✅ Certificate of incomplete secondary education with apostille (if the child has completed 9 years in a school) + translation into Portuguese.
✅ Certificate of how many grades the child has completed and approval of transfer to the next grade with consular certification (if the child has managed to complete the school year) + translation into Portuguese.
✅ Extract from the child's vaccination record + translation into Portuguese (You can translate it yourself - an example translation can be attached here.
✅ Recent duplicate of birth certificate with apostille (obtained and apostilled at the governmental institutions of your country).
✅ Agreement for a residence permit from the other parent if this parent can't visit the SEF in person (you can see a sample text here).

✅ Parent's passport
✅ The passport of the child you are reuniting with
✅ Birth certificate with apostille and translation into Portuguese
- The duplicate certificate must be up to 6 months. Also it should be apostilled in the country where the certificate was issued.
Both the duplicate and the apostille can be obtained from governmental institutions of your country.
But it is better to have the translation done in Portugal by certified translators
✅ A document from the child's school that he or she is enrolled and studying (Matricula)
✅ Certificate of criminal record from the country of citizenship
- The certificate can be obtained from the Russian Consulate in Lisbon - free of charge, the term is approximately 7-10 days. The main thing is to catch an appointment to apply
✅ SEF authorisation to check the Portuguese criminal record. The form will be given to you by the SEF when you apply
✅ Long-term rental contract or documents of property ownership in Portugal
✅ Portuguese bank account statement with a minimum amount €12,000
✅ Proof that the parent works and has a stable income
- A registered individual entrepreneurship in Portugal
- An employment contract with a Portuguese employer
✅ Consular fee €160 in cash