How we write and verify

Who writes

Every article names its author, with their role and credentials, and links to a page listing everything they wrote. Articles on money and tax carry the name of the person who reviewed them and the date of that review.

Where the facts come from

Rules, thresholds, fees and deadlines come from official pages: the Portuguese government and its agencies (immigration, tax, social security, health, transport), the official gazette, and on the U.S. and UK sides the IRS, FinCEN, the State Department and GOV.UK. When an official site refuses automated reading, we open it in a browser and read it there. Each article ends with the list of pages it was checked against, with the publisher, the language and the date we last read it. We never confirm a rule from a forum, a blog or a vendor's marketing page.

What "Last verified" means

The date on the badge is the last day someone on the team re-read every source behind the article and confirmed the figures. It moves only when that check happens. An article can be updated for wording without moving that date.

When we update

When a procedure changes, we rewrite the affected article and note what changed. When we can no longer confirm a figure, we say so in the text rather than leave a stale number.

Corrections

Found an error? Tell us. We fix it, and the updated date on the article moves.

Money and independence

Affiliate links are disclosed next to the link and never carry a rule. A partner can appear in an article or on a category page, in a placement labeled as a partner. No commercial relationship changes what an article says, the sources it cites or its conclusions.

What we are not

We are not lawyers, immigration attorneys or tax advisors. The articles are general information for U.S. and UK citizens; your situation may need a licensed professional, and when it does, we say so.