A smaller country with three distinct doors: seasonal labour for horticulture and viticulture, AEWV for skilled professionals, and the Active Investor Plus visa for those bringing capital. We file all three from Islamabad.
Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve — Portugal has rewritten its rulebook for remote earners and passive-income residents. Five years from arrival to citizenship, English widely spoken, and a residence that includes the whole family.
Under Spain’s 2022 Startup Act, remote workers can live in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, or anywhere in between — with a three-year residence, family inclusion, and an optional flat-tax regime for high earners.
A landing card stamped is the easy part. The next ninety days — the lease, the licence, the school admission, the right butcher, the first dinner with someone who calls Karachi home too — that is where most people quietly struggle. We don’t leave you at the airport curb. We meet you at the gate and we don’t leave until you’ve found your feet.
