Why are Brits moving to Portugal?

Non-Habitual Residency Besides the high quality of international schools, a laid back pace of life and access to the Schengen area, other reasons also prompted Britons to move to Portugal - from Brexit to Portugal's NHR tax scheme which enables foreigners who relocate to Portugal to benefit from income tax rates.



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In fact, the average cost of living in Portugal is around €1,608 (€1,500) per month, depending on what part of Portugal you're living in. Overall, Portugal is considered one of the cheapest countries in Western Europe and is, on average, 50 percent cheaper than living in the United States.

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Can a US citizen move to Portugal? A US citizen can enter Portugal without a visa and stay there for 90 days. You will need to secure a visa and obtain a residence permit for a long-term stay. Different visa options are better suited to different people.

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In Coimbra or Braga a couple could live quite comfortably on that same budget of around $1,600 per month. Living in Lisbon, Porto, or trendy areas of the Algarve is going to cost more, but in other areas you can easily have a nice, cushy life for $2,000—add another $700+ to that for an equivalent Lisbon lifestyle.

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Like all native Europeans, the Portuguese are part of what has been called the Caucasian (or white) race. The Portuguese language is a Romance language. All Romance languages descend from Latin, the language of the Romans. (The Latin word for Portugal was Lusitania.)

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As an added bonus, the Portuguese people are friendly, welcoming to all visitors regardless of where they come from and a large portion of the population speaks English.

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