Hi Everyone, Al here, I am a 59 year old who has been trying to leave the UK rat race for many years.
My wife and I pretty much have our minds on buying a small place in Alberta Canada, and living there 6 months per year as is currently allowed.
Then thinking of travelling in Europe or indeed elsewhere for 3 months per year and spending the remaining time in the UK.
We intend to finance this by renting our two homes out whilst we arent living in them, and using some savings.
My wife is a VA and i have just started an online coaching business to try and earn some extra revenue.
I am a very keen paraglider and snowboarder whenever i get chance.
I have joined Nomad Gate to learn what questions i need to ask to facilitate mine and my wifes next adventure in this life and to pass on as many gems of wisdom as I can.
Top tipā¦ really believe and it will really happen!
Kindest of regards to you all.
Al
Ola Amigos,
This was a great community to stumble upon, excellent resources!!!
I am nomadic by nature and always ready to travel and immerse in new cultures meeting new people.
Looking forward to collaborate with you on this site 
Hello!
My name is Duarte and I was born and raised in Lisbon. 
For the past years, I have been dedicated to real estate. My grandfather was a civil engineer; my brother is an architect; of course, I also had to be involved with this amazing sector.
I am an advisor to real estate developers in Portugal at Sothebyās International Realty. I help them acquire, design and market each project.
How can I help you?
If you are trying to understand how the market works here, I can briefly explain the trends, each player and their motivations and goals;
If you are looking into investing in a property, I know 99% of the new construction projects available in the market (I also have a team of +200 brokers who can support you if you prefer to buy something ready);
Hey 
Iām Emma, a freelance journalist, writer and podcaster, and I love sports and the outdoors 
. I just moved to Malta 
and I travel a lot for work.
My favourite places include:
Kazakhstan 
Martinique 
Georgia 
Excited to be part of this community 
I am MGV from the USA. Applied for the Portugal Golden Visa back in 2022. Had biometrics done in 2023. Awaiting my residency card.
Excuse me, when was the pre-approval?
Hello, Iām Kevin.
Iām new to all of this and really hope I kind find good information to help save me money and make sure I donāt miss any steps.
Iām looking to move to Portugal on D7 Visa with my wife and maybe my kid (20). I look forward to chatting and figuring out the way forward.
Hi, Iām Cannon.
Iām a motion designer/2D animator from the Midwest US. Graduating from college soon and looking to try my hand at a nomadic lifestyle. Iāve backpacked and stayed with families multiple times throughout Europe, and I really loved it. I work remotely most of the time, so Iām hoping that this site can help me figure stuff out and make the switch
Whenever I begin traveling, my first stop will be SEA!
Hello Everyone!
Iām X-Generation to-be digital nomad. My travel will start in this August.
My works so far: IT Group Leader; ERP implementation project leader, IT expert; Chief information officer ; Corporate Management System Operator; Billing and Stock Manager; SAP Cost controller; Project Manager and Programmer; Owner, web developer; Project Manager, Economist, Head of Publishing Department
I have these trainings: advanced writing course, beginner writing course, blogging and journalism course, short story writing course, DISC, LEAN, Life-coach, Business-coach, Agily project leader, Project management, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Writing: I write stories and run a blog. I have published short stories.
Hobbies: Hiking, reading, writing, listening to music, playing guitar. Self-development.
Hi I am new here. Thank you for accepting me to this group. I have a question about my situation. Iam an EU citizen. I arrived in Portugal at the 4th week of August 2020 and stayed for less than 183 days. I got a NIF in Dec 2020 because i wanted to buy a house. The house purchase did not push through and i went out of Portugal. I did a declaration to quit the territory. In september 2024 i received a letter from financa that i have yet to do my tax declaration. In my grand surprise 
. I was not resident so why do i have to pay a tax on added value from my investment money. I gathered all the document proofing that i did not violate any regulations and proofing that i was not resident. Yesterday I received a letter from financa containing the huga amount of money to pay as a added value taxes which amount i did not earn. Anybody has the same experience? Thank you
Hello everyone
Hi everyone,
My wife and I are just beginning our Portugal Golden Visa journey. Weāre working with La Vida, and so far things are going smoothly. Weāre from the U.S., have chosen our funds, and already received our tax IDs. Weāre now just waiting on our bank accounts to be opened so we can fund everything. In the meantime, weāre starting to gather our documents to get them apostilled.
Iāve read some of the more frustrated posts about the GV process, and since weāre still new to all this, itās definitely made me a little nervousālike maybe we made the wrong choice.
That said, weāre going into this with realistic expectations: weāre anticipating the biometrics appointment will take at least 3 years, and weāre not expecting citizenship for 6ā7 years.
Weāre doing this with the hope of retiring in Europe somedayāstill over 10 years awayābut we wanted to get the citizenship part sorted in advance so we can really enjoy that phase of life when the time comes. For now, weāre having fun learning Portuguese and trying to stay optimistic.
Looking forward to connecting with some positive folks hereāhopefully itās not all doom and gloom!
To be very clear - you can stop now and be out only a small amount of money.
I think your timeline is still optimistic, but if you donāt need citizenship for 10 years, perhaps thatās ok. Itās still a good program if you can handle the wait and uncertainty
I think I was just hit with a wave of doom after reading the rant page. I checked a few of the Facebook groups and saw that many people are only now getting their residency cards from 2021. Honestly, thatās fine with me ā the longer it takes, the less we might end up paying in renewal fees.
I think I just got overwhelmed by all the negativity and started questioning what we were getting into. La Vida did tell us it would take 2ā3 years just to get to the biometric stage. I went into this knowing we probably wouldnāt have citizenship for at least 6ā7 years, and if it takes longer, thatās okay. Weāll still be working in the States for at least another 10 years anyway. Iām just trying to have everything lined up for when we eventually retire.
I just hope we donāt lose money on the investment. If it doesnāt lead to citizenship and we end up losing money to government fees, that would be disappointing ā but not the end of the world.
At the worst, Iām hoping we learn some Portuguese, enjoy a few nice vacations in Portugal, and maybe even make some money on the investment.
Of course, Iād much prefer if we end up as Portuguese citizens in the end.
Iām Liumyira, passionate about spiritual growth and personal development, especially through Numerology, a very profound Ancient Wisdom. What really drives me is helping others reconnect with their true selves and live with more awareness and purpose. 
I love traveling, exploring new countries, and connecting with people from all over the world.
Iām currently starting my business and embracing the digital nomad lifestyle. Iām excited to connect with like-minded people here and learn from your experiences!
Looking forward to engaging with you all! 
Hello,
Glad to be here. My name is Jeff but you will see me posting as Trillium.
Iām currently located in Portland, Oregon USA. My family and I are applying for the Portuguese Golden Visa and plan to relocate to Portugal in the future.
I enjoy sea kayaking and camping. Iām a retired educator and work part time as as a small woodland forester.
A book that I might reread during the Golden Visa application process is, The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday. 
Nice to meet you all!
Iām Eric from California. My husband and I are getting ready to apply for a Portuguese Golden Visa as a Plan B. Iāve already obtained valuable info here.
We are both retired and enjoy traveling and photography. Favorite destinations were the Galapagos and Antartica. I volunteer a lot and like to play pickleball and go on easy hikes.
Wouldnāt Panama, Chile, Uruguay, or some other country in South America be closer? 
Agree with Romanās comments above. If you are looking to move to Europe, all the Southern European countries have some sort of retiree visa similar to Portugalās D7 visa. Putting down 500k EUR to get the golden visa will only get you slow processing, high fees, and small probability of eventually getting citizenship in ~15 years. Is this how you want to spend your golden years?
If you are just looking for a Plan B, Iāve heard of American/Canadian retirees getting the Pensionado Visa in Panama, which gets you PR after just a few months on temporary visa (during which you could fly out of Panama and go wherever). You would need to collect some documents to prove ongoing pension/social security income, but you donāt need to make an investment, which is a big plus compared to golden visa programs. If you plan it well, you get 1. your FBI report and 2.proof of pension and 3.marrige certificate, etc. apostiled while you are still in the US (all expire after 6 months), then you do just one trip to Panama for your lawyer to submit the application. Once you have PR, the only physical stay requirement is one trip every two years.
I think Mexico has something similarly low cost and low maintenance that gets you PR.
Hi all,
I am totally new to this. But with 36y old and 16 years in the army, including two deployments, one divorce, I came to the conclusion that I do not want to wait for retirement to see the world. So after leaving the army I travelled for seven months. From Germany to south Europe, Southeast Asia until reaching New Zealand as the most far-away point I could reach.
I needed that and it was probably life changing. A couple of weeks ago I quit my safe job in IT, sold my stuff and bought a one way ticket to Australia. I will leave the Pacific end of January and head towards SEA.
My favourite countries (which I have seen so far) are Vietnam, New Zealand and Jordan in no particular order.
I am financially backed for another 24 months but currently looking into IT roles which will fit my interests.
By the way. I love discourse. All other forum software should be banned.
Peace 