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Special residence — adult child resident in Portugal since before age 10 — Article 122(1)(c)

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

Sons or daughters of residence-permit holders who have reached adulthood and have habitually remained in Portugal since the age of 10.

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Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The parent must hold a residence permit (autorização de residência).

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Limits of the record
  • Sources do not describe a sponsorship step by the parent.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence needed to prove the family relationship.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

Proof of means of subsistence and a sworn declaration of residential address stating the basis of occupation, with a land-registry certificate or a landlord/host declaration as applicable.

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How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

A temporary residence permit without a residence visa, applied for with the mandatory Modelo 1 form. Holders of residence permits granted without a visa under the preceding paragraphs enjoy the rights in Article 83 (education and vocational training, employed and self-employed work, health care, access to law and courts). The temporary residence permit is, subject to special legal provisions, valid for two years from issue and renewable for successive three-year periods. The official source does not state a path to independent or longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • Sources do not state how the status becomes independent or leads to long-term/permanent residence.
  • Article 75 validity is the general rule 'without prejudice to special legal provisions'.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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