A Portugal D7 visa lawyer should assess your income evidence, consular file and residence plans before taking the case. Compare 18 providers by legal credentials, service scope and published fee information; request a D7-specific quote before engaging one.
Firm listings last checked by GVL: 11 September 2026
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Quick answer: this directory lists 18 Portugal D7 Visa providers, unranked, with paid profiles listed first. One independent firm has passed GVL's full firm credentials check, a separate review from the bar-number count: Giambrone & Partners — Portugal. Use the filters to narrow by provider type, language and fees.
Before assembling documents, decide whether your income can support a residence application and whether you intend to live in Portugal. A D7 case has a consular visa stage followed by residence formalities with AIMA; ask a provider which stages its service covers.
Portugal's official service page calls this the residence visa for retirees and people living on their own income. The D7 is commonly used for that route; it differs from the investment-based golden visa, which has a much lower physical-presence requirement.
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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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Portuguese law firm Giambrone & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL, with a Porto office at Rua de Sá da Bandeira 182. It is the Portuguese member of the international Giambrone & Partners network.
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AGPC is a Lisbon law firm serving international clients on Portuguese immigration, tax, corporate, real-estate and relocation matters. It is registered with the Portuguese Bar Association under registration 3/21.
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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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International law firm with 30+ years of experience and offices across Portugal, London, and Cape Verde.
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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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Full-service legal and relocation firm in Lisbon and Porto, offering immigration, accounting, and notarial services in 6 languages.
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Independent international residence and citizenship advisory founded in 2014, with offices in London, Lisbon, Athens and Istanbul.
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UK-registered investment-migration advisory helping international clients compare and apply for residence and citizenship programmes.
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Lisbon law firm founded in 2018 and registered with the Portuguese Bar (registration 10/19), advising international clients on immigration, nationality, real estate, corporate and private-client matters.
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Lexidy Law Boutique, founded in Barcelona in 2015, is an international legal-services group advising on immigration, residence, citizenship, corporate, real-estate and tax matters, with nine offices across Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, Italy and Mexico.
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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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Braga practice led by Portuguese lawyer Vasco Esteves, focusing on nationality, immigration and related civil-law matters. He is registered with the Portuguese Bar under number 11157P.
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Boutique law firm in Lisbon, London, and São Paulo specialising in Portuguese and Spanish nationality, immigration, and real estate.
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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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Lisbon law firm registered with the Portuguese Bar (Ordem dos Advogados, no. 44/22), founded in December 2022 by Sara Sousa Rebolo and Vanessa Rodrigues Lima, advising international clients on immigration, residence, investment, real estate and private-client matters.
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Zoark 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 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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Mário Pinheiro Torres is a partner in the Porto office of Giambrone & Partners, where his practice includes criminal law. He is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados), admitted in 2010.
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Adriana Faria Moreira is a lawyer at EDGE International Lawyers. She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados, Lisbon), admitted in 2017.
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Filipe Schonburg de Mira is a lawyer at Prime Legal in Lisbon. He is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados), admitted in 2017.
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Rita Figueiredo heads the Lisbon and Porto offices of Lexidy Law Boutique, leading its Portuguese teams with a focus on the legal relocation of individuals and businesses to Portugal. She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados), admitted in 2009.
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Rita Pereira is a lawyer at EDGE International Lawyers in Portugal. She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados), admitted in 2005.
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Beatriz Costa Leite is a Portuguese lawyer admitted to the Bar in 2022. Her firm biography covers civil, succession, family and labour law, enforcement and credit recovery, plus registries and notary work. She holds a law degree and a master's in Forensic Legal Sciences from the University of Coimbra, where she also completed postgraduate study in Corporate Law. She works in Portuguese and English.
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Beatriz Lopes Tavares is a Portuguese lawyer admitted to the Bar in 2021. Her firm biography focuses on labour law and social security, with added commercial-law experience. She holds a University of Coimbra law degree, studied for a period at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, and completed postgraduate study in Labour and Social Security Law at the Porto Law School of the Portuguese Catholic University.
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Carla Chibeni is an attorney at law (Portugal) who collaborates with Harvey Law Group. She has been a member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2024. She obtained her law degree from the University of Coimbra. Her profile describes a background in international family law. She provides legal assistance on immigration and citizenship matters in Portugal, including assisting individuals and families relocating to Portugal. She also guides applicants through citizenship acquisition processes and advises investors and their families on possible routes to residency through the Portuguese Golden Visa program. The firm lists her as its local lawyer in its Lisbon office.
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Catarina Almeida Garrett is co-founder and managing partner of AGPC in Lisbon. She is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association, admitted in 1998. Her profile records earlier partner and lawyer roles in Portugal, a law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and specialist Tax Law study at ISCTE Business School. AGPC covers immigration, tax, corporate, real-estate and relocation work.
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Paulo is an in-house Portuguese immigration lawyer at Movingto, working on D7, D8, family reunification, residence and related matters. Ordem dos Advogados registration 71517P was checked active on 2 August 2026.
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Diogo Capela is a founding partner of Lamares, Capela & Associados and a member of the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados), admitted in Lisbon in 2016. His firm biography focuses on Portuguese immigration, residence processes, Golden Visa matters and foreign investment. He studied at the University of Lisbon Faculty of Law, where the firm reports postgraduate work in urban planning, tourism and maritime administrative law.
View the record→Start with route fit, not document collection. A lawyer should identify each income source, whether it is regular and available for living in Portugal, and what evidence the consulate responsible for your place of residence requires. The official visa service calls for proof of subsistence, accommodation, a passport, insurance and criminal-record evidence, as well as proof of pension or other own income. Requirements can vary by consular post and family situation.
Ask who will review the evidence and sign off the consular file, who will answer a document request, and who will handle the AIMA residence appointment after arrival. A quote covering only the visa application is materially different from one covering both stages, family members and a first renewal. If income comes from remote employment or client work, ask the lawyer to explain why the D7 or D8 digital nomad route is appropriate before you pay a retainer.
Portugal's subsistence regulation uses the national minimum monthly wage as its reference for the first adult. The 2026 wage is €920 per month, equivalent to €11,040 over twelve months. That is a statutory reference point, not a promise that a bank balance of €11,040 will secure a D7 visa. Officials also assess the source, regularity and evidence of the income, and a family needs more.
A useful first consultation ends with an evidence plan: which pension award letters, lease or dividend records, tax returns and bank statements establish the claimed income; whether documents need translation or legalisation; and which family member's resources can be counted. Ask the adviser to identify any assumptions that still depend on the consulate's current checklist.
The golden visa's minimum-stay rule — 7 days in the first year and 14 days in each later two-year period — does not apply to the D7. The D7 is a route for people intending to reside in Portugal, so compare the two against your actual travel and family plans.
Under Article 85 of Lei 23/2007, a temporary residence permit may be cancelled if the holder is absent without acceptable reasons for more than 6 consecutive months or 8 non-consecutive months during the permit's validity. The law addresses how longer absences should be justified. Discuss planned travel with Portuguese counsel before assuming an absence will be accepted.
The directory includes law firms, immigration firms and advisers; a provider listing is not proof that every service is performed by a Portuguese lawyer. Ask for the name of the person responsible for legal advice, check that lawyer against the Ordem dos Advogados, and establish whether the lawyer is employed by the provider or separately engaged. Our methodology explains the evidence behind listing and credential labels; this directory does not rank firms by paid placement.
Firm profile fee bands may cover several visa routes and are not D7 quotes. Request a written price for your actual case, showing whether it covers eligibility review, the consular application, document requests, family members, the AIMA appointment and first renewal. Keep legal fees separate from consular and AIMA charges, translations, apostilles, insurance and tax advice. Compare at least two scopes before deciding.
Pension or other own income and an intention to live in Portugal point toward the D7. Foreign remote work points toward the D8 digital nomad route. An eligible investment with a lower stay requirement points toward the golden visa. These are starting distinctions, not eligibility decisions: mixed income, a working spouse and changing travel plans need individual advice.
Several providers list more than one route. Ask one firm to compare the routes in writing before it starts a filing, and check the broader Portugal immigration-lawyer directory if you need a second opinion. Citizenship is a separate later application with its own requirements; do not buy a D7 service on an assumed passport date.
The legal subsistence reference for the first adult is the national minimum monthly wage: €920 in 2026, or €11,040 over twelve months. This is a reference point, not an approval guarantee. Family members increase the amount, and the consulate will assess the source and evidence of your income.
Yes, substantially. The golden visa's 7/14-day minimum-stay rule does not apply. A temporary residence permit can be cancelled for absences of more than 6 consecutive months, or more than 8 non-consecutive months over the permit's validity, unless properly justified to AIMA.
The D7 is commonly used for pensions and other own income, such as rent or dividends. The D8 is the digital nomad route for people earning from remote work for foreign employers or clients. Mixed income can blur the boundary, so confirm which route your adviser is actually filing.
Hiring a lawyer is not a stated eligibility condition. Legal help may be valuable when income sources are mixed, family evidence is complex, a consulate requests more documents or you want representation through the AIMA stage. Ask exactly which stages the quoted service covers.
There is no single D7 legal fee. Fee bands on some directory profiles describe a firm's broader services and are not D7-specific quotes. Get a written price for your case that separates consular work, AIMA-stage support, family members, renewals, government charges and third-party costs.
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