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Real help moving to Portugal, from the team behind EasyFranceNow

We are Maxime and Aurelio, the two founders of EasyFranceNow. We built EasyPortugalNow to help Americans and Britons get past the part of moving to Portugal that nobody warns you about: the gap between the official process and the one that actually works.

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Portrait of Maxime RoseauPortrait of Aurelio Maurici
Co-founders of EasyFranceNow and EasyPortugalNow
  • Visas
  • Housing
  • Banking
  • Health
  • Tax
  • Admin

You did everything right and still got stuck

Americans and Britons who move to Portugal are smart and organized. You read the articles, you book the appointments, you bring every document the official website asks for.

Then the bank will not open your account, the immigration office wants a paper nobody mentioned, and the landlord never replies. That does not mean you did anything wrong.

The official process and the real process are two different things. Closing that gap is the whole reason we exist.

The people behind it

Real names and real photos, because you should know who is telling you what to do with your visa, your money and your paperwork.

Portrait of Maxime Roseau

Maxime Roseau

Co-founder, immigration and relocation

Maxime Roseau is a French entrepreneur and co-founder of EasyFranceNow and EasyPortugalNow. His work covers immigration and residency procedures for U.S. citizens moving to Europe: long-stay visa applications, the residence card that follows arrival, appointment systems, permit renewals and changes of status, and the operational side of relocation that decides whether a move settles smoothly or wobbles in the first months.

  • Portuguese visas and residence permits
  • Consulate procedures
  • Appointment systems
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Portrait of Aurelio Maurici

Aurelio Maurici

Co-founder, legal, tax and cross-border finance

Aurelio Maurici is the co-founder of EasyFranceNow and EasyPortugalNow and the author behind the tax guidance for U.S. and UK nationals in Europe.

  • US taxes abroad
  • FATCA and cross-border reporting
  • Cross-border finance
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Our writers

Three writers cover the rest of the guides alongside the founders, each on the topics of their training.

Portrait of Emilia Perez

Emilia Perez

Writer, healthcare, education and daily life

Emilia Perez writes the guides on healthcare, schools and everyday life in Portugal for Americans and Britons settling in. Her work covers the practical questions that fill the first months: public health access and private cover, enrolling children in school and childcare, and the routines that decide whether a new country starts to feel like home.

  • Public healthcare access
  • Schools and childcare
  • Daily life in Portugal
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Portrait of Charles Bortoli

Charles Bortoli

Writer, banking, housing, work and driving

Charles Bortoli writes the guides on the money and contract side of a move to Portugal: bank accounts, renting a home, working or setting up a business, and driving. He covers what the paperwork asks for in practice: the documents a landlord or bank expects, how a deposit and a lease work, and how a foreign licence is exchanged.

  • Bank accounts
  • Renting a home
  • Working and self-employment
  • Driving licences
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Portrait of Patricia Cunes

Patricia Cunes

Writer, administration, citizenship and integration

Patricia Cunes writes the guides on Portuguese paperwork and the long road to settling for good: appointments with the administration, files that stall, residence renewals, and citizenship. Her work follows the steps in the order they have to happen, because the order often decides whether a file moves.

  • Administration and appointments
  • Residence renewals
  • Citizenship
  • Document legalisation
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Portrait of Steve McKendry

Steve McKendry

Writer, work, business and driving

Steve McKendry writes the guides on working, building a business and driving in Portugal for Americans and Britons who are moving. His work covers the questions that come once the visa is settled: employment contracts and social security, setting up as a freelancer or a company, working remotely for a foreign employer, and the road side of the move.

  • Working in Portugal
  • Freelance and company set-up
  • Remote work for foreign employers
  • Driving licences and vehicles
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The EasyFranceNow method, applied to Portugal

We built EasyFranceNow on one rule: start from the official source, then write down the part the official page leaves out. EasyPortugalNow applies the same rule to Portugal. Every rule links to the Portuguese or U.S. page it comes from, and every article says when it was last checked. It is the foundation for everything we publish.

A few things we check for you:

The official page, not a summary of it

Every rule, fee and deadline is read on the page of the authority that issues it, and the article lists the pages with the date we read them.

How we verify

Your own consulate and office

Requirements can differ from one consulate or office to the next, so we name the one we read and tell you to read yours.

The visa articles

Two tax systems, one calendar

Americans and Britons can owe filings in two countries. We put both sides in the same place and say where a licensed professional is needed.

The tax articles

Dated, and corrected when wrong

Each article shows when it was last checked. If you find an error, tell us: we fix it and the date moves.

Report an error

Our editorial standards

  • We cite the source. Rules, thresholds and deadlines come from official Portuguese, U.S. and U.K. government material, and every article lists the pages it was checked against, with the date.
  • We date everything. Every article shows when it was published, updated and last verified.
  • We rewrite on change. When a procedure changes we rewrite the article, and when something that used to work stops working, we say so.
  • We fix errors in the open. Found one? Tell us. We correct it and note what changed.
  • We are honest about limits. When you need a lawyer or a tax advisor, we say so.
How we write and verify

Before you take our advice

You should know exactly what we are, what we are not, and where our money comes from.

We are

  • The team behind EasyFranceNow
  • A practical blog and a step-by-step app
  • A named author on every article

We are not

  • Lawyers
  • Immigration attorneys
  • Tax advisors

We do not give legal, immigration or tax advice, and we do not pretend to. When your situation needs a licensed professional, we say so. Our job is to get you ready, so you do not waste your time or theirs.

How we make money

  • The articles are free and stay free. No paywall, no registration to read.
  • We sell our own product, the Portugal Navigator, a one-time purchase.
  • Some outbound links are affiliate links. If you use them we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. See our affiliate disclosure.
  • Partners pay for labeled placements. A partner can appear on a category page or in an article, always marked as a partner. A commercial relationship never changes what an article says, the sources it cites or what it recommends.

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Most of what we know is free, on the site and in the newsletter. When you want more, the Portugal Navigator does the ordering for you.

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Questions readers ask

How can you help me move to Portugal?

Start with the free blog and the newsletter. When you want more, the Portugal Navigator turns the articles into a plan built around your situation, in the order the move happens.

Why a Portugal site from the team behind EasyFranceNow?

Because the method travels, not the rules. Every Portuguese article is written from Portuguese, U.S. and U.K. official sources, and lists the pages it was checked against with the date.

Are you lawyers or tax advisors?

No. We do not give legal, immigration or tax advice. When you need a licensed professional, we say so and point you to one. Our job is to get you to that appointment prepared.

How do you make money?

The articles are free. We earn from the Portugal Navigator, from partner placements, always labeled, and from affiliate commissions on some outbound links, at no extra cost to you. A commercial relationship never changes what an article says.

I don't speak Portuguese. Can you still help?

Yes. Everything we publish is in English, and the articles gloss every Portuguese administrative term the first time it appears.

Who we are legally

EasyPortugalNow is published by TWENTY M SAS, SIREN 990370603, registered in France. Registered office: 229 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, France. Editorial contact: our contact page.

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