Moving to Portugal
Every step of moving to Portugal, written up
I’m Seyi. I moved from Lagos, by way of London, to Porto. I write up every step of the move, and I sell the guides and checklists I wish I had had.
The move
Which route are you on?
Three ways in, depending on how you earn, then the same steps once you are in Porto. These are the times I saw; check the current rules before you plan.
Before you book anything
D7 visa
Savings, rent or a pension pays for your stay
Branches from Whole move guide · Rejoins at Paperwork pack
D7 passive income visa
60 to 120 days
Income and savings statements
2 to 4 weeks
D8 nomad visa
A company elsewhere pays you to work from here
Branches from Whole move guide · Rejoins at Paperwork pack
60 to 90 days
2 to 3 weeks
Job offer
A Portuguese employer has offered you work
Branches from Whole move guide · Rejoins at Paperwork pack
30 to 60 days
Offer letter and records
1 to 2 weeks
1 to 3 weeks
Through a representative, before you fly
1 to 4 weeks
Health centre sign-up
One afternoon
2 to 6 months
Renew, then permanent
Renew at 2 years, permanent at 5
Downloads, a course and merch
Shop
Downloads arrive by email. Merch is printed to order and shipped by Printful.
Latest letters
Every step of the move to Porto, written up after I did it.
9 min read
The AIMA visit, and what they asked for
What I took to the office, what they checked and why I was told to come back for the card.
7 min read
What my first month in Porto cost
Rent, a deposit, groceries, a metro pass and every small thing I forgot to count.
8 min read
How I found a flat in Porto in nine days
Where I looked, which listings were real and the viewing that finally worked.
Newsletter
Notes from Porto
One step of the move a week, what it cost and what I would do differently.
“The one email I open the day it lands.”
About
Hello, I’m Seyi
I’m Seyi. I grew up in Lagos, spent ten years in London and moved to Porto at thirty-two with two suitcases, a laptop and a list of questions I could not answer. I answered them one office at a time.
Every week I write up one step of the move: the papers, the money, the flat, the doctor, the language, and what it is like to work from here. My letter is free. The guides, the checklists and the courses are what I made from my own notes.