Family reunification

Bring your family

to join you

Family ties documented the way AIMA reads them, lawyer at your side on the day.

One resident, then the people who belong with them. The work is proving the relationship in a form the authority accepts.

For residents in Portugal applying for a spouse, partner, children or dependent parents.

Start now, EUR 2,500 Free case check first

5 steps

Three Portuguese essentials, then certified documents and the visa

6–10 weeks

Our preparation, before authority processing

One file, whole family

Every applicant tracked together, not separately

Who this is for

A qualifying relationship to someone already resident

Relationship documents almost always need dual certification. That is the part we handle first, because it takes the longest.

A primary applicant who already holds, or is applying for, a Portuguese residence permit

A qualifying relationship: spouse or legally recognised partner, minor children, dependent adult children, or dependent parents

Civil documents proving the relationship, apostilled or consular-legalised and translated

Accommodation and means evidence from the resident family member. AIMA works from the minimum wage as its reference, EUR 920 a month in 2026, with around 50% more for each additional adult and 30% for each child, but it judges whether the household can reasonably support itself case by case rather than against a fixed statutory floor, so plan for a margin above the reference rather than treating it as a pass mark

What's included

5 steps, in order

The same steps the Build my path tool returns for a family case, in the same order.

NIF (tax number)

Your first requirement for almost anything official in Portugal.

NISS (social security number)

Required to work legally and to access the social security system.

Local bank account

Needed for rent, utilities and everyday payments.

Certified family documents

Dual certification of marriage or parentage documents.

Reunification visa application

We apply for your relatives based on the primary applicant status.

Timeline

6–10 weeks

Our preparation

Relationship assessment, the certification list, translation and legalisation, file assembly and submission.

Authority processing

Consulate and AIMA decision times vary by route and season. We tell you the current expectation for your route before you commit.

We tell you the current expectation for your route before you commit, and what moved on your file each week after that.

Documents

What you need to have

The confirmed list comes with your quote. Anything marked for confirmation is checked against current rules for your nationality before you commit.

Passports for every family member on the application

Marriage certificate, or proof of a legally recognised partnership

Birth certificates showing parentage, for children

Evidence of dependency, for adult children or parents

The resident family member’s permit, accommodation proof and means evidence

Criminal record certificates for adult applicants, apostilled or legalised

Health cover for each arriving family member

Pricing

EUR 2,500

No VAT if you live outside the EU. EU residents: EUR 3,075 including 23% VAT, added at checkout.

Dependants quoted after case check.

For the first family member, delivered by e-expat and our partner law firm.

Free case check firstNo charge for the call, and no obligation after it.

Questions

About this route

We are not married, but we have lived together for years.

Can the family apply at the same time as the main applicant?

Our documents are in another language. Is that a problem?

Something specific to your case?

Ask us directly and we will come back to you within one business day.

Ask us directly

Get the whole family on one file

One call to map who qualifies, what each document needs, and how long the certification will take.

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