Greetings all,
I am an American, southern born and raised. (You’ll catch on to that soon with my constant use of ‘y’all’ lol) I currently live on the Gulf Coast but am planning to move to the Algarve region of Portugal on October 1.
I’ve begun the process of gathering the documents needed for the Portuguese consulate in D.C. Since I live farther than 150 miles from D.C. I will be sending everything by mail. I’m hoping there are individuals here who have done so and might be able to offer advice.
I have found a place to lease long term but cannot sign the contract until I have an NIF. I contacted one attorney I found online but his fee was nearly $500 for this service. I’ve read in another forum that there are many greedy solicitors charging unwitting Americans outrageous sums to get them a temporary NIF and that anything much in excess of $100 is too much.
I’m hoping to receive advice and recommendations from members of this forum regarding who I might contact for the purpose of getting me an NIF.
On a positive note, I went to IdenToGo, a subsidiary of Almedia, and an approved FBI channeler last Thursday to get fingerprinted. My clearance letter from the FBI arrived in my email box less than 18 hours later. Needless to say, that was the best $50 I’ve ever spent.
Well, that’s about all for now. I look forward to learning more about the members here as well as the process of obtaining a residency visa in Portugal through the DC embassy. I know there is much beyond that stage, but once I get to Portugal, I feel that will be easier to navigate the steps than this initial phase. I hope so, anyway.
Warm regards,
P
Im KB from 
I used to be more nomadic in the past having studied & lived in the UK and Japan in the 80’s and 90’s. Im considering new options and have found this site very useful. So thank you Thomas 
. I work as a freelancer, VA and do church tech. Launching a church tech Africa company soon. I love Madrid and Capetown. I hope to visit south American countries like Brazil, Argentina and paraguay next year.
on a working holiday visa, which will definitely include a road trip! 
One day I hope to live in Norway.
. I am a freelance marketing consultant which all started when my employer let me work remotely and I am so glad they did 
, and have been living in Brunei Darussalam 
for 8 years. I’m working as an IT lecturer in private college, which on renewable contract every 2 years. Last year on September I embarked a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Iceland, it was my first solo trip traveling out of asia. I’ve met many angels throughout my journey whom I still keeping in touch until today. I went hiking/trekking/camping/road-trip on paradise, I saw the bright dancing lights of the aurora borealis and coming from tropical climate country, I was stoked that I experiences the four seasons weather in one day. Since then, I see life in different lights - and got me pondering really hard until I finally decided to hand in my resignation letter at early this year. I want to travel for a long term and experiences the greatest life has to offer. I have few months left before my employment contract end and begin the big trip on this October. To be honest, it’s feel scary but I believe the magic on Nike classic tagline - “Just do it!”
, not really familiar with the “location independent” term ,but willing to keep travelling and moving wherever and whenever the opportunity shows.
, though currently based in France.
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