All residence visas/permits for Portugal are subject to the analysis of the applicant's criminal antecedents. 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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How can an old criminal record affect my retirement in Portugal?
I’m thinking of retiring to Portugal on a D7 visa in about 7- 10 years when I’m over 60. However, in my late teens and early 20s, I had numerous convictions resulting in a criminal record. None were custodial sentences for serious offenses, but I’m wondering if these would come up in a search and count against me despite having a clean record for 40 years.
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Considering that those crimes were committed around 40 years ago, you won't have any problems with your immigration process to Portugal. Only crimes for which you were convicted less than 5 or 10 years ago (depending on the nature of the crime) and which are punishable in Portugal by a prison sentence of more than one year are relevant.