On March 8, the soccer world was treated to heavy news that Guo Tianyu's Portuguese visa was about to arrive and was expected to depart this week on a new journey to the Portuguese Superliga.
Looking back on January 27, 2022, Shandong Taishan Football Club officially announced that Guo Tianyu has been officially loaned to the Portuguese Super League club Vizela, the contract period until June 30 of the same year. According to informed sources, Guo Tianyu will receive his Portuguese visa this week and plans to embark on his journey to the Portuguese Super League around the 9th. If he performs well, he is expected to continue his stay in the country.
Although Shandong Taishan club has announced the news of Guo Tianyu's stay in the ocean, the reason for his delayed departure is precisely that the visa issue has not yet been resolved.
Despite the tireless efforts of the CFA and Guo Tianyu's agency team, the application process for a Portuguese visa was quite convoluted. Due to the anti-epidemic policy and the principle of reciprocity, Portugal has not opened the regular visa business to China, only for special circumstances for approval. CFA sent a letter of application to the embassy or consulate for this purpose, and submitted a double certification of no criminal record in the application. The regular operation of this link takes nearly three weeks, which includes submitting the certificate of no criminal record to a notary public for notarization, the Foreign Affairs Office for certification, and finally to the embassy of the country of use in China for certification.
Now, Guo Tianyu's visa has entered the final stage, just waiting for the Portuguese National Immigration Bureau to make a final decision. Once the visa is in hand, he immediately flew to Portugal, to open the foreign career. Talking about the prospect of staying in the ocean, Guo Tianyu said with emotion: "Thank you for the support of the majority of fans over the years, this year Shandong Taishan team won the Double Crown, which is the most unforgettable moment in my life. Thanks to the Shandong Taishan Club and Luneng Football School for their cultivation over the years, I will never stop in the pursuit of excellence, and will work harder in the future!"
