboa), cédula 69799L (Activo; inscrição 15 April 2024). Practice address matches Liberty’s Rua do Carmo HQ. Firm lists her as Senior Lawyer for Portugal.
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Rui Assis Passos is founder and managing director of ERG Legal & Family Office in Lisbon. He has been a member of the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados) since 2003. His practice covers Portuguese immigration and Golden Visa work, private clients, tax and estate planning and company structuring, and he has represented ERG in parliamentary and Investment Migration Council forums.
View the record→Ask who will review your business plan or service contracts before filing, and whether the firm also handles the company set-up, tax registration and the AIMA residence step after you arrive. A quote covering only the consular visa is materially different from one covering the company and the first renewal. Our verification methodology explains what a directory credential label does and does not prove.
If your income is passive rather than from a business, the Portugal D7 visa lawyers are the closer fit. If you work remotely for foreign clients or an employer, compare the D8 digital nomad route.
The D2 suits people building a business or practice in Portugal. The D7 suits passive income, the D8 remote work, and the golden visa a qualifying investment with a low stay requirement. These are starting distinctions, not eligibility decisions; ask one firm to compare the routes in writing before it starts a filing.
Ask for a written price that separates the eligibility review, the business plan or contract review, company formation, the consular application, family members, the AIMA appointment and the first renewal. Keep legal fees separate from government charges, translations and accounting. Directory fee bands describe a provider's broader services where published; they are not a D2 quote.
Portugal's visa portal does not set one. Entrepreneurs show investments made or the intention to invest, plus financial means available in Portugal. A lawyer should tell you what evidence your consulate will expect for your business.
Means of subsistence are measured against the minimum wage: €920 a month in 2026 for the first adult, plus 50% for each further adult and 30% for each child. Your business plan and evidence of funds in Portugal are assessed as well.
The D2 is for independent professionals and entrepreneurs working or building a business in Portugal. The D7 is for people living on passive income such as pensions, rent or dividends.
It is not required. A lawyer is most useful for the business plan, company formation and the AIMA stage after arrival. Ask for a written scope that covers each stage.
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