Moving to The Algarve

Hi. I used a solicitor to get a NIF number but there are financial advisors who can do it for you such as Sovereign and many small companies.

It sounds to me is going for a D2 visa you could do with a financial/tax advisor. A solicitor is mainly useful when you get to the legal bits of the business or house buying, not necessarily at the start of your journey.

Once you have a NIF you can get a Portuguese bank account. It’s pretty easy, I just chose a bank and walked in. 

It looks to me like your best bet would be to get Googling - best bank account for you, best financial help etc. There is no one answer, read all the expat forums and google away, some info will be inaccurate but you just have to wade through to get the info you want I think.

Re a solicitor maybe an idea to decide where you are going to buy/set up your business and go for someone local to that area? Good luck!

Thank you so much for taking the time out to reply 😁 We have been online a lot trying to find out as much information as possible and heading to Portugal in the next month. Like you say there is no one answer for it all but timing is crucial when it comes to visa applications. Many thanks again 😁

Try enrolling in ExpaCity.

Join American and friends in the algarve. Good files there.

Watch algarve addicts on u tube

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hope this helps. You can message me.

We used BORDRS FOR NIFF AND BANK ACCOUNT.! Highly recommend them. 

We brought two dogs, purchased a condo in Tavira.