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Porto Season

Plan · 6–12 months

Full year

Six to twelve months to live in Portugal properly. We guide you through the right visa, usually the D8 or D7, and introduce you to our partner immigration lawyers who handle the application. Then we find your home, set up your admin and make sure you are part of a community from the start.
Plan my season
Porto and the Douro river at golden hour, with the Dom Luís I bridge

From

€2,200

per month · placeholder price

Best for

Remote workers · Early retirees · Long-term movers

Length

6–12 months

What’s included

  1. A warm living room with tall windows and wooden furniture

    Home & workspace

    • A vetted home. A long-let home on a proper lease, vetted by us and negotiated at a monthly rate that reflects a longer stay.
    • A place to work. A home office set up for full-time work, plus a coworking membership option nearby.
    • Airport pickup. Pickup on arrival, a full home walk-through and help with the first big shop.
    • Local SIM. A local SIM or eSIM on day one, and help moving to a Portuguese contract if you want one.
  2. A yellow tram on a sunny Lisbon street

    Arrival & admin

    • NIF and admin help. Help with your NIF, a Portuguese bank account, utility contracts and registering with the local health centre.
    • Welcome week. A welcome week to get your bearings, with introductions to neighbors and local services.
    • Community events. Year-round community events, so you have friends in town long after the welcome week.
    • Weekend escapes. A weekend escape each season to see more of Portugal: wine country, the islands, the mountains.
  3. A crowd gathered under string lights at an evening event

    Your people & your weekends

    • Visa guidance. Guidance on the D8 or D7 and an introduction to our partner immigration lawyers, who prepare and submit your application.

A sample month

Every season is different. Here’s how a month often unfolds.

  1. A notebook, map and camera laid out for trip planning

    Week 1

    Land and settle in01

    Pickup, keys, welcome walk and SIM. We book your first appointments for the bank and any outstanding residence steps.

  2. A bright café with people working at tables

    Week 2

    Admin, done together02

    Bank account, utilities, health centre registration and a transport pass. Your specialist comes along or arranges help where it is useful.

  3. Friends laughing together on a mountain hike

    Week 3

    Find your people03

    Start a weekly language class, join a guest dinner and try a club, a choir or a running group. We make the introductions.

  4. Friends with arms around each other watching a sunset

    Week 4

    Look up and around04

    Your first weekend escape, and a check-in with your specialist about the months ahead: renewals, school terms or a change of scene.

Visas, honestly

Stays beyond 90 days usually need a national visa. Remote workers often use the D8 (minimum €3,680 a month for a single applicant in 2026); people with passive income often use the D7 (around €920 a month, to be confirmed). Applications are handled by our partner immigration lawyers, [PARTNER NAME].

Read our full visa guide →

Questions about this plan

Porto’s riverside hills seen across the Douro at sunset
Porto’s riverside hills seen across the Douro at sunset

Start your full year season

Tell us when, where and who. Your specialist replies within one working day, Lisbon time.

Shall we begin?