Moving to Portugal for me was unplanned, and unexpected, but I can’t even start to begin to explain, how glad I am that I did. There are many wonderful things that living in Portugal can present, but is life in Portugal right for everyone? Making sure your expat life in Portugal goes as smoothly as possible, it’s important to think about both the big things like visas and so on, but also the smaller simpler daily realities. What may feel like something small at the beginning can feel like something huge down the line and it also goes the other way… Something that may feel like a big deal at the beginning may actually be quite minor in the grand scheme of things. In this expat podcast episode of Not Your Average Globetrotter, we’ll go over 6 reasons why you may want to rethink your move to Portugal if you’re asking yourself “Should I move to Portugal?”
1:22 – If everything has to go smoothly
4:06 – If you always have to have ketchup on your fries
9:17 – If you think it’s going to be like another country
11:01 – If you want to live on the Mediterranean
13:35 – If you’re vegetarian
16:37 – If you are really into wintersports
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Love your thoughtful advice based on your experience!
I've totally ruled out applying for a D7 Visa. It's become too complicated and expensive – and too uncertain. First – you need an NIF to open that Portuguese Bank Account which you have to do BEFORE you apply for the Visa. And – doing it from the US – you have to go through an agency and pay for it. (I got my Codice Fiscale by writing 5o the nearest Italian Consulate, and had it within 2 weeks!)
Then the Bank Account. You have to deposit almost $10,000 into a Bank that … might reject you? And if you don't get the Visa – how do get your Money out of there?
Then there's the 12-month Lease – not a problem but the eagerness of many Landlords to make you pay all of it up front…
No. Plus the waiting around for the SEF…etc.
I've put Portugal out of my mind for now. Concentrating on Italian Citizenship, as previously mentioned, and maybe later, with an EU Passport, I might consider Portugal again.
For now I'm honing in on Italy…
And the less animal-centric food of Itsly is more in line with my natural eating habits. I'm not a vegetarian but I do eat more fruits and veggies than meat or fish. Never cared for Pasta or Pizza – eat them occasionally – but Rice – Farro – Potatoes? Yum.
Would you have considered moving abroad if you had absolutely no relatives or friends abroad?
Amorino gelato in Lisbon
Paese che vai, usanza che trove…
Great video
I need to see this tomorrow
I had the best gellato in Lindos, Greece…of all places.
The finest canned seafood is produced in Portugal. I grew up with seafood deliveries by a Portuguese fisherman.
I grew up in Visalia, California, a huge Portuguese cultural area of California. Although I’m not Portuguese, I grew up in that culture, having many Portuguese friends and enjoying the foods and Portuguese festas. My father was even the Fatima Club treasurer.
The climate in Visalia is nearly identical to Central Portugal, albeit more drought-prone. I will assimilate very well into the Portuguese culture. Although I love to eat spicy Italian sausage, I really love linguisa sausage, as well.
Cheers!
Giovanni
What if you go down to Lisbon, will you find the gelato you're looking for? I think the absolute best gelato I ever had was not from Italy (sacrilegious yeah?), but from a street vendor along Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Nocciola with little shavings of chocolate. To die for. BTW, I like seeing your face. That's a good look for you. Hope your family's doing well. Can't wait for a food video!!! 🙂
There are fantastic vegan restaurants in Lisbon, more than any other city I have been to.
the food is all for you.. 🤣 🤣🤣 the others will be on a diet if they don't want it..
Ocean water in Portugal is about the same temperature as water off Southern California. I think more vegetarians should move to Portugal to increase demand for these products.
I loved the fish in Portugal. Yes. And the ham that’s like prosciutto. Oh but I need carbs. Love pasta and bread. I cannot handle cold. I so tired of extreme heat and humidity of Florida! Hurricanes no fun either. Alligators! Tired of them too!
1. Don’t move to the US if you’re expecting to find affordable healthcare. 2. Food! They’ll never be an issue from my perspective if you do one, two, three or more episodes on Portuguese food (either standalone or how it compares to IT). 3. Taking your observation of gelato in PT vs IT a tad further; I’d like you to comment on how you find Italian sit-down restaurants in PT. I’m not talking about a pizzeria (which often uses the term “restaurant” which I don’t agree with). Do you find Italian sit-down restaurants in PT to be authentic? Obrigado e grazie. 🙏🏻
Thank you Rafael for another entertaining Friday night! Would agree with you 100 percent… you need to be able to "go with the flow", and adapt to wherever you choose to live. Would love to see a video about typical Portugese food… If Italian is "Pizza, Pasta, and Amore", then what would be Portugese? Interested to learn.. I love to experiment with different type of cuisines.. even though we are living it Italy… Sometimes it definately helps to be a non conformist. Especially when it comes to food!
oh caralho, se há merda mais enraizada no norte é a arte do insulto, não há nada mais bonito do que um bom floreado de palavrões…
FODA-SSSSEEEEEE
Oh man …