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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.
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What my first month in Porto cost
Rent, a deposit, groceries, a metro pass and every small thing I forgot to count.
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How I found a flat in Porto in nine days
Where I looked, which listings were real and the viewing that finally worked.
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Opening a bank account with a passport and an NIF
Two visits to a branch, one form I had to redo and the card that arrived a week later.
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Getting an NIF as a newcomer
One office, one queue and the papers they asked for. It took an hour, not the day I had planned.
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The D8 digital nomad visa: proving income
Contracts, statements and savings: what I showed for my own visa and what I would show next time.
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Apostilles: getting my papers ready in London
Which of my documents needed the extra stamp, where I got it and what it cost.
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A week of working from Porto cafés
Five cafés, five wifi passwords and the one with the good tarts and the bad chairs.
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Why the visa takes the time it takes
The steps behind the waiting, and what I did with the weeks in between.
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Learning enough Portuguese for the first month
Forty phrases, one app and a baker who never once rushed me.
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Notes from Porto
One step of the move a week, what it cost and what I would do differently.
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