Plan Your Move to Portugal
Five tools take you from researching to ready: visa navigator, budget tool, tax calculator with the IFICI comparison, city finder and citizenship calculator. Built for Americans, current for 2026.
Updated October 2026
By Bruno Bianchi, CEO of Spainguru (225,000+ community members) · Updated October 2026
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Choose visa, budget, city and tax setup
The five tools below, then the matching guide. Most people need the visa navigator and the budget tool first.
Land and settle
NIF, bank account, apostilles, the consulate, then the AIMA appointment.
Step-by-step moving guide · AIMA appointment guide · Trusted partners
The five tools
Each tool ends with the guide and the partner for that step.
Find Your Portuguese Visa
Six questions on income, stay length, family and savings.
Open the tool →Budget toolPlan Your Portugal Budget
Estimate your real monthly cost of living in Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve or the interior, by household size and lifestyle.
Open the tool →Citizenship calculatorPortugal Citizenship Path Calculator
Enter your visa route and arrival date to see your earliest naturalisation date under the 2026 Nationality Law (generally ten years for Americans), and what else.
Open the tool →Tax calculatorCalculate Your Portugal Taxes
Estimate Portuguese income tax (IRS) under the standard regime and under IFICI for employment, remote, pension and passive income.
Open the tool →City finderFind Your Portuguese City
Climate, budget, pace, healthcare access and expat community.
Open the tool →Ask people who already moved
The Move to Portugal Guru Facebook group: Americans sharing AIMA dates, consulate experiences, prices and on-the-ground tips, moderated by Bruno.
Join the group →Disclaimer: general information for U.S. citizens living or planning to live abroad — not tax, legal, financial or immigration advice. Thresholds, treaties and visa rules change and depend on your situation; confirm with the IRS, the relevant authority or a qualified professional before acting.