About us
Real people, handling your paperwork.
Start Portugal exists to clear the bureaucracy of arriving in Portugal — no noise, no transfers, no empty promises.
Our story
Portuguese bureaucracy, without the noise.
Start Portugal exists to do what Portuguese bureaucracy rarely does: explain itself. NIF, NISS, AIMA, Finanças — each acronym hides a different process, with its own rules and time windows that open and close week by week.
We handle it for you. We file through the official channels, follow each request to the end, and let you know when you actually need to act. No call centres, no empty promises, no transfers between operators.
We are not a large firm or a prestige practice. We are a focused team committed to doing the right work, first time, in plain language.
Where we are going
Our mission
To clear Portuguese bureaucracy from the path of those choosing to build a life here.
How we do it
One request at a time, through official channels, with live tracking and human contact in four languages.
How we work
What you can expect from us.
Every step of the request is visible in your dashboard, in real time.
We talk to you, not to your file. Reply within 24 business hours.
Filed through the official state channels. Nothing happens off-record.
When a request stalls, we push it again — at no extra cost.
Ready to start?
Create your account in under two minutes. We handle the rest.