Family reunification
reagrupamento familiar
A non-EU national with a valid Portuguese residence permit can ask AIMA (the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum) to recognise the right to family reunification for their spouse, partner and children. For family members abroad, the sponsor applies to AIMA first; after a favourable decision, the family member applies for a residence visa for family reunification at a Portuguese consulate. The family member then receives a residence permit lasting as long as the sponsor's.
Life in Portugal
Money
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Currency
Euro
EUR
Euro
Cost of living
65
Price level · US = 100
World Bank price levels, 2025
Tax
12.5–48%
Income tax (national)
VAT 23%
Nine brackets from 12.5% up to EUR 8,342 to 48% above EUR 86,634 (Lei 73-A/2025).
Living
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Happiness
#67 of 145 countries
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Who it’s for
Non-EU spouses, de facto partners and children of a non-EU national holding a valid Portuguese residence permit.
Eligibility
Sponsor's status
The sponsor holds a valid residence permit in Portugal.
Family members
The spouse; a de facto partner (union of more than 2 years, duly proven); minor or incapable children; some dependent adult children studying in Portugal; dependent parents; minor siblings under the sponsor's guardianship.
Means of subsistence
- EUR 870
- AIMA's page cites the 2025 minimum wage
AIMA uses the minimum wage as reference: 100% for the first adult, 50% for each further adult and 30% for each child under 18 or dependent adult child. AIMA's page cites the 2025 minimum wage of EUR 870.
A sneak peek at what's inside
- Next requirementHousing
- Document checklistAIMA application form (by appointment, in person)
- Steps to applyThe sponsor books an appointment and submits the family reunification request to
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- 6 documents
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Official sources
- AIMA - Reagrupamento familiar, com familiar fora de território nacional (Art. 98.º, n.º 1)
- AIMA - Reagrupamento familiar, com familiar em território nacional (Art. 98.º, n.º 2)
- AIMA - Meios de subsistência
- Portal Diplomático (MNE) - Vistos nacionais: reagrupamento familiar
- Consulado-Geral de Portugal em Porto Alegre - Checklist: visto de residência para reagrupamento familiar (September 2025)
- Governo de Portugal - Governo reforça exigência nas leis de nacionalidade e residência
Other routes to Portugal
- Visit & tourismSchengen tourist & business visa
- StudyResidence visa and residence permit for higher education students
- Work permitsResidence visa and residence permit for highly qualified activity (art. 61/61-A and art. 90) and EU Blue Card
- Investors & entrepreneursResidence visa / temporary stay visa for professional activity provided remotely outside Portugal
- CitizenshipNaturalização por residência legal
