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Moving to Portugal
Your moving checklist
Answer a few questions and get your steps in the order you need them, each with its guide.
Where are you moving to?
The checklist covers the residence visa, the NIF, the AIMA residence permit or EU registration certificate, the NISS, opening your activity and the SNS number, in the order they depend on each other.
Guides in this checklist
- How to get your NIF (Portuguese tax number)
- How to get your NISS (Portuguese social security number)
- How to get your EU registration certificate (CRUE) in Portugal
- How to get your SNS number (número de utente) in Portugal
- How to file your IRS tax return in Portugal
- How to open your activity as self-employed in Portugal (Finanças)
- How to register an S1 form in Portugal (healthcare for pensioners)
- How to get a residence visa for Portugal
- How to get and renew your residence permit in Portugal (AIMA)
- Driving in Portugal on a non-EU or UK licence (and exchanging it)
Helpers share personal experience. This is not legal, tax or immigration advice.