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4 years ago

6 Month Housing Requirement for Resident Visa

4 years ago
My husband and I are in the process of relocating to the Algarve area and have just one sticking point in our Resident Visa application……and that is the requirement to show proof of housing for 6 months.

With our time frame, we are likely going to get to the Algarve with our Visa by March-April 2020. This would mean we would need to show a rental for March - April 2020 thru August – September 2020. What we have discovered is finding a 6 month rental is not difficult but finding one that includes the high season months of June, July and August is nearly impossible as owners only want to rent weekly in the high season as they can rent their places by the week for what they rent them for by the month any other time of the year.

Our question is this: would looking in an area away from the beaches (20-30 miles north of the Algarve) help in finding a 6 month rental which includes the summer months OR does anyone know of a property owner that would rent for 6 months including the summer months?

We do know that regardless of who we rent from, they must be willing to provide us with a contract and some posts note it must also bear the Financas stamp (but I cannot find nor have we confirmed this with Dina at the consulate in D.C. which is where we will be filing our visa application. We had discussed the application with her back in January 2019 and she never mentioned this so we are going to contact her again to get verification on the stamp issue).

Any suggestions or contacts would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your assistance with this inquiry.

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