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  1. ResearchWeighing it up, job hunting or comparing an offer
  2. Making the moveYou’re here
  3. Living hereSettled in: renewals, seasons, work, residency, wills
  4. Helping othersComing soon
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Your move · Making the move

We’re going. What do we do, and when?

Everything from leaving the UK to your first weeks in Portugal, in the order you’ll need it: NIF, visa, AIMA residence permit, bank, home and healthcare.

Your timeline

90 days to go

  1. 9 OctCheck your NI record and State Pension forecastRead
  2. 9 OctBook your visa appointmentRead
  3. 24 OctBook shippingRead
  4. 23 NovDecide whether to let, sell or keep your UK homeRead
  5. 8 DecTell HMRC you’re leaving (form P85)Read
  6. 17 DecCheck your medicinesRead
Full timeline with pets, children and your UK home →

Before you fly

7 guides

Do I still pay UK tax?

UK residence, the P85, split years, when Portugal starts taxing you, the new UK–Portugal treaty, NHR’s end, IFICI and IRS Jovem.

Should I rent out or sell my UK home?

What letting, selling or leaving it empty means for UK tax, Portuguese tax and council tax once you live in Portugal.

What happens to my UK pension?

The State Pension keeps rising in Portugal, the S1 for healthcare, how Portugal taxes pensions now NHR has closed, government pensions and voluntary NI.

Your first 30 days

9 guides

Your first 30 days in Portugal

What to do first, in what order, and why the order matters.+ calculator

How much tax will I pay in Portugal?

Your NIF, NISS, health number, AIMA residence card and Chave Móvel Digital, and how Portuguese income tax (IRS) works in 2026.+ calculator

How do I open a Portuguese bank account?

Resident or non-resident accounts, the NIF and other documents, fees, the minimum banking services account, MB WAY and Multibanco.

Your first weeks

6 guides

Food shopping and eating out

The supermarkets, markets, IVA on food, meal times and the prato do dia, your rights in restaurants, tipping, alcohol rules and tap water.

How do pensions work in Portugal?

The Portuguese state pension, counting UK and Portuguese years together, your UK State Pension and S1, PPR savings plans, and how Portugal taxes pensions.

Your first day at work

Your written contract, Social Security registration before you start, IRS withholding, the 14 payments, meal allowance, the work health exam and time records.

Where next

You’re through this step once you have your residence permit, a bank account, a home and healthcare sorted.