Guidance tailored to where you’re moving from
We help people relocate to Portugal from all over the world. These guides cover the country-specific details — the rest of the process is the same expert, lawyer-backed service.
From the United States
US tax filing while abroad, apostille of US documents, the right visa for Americans, and your move handled end-to-end.
USA guide →
From the United Kingdom
Post-Brexit visa routes, UK document legalisation, UK tax and residency, and your move handled end-to-end.
UK guide →
From Canada
CRA residency and departure-tax planning, authenticating Canadian documents, and the right visa for Canadians.
Canada guide →
From South Africa
SARS residency and SARB exchange control, authenticating SA documents, and the right visa for South Africans.
South Africa guide →
From Australia
ATO residency, super and CGT considerations, DFAT apostille of documents, and the right visa for Australians.
Australia guide →
From New Zealand
IRD residency, DIA apostille of documents, and the right visa for New Zealanders — handled end-to-end.
New Zealand guide →
From Turkey
Turkish tax residency, apostille of Turkish documents, and the right visa for Turkish citizens.
Turkey guide →
From Israel
Israeli tax residency, apostille of Israeli documents, and the right visa for Israelis — handled end-to-end.
Israel guide →
From the UAE & Gulf
No personal income tax at home, attestation of Gulf and home-country documents, and the right visa for Gulf residents.
UAE & Gulf guide →Other countries we work with
The guides above are simply our most-requested. We help people relocate to Portugal from across Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. If your country isn’t listed, we very likely still work with it — get in touch and we’ll explain exactly how the process works for your nationality.
France 
Germany 
Greece 
Netherlands 
Italy 
Spain 
Switzerland 
Belgium 
Sweden 
Brazil 
India 
China 
Hong Kong 
SingaporeCountries currently facing higher difficulty
We believe in being upfront. Some nationalities currently face a tougher path to Portugal — through embassy disruption, appointment bottlenecks, or higher Schengen visa refusal rates. We can still help, but it’s important to go in with realistic expectations. The figures below are from the European Commission’s 2024 Schengen statistics and change over time — contact us for the current situation for your country.
Bangladesh
Senegal
Nigeria
Congo-Brazzaville
Mauritania
Ecuador
Syria
Iran
PakistanFor context, the global Schengen refusal rate in 2024 was 14.8% — the nationalities above sit well above that average.
For Portugal specifically, the hold-up is often not outright refusal — it’s:
- No appointment availability at the consulate
- Embassy or consulate disruption
- Long processing times after submission
- Extra checks on funds, income source, family ties and travel purpose
- AIMA delays after arrival on a D visa
- Residence-permit appointments sometimes scheduled up to six months after the D visa expires