The relocation guide for families moving to Portugal. Written by a family living in Porto.
This is not a holiday guide. We moved to Porto with our children — permanently — and built this site because the information we needed was scattered, outdated, and almost never written by people who actually live here.
Everything on this site comes from real experience: the visa process, the school search, the NIF appointment, the housing hunt, the SNS registration, and the moment you realise Portuguese buildings are much colder in January than you expected.
We cover what the travel blogs don’t: international schools vs public schools, the fiador problem when renting, how to register with the SNS, what NHR becoming IFICI means for your tax position, and the honest disadvantages alongside the genuine advantages.
If you’re researching a move to Portugal with children, or you’ve already arrived and need to navigate what comes next — this is where to start.