All residence visas / permits for Portugal are subject to the analysis of the criminal antecedents of the applicant. The permit shall be denied if the applicant has been convicted of a crime that, under Portuguese law, would be subject to a punishment with a prison sentence of more than one year, even if this has not been served or its execution has been suspended. A concrete answer would always depend on the content of the applicant's criminal record certificate and the analysis of an expungement proceeding of such charges.
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Would a 30-year old felony affect my D7 application for Portugal?
Thirty years ago I got charged with a class 4 felony for pulling a fire alarm. I was 17, and it was my only offense, so I was told it would be degraded to a misdemeanour and wiped from my record. While getting prepared for a D7 visa for Portugal, today I discovered that the charge still shows up. Will this be a problem for my application?