INDEPENDENT EVIDENCE REVIEW · 07 AUG 2026
Official law, your live portal and the files on your Mac — kept separate so a lead never masquerades as proof.
Verdict
Valid travel document, stable and regular means, accommodation, Portuguese criminal-record status, and tax/Social Security regularity form the relevant public baseline. The proof channel may be database consultation, declaration or a portal-specific upload.
The residence right continues for six months after expiry. If renewal has started, AIMA says to carry the expired card and renewal receipt. Personal dates still need the original documents.
A Junta residence certificate is rejected, not missing.
AIMA normally checks the Portuguese criminal record directly.
Tax and Social Security regularity are requirements; applicant-uploaded certificates are not the only legal proof route.
11 August 2026 is Tuesday, not Monday.
No universal six-month bank-statement rule was found.
Whether the nine portal rows, status and deadline have changed since 4 May.
Whether the reported fee, receipt and application stage match primary evidence.
Your current AT and Social Security database status.