Retiring to Portugal Lisbon area, VISAs, Lawyers in Portugal

Hi Steve, Welcome.

Please tell us a bit more about yourself. What are your motivations, hobbies and why did you choose Amadora ? Only in this way, we can advise you better. Are you planning to buy or rent house? As far as visas are concerned, you can do everything by yourself, here are some examples (first link).

Experience sharing about Visas to Portugal (D7 & others)

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=971460

Solicitors, Lawyers & Administrative division of Portugal:

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=941009

Regards

Hi and Welcome,

Based on (assumption) you do not have an EU passport, you do not have any accommodation here and you will be " retiring".  In which case the usual visa is D7 (passive income). There is a lot written on this forum from and about people going through this process. A couple of basics are you need accommodation to apply for the visa and when it's granted your world wide income is taxed.  Finding accommodation is probably your biggest challenge, you'll need a PT tax code (NIF) and PT bank account (maybe take half a day if here) and then, like a lot of people you'll find there is a lack of accommodation and there's competition. In reality it makes sense to spend time here (as a tourist you can be in EU for 3 months) and look for somewhere yourself both finding the area you want to live and looking at properties.  You'll also find a lot of things on the interweb are not necessary up to date nor 100% accurate, many emails to agencies etc. will not get a reply.  A couple of sites to try and find accommodation are OXL PT and  Idealista PT.