How to apply for domestic child immigration after immigrating to Portugal?

While working, many overseas Chinese in Portugal are still suffering from the thoughts of being separated from their children in China. Many China people have stable jobs. After the status problem is solved, the first problem is to find ways to help their children in China apply for immigration. However, the process of children applying for immigration is a complex part of the application for family reunion in the immigration law, and the most suitable and successful way needs to be chosen according to different specific situations.

First of all, according to the age of the child, if the child is less than 18 years old (preferably less than 16 years old), it is more suitable to apply for a residence visa for family reunion.

Parents need to apply at the Portuguese Immigration Bureau, and will be notified of the visa after approval. With this notice, their domestic children can apply for relevant materials and submit material visas after making an appointment at the Portuguese Embassy in China or the Shanghai Consulate. The whole process of applying for immigration and visa takes about 4 months.

The advantage is that the success rate is high, and it can be automatically converted into a residence card after arriving in Portugal. There is no application process for re-applying for residence card. The disadvantage is that the preparation of application materials is complicated, and parents' materials in Portugal need to be fully prepared, otherwise they may be rejected.

If the child has reached the age of 18, in principle, the Immigration Bureau will not accept such applications for family reunion residence visas, mainly because adult children can live independently without relying on their relatives in Portugal. However, one of the rights of 18-year-old adult children will be recognized by the Portuguese Immigration Service, that is, the right to study with the support of parents. Therefore, 18-year-old adult children applying for going abroad generally have to apply for a study visa.

The advantages of studying abroad visa are high pass rate, relatively simple preparation of materials, and the handling of later residence cards is also guaranteed. The disadvantage is that the waiting time is relatively long, and the application time is limited every year (usually it can be handled some time before the start of school).

Of course, adult children can also apply for tourist visas, but the disadvantage is that the success rate of visas cannot be guaranteed. If the household registration is not in Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong and other immigrant provinces, the pass rate of tourist visas will be relatively high. Another problem is that after arriving in Portugal, it is necessary to restart the residence card, and the process is relatively complicated.

Secondly, according to the children's educational background. If your child has a bachelor's degree or above, you can apply for a Portuguese study visa independently and apply for a better course in a public university, with a high success rate.

For this kind of application, parents in Portugal do not need to prepare any materials, and even the Portuguese embassy does not need to know that the applicant has relatives in Portugal. If children have low academic qualifications, they can only enter universities with relatively low entry requirements, and they need parental guarantee to improve the success rate of visas.

At this time, it depends on whether the examiner of the Portuguese Immigration Bureau thinks that the child has a higher willingness to learn or a higher tendency to emigrate.

Third, according to the specific situation of parents in Portugal. If both parents are in Portugal and have formal residence, labor contracts and complete tax returns, minor children are more confident to apply for a residence visa for family reunion.

If only one parent is in Portugal, it is necessary to supplement the proof that domestic parents are not financially capable. In this way, the Portuguese Immigration Bureau can understand the need for domestic children to rely on foreign parents in the application process. Of course, you can also apply for spouse immigration first and then apply for children. In this way, we need to pay attention to the appropriate IRS report and have enough living conditions.

Finally, according to the visa environment at that time. If the immigration policy is tightened, for example, the recent economic crisis has led to the tightening of the long-term visa policy, you can consider choosing a short-term tourist visa because it is easy to prepare and the waiting time is short. At least you can try it and apply for residence after arriving in Portugal.

If the immigration policy is relatively loose, you can apply for a residence visa directly when you apply for a visa at one time, so there will be no complicated process of applying for a residence card after coming to Portugal.

In short, domestic children applying for going abroad must comprehensively consider various subjective conditions and objective factors. After careful material preparation, they can guarantee a certain success rate before applying. Don't apply in a hurry, otherwise the refusal may affect the next visa application, which is time-consuming and laborious.