Rental lease in Portugal

5POSTS

3 years ago

Dear wonderful community of expats,
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 I am new to this site.聽 long story short, I am planning on applying for a D7 visa- own income and have already a Portuguese bank and NIF and am currently in Portugal looking for a 1 year lease.

Question- I have found a real estate company willing to聽 do a lease from dec 2022 to dec 2023. If I pay the rent now, will they be able to generate the receipt so that it is available in FINANCAS website right away or do I have to wait until dec 2023 for it to be available on the website?

I do know that, generally they have to register within 30 days but no sure if they are obligated to register within 30 days even for contracts that聽 will commence sometime later in the future.聽

Thank you.

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Perpetual_traveler Contributor

104POSTS

3 years ago

The contract should be dated from whenever you sign it, so it is valid immediately, even though the actual service you will receive in return for your payment might be in the the future. They should register the contract immediately, and they should issue you the receipts immediately. If the contract states that the full payment must be made upfront, then the full receipt must be issued immediately on payment.

You should make payment when the contract states payment should be made, and you should receive your Finan莽as receipt(s), whenever you make your contractual payment(s).

I am not an attorney. This is my opinion only, and should not be construed as legal advice. I do have experience of this in Portugal.

folinas934 New member

5POSTS

3 years ago

Thank you for your reply. Quick question,聽 is there any difference between registering a contract on financas and issuing a rental receipt thru financas?

On the financas website, if the contract has ONLY been registered and no rent paid yet, will I be able to see some kind of confirmation?

thank you

nunoptsantos Member

1POSTS

3 years ago

@folinas934聽 the receipt is issued with the date when you pay it. If that鈥檚 not the case its propably a scheme

lindaeva Member

10POSTS

3 years ago

@folinas934

Hi. You do not need to pay the whole year in advance. You just Need to prove you have an address . A contract of minimum 6 months is fine.

folinas934 New member

5POSTS

3 years ago

Thank you for your beautiful responses

.聽 My sincere apologies if I am reiterating information but just wanna be sure as we never know what could go wrong. Imagining I pay only 1 month's rent聽 out in the future,聽 lets say聽 Dec 2022(and the contract starts from dec 2022) - the rental receipt provided by the landlord/real estate agency should be available in my financas portal correct?

Is there a sample that I can refer to?

My other question is聽 when a contract is registered(again starting in dec 2022), but no rent paid yet, do we get a status update in Financas -聽 that verifies the contract has been registered?.

Thank you.

JohnnyPT Portugal Expert

5270POSTS

3 years ago

Check out if rental receipts are being issued by the landlord

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The answers to the questions: yes

Perpetual_traveler Contributor

104POSTS

3 years ago

@folinas934

1f600.svgThank you for your reply. Quick question,聽 is there any difference between registering a contract on financas and issuing a rental receipt thru Finan莽as? *Yes - but they are connected in the system. Receipts are issued against payments made towards a specific contract.

From what I have heard, they have 30 day deadline to register. Hypothetically, if I make a payment in relation to a future rent, and I get the rental receipt on financas, it is safe to assume that the contract has been registered too? i know this is a dumb question! *You must check in Finan莽as website. Under "Consultar Contratos". You will see there if it has been registered. If there is nothing there, it hasn't been registered.

On the financas website, if the contract has ONLY been registered and no rent paid yet, will I be able to see some kind of confirmation? *Yes... See above聽 answer. Contracts and payments are all in your Finan莽as area.

Just to be sure,聽 the rental receipt聽 or confirmation of registration of lease (if there is any)聽 should be available on my financas portal too right? even if the other party does not give me c copy -just in case? *Yes, see above. You don't need handed to you. It's in the system for you and Them. Spend a few minutes looking at all the options.

ARRENDAMENTO / CONSULTAR CONTRATOS/ LOCAT脕RIOS

thank you

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Perpetual_traveler Contributor

104POSTS

3 years ago

@folinas934

Read my replies.

If you want the Landlord to register the contract you will probably need to pay them some money immediately - because it costs money to register that contract with Finan莽es (10% of one months rental). You should not expect them to register a contract that only starts months in the future, without their costs being covered. Plans change, things happen - they have no guarantees either.

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Bruper New member

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3 years ago

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@folinas934

If you pay now as you said, (in Portugal they cannot ask you more than 3 months of rent upfront plus a deposit for the content of the place, but it is up to you if you want to advance a larger amount) the landlord has to register the contract in the Finan莽as site and supply you with a copy of the registration upon your request. Regarding the invoice/receipt it depends from the status of the landlord, if it is a registered company they may issue it in their invoicing software, otherwise they do a receipt on the Finan莽as site. Either ways they have to supply you with a document (if it is a company invoice it has to have a q-code in it, if it's a receipt done in the Finan莽as site it has to have their signature).

RobLane Member

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3 years ago

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@folinas934

Hi. When we applied in March this year, all we showed was the lease agreement signed by both us and the landlord. There was no requirement to show the Financas receipt.

Lily Luciani New member

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3 years ago

#12

@lindaeva Hi ! I want to know if you can help me. We want to ask for a D7 visa but we are not sure if we can get an Airbnb for the first 4 months. It does actually work at the moment of asking for the visa in the embassy? and then when we arrive in Portugal get a one-year contract before the SEF appointment? Thank you.

The1Fitz Member

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3 years ago

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@Lily Luciani

I don't know for sure, but I believe you have to have a 1 year lease contract to qualify for the D7.聽

asnizami786 New member

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2 years ago

#14

Hi, would anyOne guide and help me? My question is that while living in Pakistan, how is it possible to get NIF,聽 opening of bank account and lease agreement of 1 year from Portugal in order to qualify D7 visa. If there is any source please suggest me as I have appointment in May 2024 in Pakistan. I shall be highly obliged. Best Regards

mjgillard57 New member

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2 years ago

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@asnizami786

hello,聽 you don鈥檛 have to worry about doing that before your appointment in your country.聽 After that appointment,聽 they will give you a聽 free months to arrive聽 in Portugal for your appointment with SEF.聽 After your appointment with聽 SEF聽 you will get your card and聽 open the bank account.聽 My lawyer helped applied for my NIF. I had a聽 lawyer who was very聽 helpful and not expensive.聽 If you wish I聽 can refer you to him,聽 he is located in Lagos.聽 Hope this helps.

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JohnnyPT Portugal Expert

5270POSTS

2 years ago

#16

聽聽 Hi, would anyOne guide and help me? My question is that while living in Pakistan, how is it possible to get NIF,聽 opening of bank account and lease agreement of 1 year from Portugal in order to qualify D7 visa. If there is any source please suggest me as I have appointment in May 2024 in Pakistan. I shall be highly obliged. Best Regards
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聽聽 -@asnizami786

Hi @asnizami786,

My suggestion is to start by checking if you fulfil the minimum passive income requirements for that visa:

Minimum Resources

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If you do, you can use one of the online services to get your NIF and bank account in Portugal, easily found on internet. The main problem is housing. If you want to rent, there are very few houses available in the cities at the moment. There is a housing crisis, few houses and high rents. Outside the cities it's easier, and I suggest you do your research outside the main cities. To find a house without seeing it, you either have to be very lucky and find a serious person, or you can be easily tricked... The best option is to contact a lawyer or solicitor in Portugal. Here's a list:

Solicitors, Lawyers & Administrative division of Portugal:

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Regards