Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:20pm
Hallo again,
Were you here before the 1st January 2021,because that will make a difference? Also, do you have an address, either rented or own your own property.
l have rented an apartment here in the Algarve since last July and am lookinto into it the same as you are
This is part of an email l received from SEF which you should find helpful and includes the Brexit line number as well;
lf you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the Brexit line through the number
+351 21 711 50 45, available every working day from
08:00 a.m. to 08:00 p.m.
Best Regards,
SEF
Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras
The Immigration and Borders Service
Phone:
+351 21 711 50 45
e-mail:
[email protected]
This is a part copy of someone trying to help me !
I spoke with the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) helpline They told me that you should request an extension of your stay in Portugal (now you can stay 3 months, with this request you can stay 3 more).
As
you have the contract of the house, you can show that you were in
Portugal before the brexit and that is good to be able to ask for a
residence permit that allows you to enter and leave whenever you want.To ask to stay longer you have to call (it may take a while to answer because there are a lot of people asking for the same)
808202653 or
808962690To apply for temporary residence you have to call https://brexit.sef.pt/en/guia/
https://imigrante.sef.pt/en/ALSO,
All the information that applies to us is on the sef brexit website faq section - low down towards the bottom of the page at Frequently Asked Questions – BREXIT
Frequently Asked Questions – BREXIT1.
We don´t need to worry about overstaying. Its ok to stay over the 90
days of this year if you arrive before jan1st. No fines, no problems,no need to apply for a visa extension or anything - it is automatic for us.2.
We cannot apply for residency until after march 31st. The thing about
doing it before then is for people who already have a special
certificate that they got last year, but who havent actually got the
proper residency yet. The march 31 date doesnt apply to us. We can apply
anytime provided we havent left the country and arrived before dec 31. UNquotel would also ring back to the same dept that you rang for an extension and explain that you dodn`t have a visa so how should you proceed now ? Maybe also make an appointment with them or a different dept, it`s always easier that way.Hope this proves helpful, please let me know how it goes.