Traveling Mailbox — U.S. Virtual Address for Americans in Portugal

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Keep a real U.S. street address while you live in Portugal

Traveling Mailbox gives you a real U.S. street address with mail scanning, mail forwarding, and remote check deposit — the virtual mailbox we recommend for Americans living in Portugal.

Get a U.S. mailing address →

Even after you settle in Portugal, you still need a U.S. address. The IRS wants a U.S. mailing address on every return. Your U.S. brokerage may freeze your account if you tell them you’re abroad. Your state DMV needs an in-state address. Your U.S. bank wants a U.S. address for statements and replacement cards. Traveling Mailbox solves all of this with a real U.S. street address (not a PO Box, which the IRS and DMV reject), mail scanning so you can read incoming mail from your apartment in Lisbon, on-demand forwarding to Portugal, and remote check deposit through their app.

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Real U.S. street address

Multiple U.S. address locations available. Pick a no-income-tax state (TX, FL, NV, WY, SD, TN) before becoming Portuguese tax resident.

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Mail scanning + forwarding

View envelopes online from Portugal. Open and scan contents on demand. Forward priorities to your Portuguese address; shred junk.

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Remote check deposit

Mail you receive containing a check can be deposited remotely into your linked U.S. bank account.

Why this beats using a relative’s address

Many Portugal-bound Americans start by using a parent’s or sibling’s address. That works until it doesn’t — they move, they get fed up forwarding mail, the address shows up on a tax return that triggers a state-residency audit, or important mail sits in their drawer for three months. A virtual mailbox is yours, professionally staffed, scanned within 1–2 business days of arrival, and backed by a real address that passes IRS / DMV / brokerage scrutiny.

  • Real U.S. street address not a PO Box
  • Mail scanning within 1–2 business days of arrival
  • On-demand forwarding to your Portuguese address
  • Check deposit through the Traveling Mailbox mobile app
  • No-income-tax state options for state-residency planning

Set up my U.S. address →

Editorial recommendation. Portugalguru may earn a referral fee if you sign up via links on this page. Read our virtual mailbox guide for state-selection strategy and tax-residency implications.