I have arrived

[xabiachica]

Originally Posted by canoeman

unless they had a criminal record or been refused a Visa before and it can complicate their life arriving from a EU State rather than direct from USA.

OK............ maybe I should have put the caveat under normal circumstances


either way, the OP needs to leave Portugal & the Schengen region at the end of the 90 days & can't re-enter for another 90

if he is serious about moving to Portugal he should return to the US & apply for a proper visa from there

[canoeman]

I'd agree, there's also other things that he'd require from US for a permanent, work, study or a residency Visa even if only for a few years, stay like FBI report, driving licence apostillated etc

I only brought up a couple of the reasons why he might have needed to apply for UK Visa, because OP seems from what he posted not to have checked out basic entry and stay requirements for EU.

[xabiachica]

Originally Posted by canoeman

I'd agree, there's also other things that he'd require from US for a permanent, work, study or a residency Visa even if only for a few years, stay like FBI report, driving licence apostillated etc

I only brought up a couple of the reasons why he might have needed to apply for UK Visa, because OP seems from what he posted not to have checked out basic entry and stay requirements for EU.

yes, I don't know all the requirements for Portugal, but what you describe sounds very similar to what is required by Spain

you're right, it does appear that the OP just decided to move to Portugal & jumped on a plane, without fully checking out visa requirements first