Working backwards from the filing date, with each step's real lead time. We do the automatic ones; you only see the rest when acting still changes the outcome.
07 Jan
in 135 d
Certificate regenerates
We rebuild the record from the latest 12 months, so the document you file is never more than four weeks old.
Automatic
09 Jan
in 137 d
Order apostille if keeping Spain open
19 working days at current processing times. Skip it if you're only filing in Portugal.
Needs you
12 Jan
in 140 d
Ask Atlas Media to confirm again
Their last confirmation expires with the old certificate. One link, one click on their side.
Needs you
19 Jan
in 147 d
Payer confirmations chased
Day 3 and day 7 reminders go out automatically, then we stop.
Automatic
26 Jan
in 154 d
Threshold re-checked against PT v2.8
If Portugal raises the requirement before filing, you're told the same day with the shortfall in euro.
Automatic
30 Jan
in 158 d
Final certificate sealed
Scoped for immigration: full ledger, payer names shown, wallets hidden.
Scheduled
04 Feb
in 163 d
File with AIMA
Filing window closes 14 days later. The permit lapses 21 Feb if nothing is filed.
Scheduled
Longest lead time
Apostille · 19 days
Not required by Portugal, but required if you fall back to Spain. Order it by 09 Jan and both options stay open.
Automatic, unless you stop it
If you do nothing
You'd still file on time with a valid certificate — just without Atlas Media's confirmation, which costs about four points on your index.
Other deadlines we're watching
Tax residency
No 183-day clock on Portugal DNV
Day-count rules exist on other countries in this record. Albania would cross 183 on 21 Nov on current travel.
Certificate
UK landlord link expires 12 Nov
Issued at total-only scope. Renewing the tenancy will need a fresh one.
Source
Coinbase access expires 21 Sep
Re-auth takes a minute. Without it, six months of off-ramp history drops out of the record.
Fallback
Portugal NIF still missing
Two weeks to obtain. It's the only thing standing between you and filing.