MA
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Heather is so nice, friendly, and easy to talk to. She is generous with her time and willing to help. Thank you!
Response from Boots On The Ground PortugalFeb 18, 2024
Thank you MA!

Tailored Expertise with Attentive SupportBoots on the Ground Portugal LLC guides you through every step of the D7 and D8 Digital Nomad visa process. From customized digital documentation to FedEx-delivered visa packages, we make sure your application arrives complete, polished, and ready for submission.Our work doesn't stop at approval. We support you from the first question — is Portugal actually right for you? — through getting settled and well beyond. We help you exchange your driver's license, register for a health number, update your tax address, secure your residency card, and renew it when your two years are up. Along the way we advise on the dozens of smaller decisions that surface during your first years here, most of which nobody warns you about.With team members in both the U.S. and Portugal, we pair local insight with international perspective. Our Operations Manager, based in Phoenix, Arizona, coordinates with our vetted partners and consultants in Portugal. Heather Binder, our Founder and Head of Client Services, leads client strategy and oversees every engagement. Sara Lourenço, our Local Bureaucracy Consultant, lives on the Silver Coast near Caldas da Rainha and stays close to Portugal's shifting realities on the ground. While that region is our base, we assist clients relocating to every corner of the country.We're a multicultural, inclusive team of Americans, Brazilians, Canadians, and Portuguese professionals — open-minded, LGBTQIA+ positive, and globally aware. As immigrants, expats, and locals ourselves, we understand the challenges you're facing, and we're here to make your transition smooth, supported, and genuinely enjoyable.Planning a move to Portugal? Let Boots on the Ground Portugal be your trusted partner in making it real.
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MA
Heather is so nice, friendly, and easy to talk to. She is generous with her time and willing to help. Thank you!
Response from Boots On The Ground PortugalFeb 18, 2024
Thank you MA!
Maria
She has the knowledge, expertise, and caring disposition to help you through this process that is otherwise daunting and overwhelming without her help. Her extraordinary resourcefulness and experience will take the stress and confusion out of the visa process and make your transition to living in a new country manageable. Begin your journey to Portugal through her! Thank you, Heather!
Catherine K.
The team at Boots on the Ground were absolutely the best professionals I’ve encountered in my move to Portugal. The response was very quick, they took time to understand my situation and handled everything seemlessly. Moving to a new country is full of challenges and surprises. It is so important to have accurate information and guidance. It saved me time, stress and money!!
Response from Boots On The Ground PortugalFeb 13, 2024
Thank you for your business and support Catherine. We are happy we were able to partner in your successful move.
Christopher
Don't be afraid to ask for help. Heather and her staff are incredible. We did it on our own. It SUCKED!! So many rules to decipher and understand with a government we didn't understand and agencies that don't work the way our own countys do. It's been a trial! Two years later, we're not done. "But we did it on our own!" Bloody hell, to do it again I wouldn't do it in my own! Heather gave us a totally free consultation on video and never asked another question except to know if iwe were progressing. Those questions weren't to troll for busines, it was because we had a connectoin and she cared. They will compile, organize, and package your documents so that the government has nothing to do but approve you. Boots-on-the-Ground Portugal had been a friend, resource, and consultant, every bit their time and advice has been worth it! Their time and the relationship built since then has been without ability to quantify. Heather and "Boots on the Ground" gives confidence and experience. I cannot express enough how valuable their unique and personal services will be to you.
Response from Boots On The Ground PortugalFeb 12, 2024
Thank you Chris! Look forward to seeing you again soon.
Portugal B.
It's interesting that I see a lot of opinions on the internet on whether one should use a service (Like Boots on the Ground) to help them with the Visa / Residency process or not. And yes, one can always do it alone and get through it. But what we found out is that the process (filled with lots of little steps / forms / proper timing, etc.) can be a little scary and/or intimidating and like any other government-dictated process can change at any moment. Heather and her company provide an invaluable service of confidence and caring at a very reasonable cost. During our Visa and Residency meetings, forms and policies DID change...some last moment. Having Heather and her team be on the constant look-out for this ensured that we were ALWAYS prepared and helped us feel comfortable and confident heading into our meetings. I count Heather as a friend now and am thankful for her (and her team) insight and caring and dedication of time that it took in order to help us successfully get through the process. Using her service is a no-brainer...go for it!
Barry C.
We just completed the last step in our journey to become residents of Portugal from the U.S. There are many, many 't's to cross and 'i's to dot when dealing with governments, and Heather and her team guided us through all of it. They are very knowledgeable, trustworthy and just very nice people. I would recommend them without reservation.
Response from Boots On The Ground PortugalJan 15, 2024
Indeed! Thank you so much, it's been a pleasure.
Daine W.
Heather and the Boots on the Ground PT team go above and beyond when it comes to helping get your visa process to Portugal completed. They offer the most complete packages that include everything needed to get the visa process done in the right order and have excellent processes and reminders in place to meet the correct timelines so nothing is missed or overlooked. They are very professional in their communication and practices and keep you well informed to navigate this complex process that most people could not navigate on their own. Their extensive experience allows the visa process to be much less stressful and brings a sense of ease to what otherwise would be an expensive headache for most. Their prices are reasonable and compared to other services offer more support before, during, and after your arrival to Portugal. I tried other costly visa consulting services that were unsuccessful and misleading and I am incredibly grateful for finding Boots on the Ground PT to get my visa to PT completed correctly and would recommend anyone interested in getting their visa to Portugal to use their services.
Response from Boots On The Ground PortugalDec 27, 2023
Thank you Daine. What a comprehensive review of your experience and we truly appreciate working with great clients such as yourself. Looking forward to helping you more as the time goes by to help get you settled in!
Mark J D.
Heather and her team have been awesome! There are so many things that can trip you up in the Portuguese immigration experience, and she has seen all of them, can help steer you clear, and is looking around the corner at the next step. No guarantees of course -- but being able to think through the options for each next step is SOOO valuable.
Response from Boots On The Ground PortugalDec 19, 2023
Thank you Mark and congrats on your approval today! We are so happy to have been able to assist you and continue to.