Subscription · the whole move
The visa is the start. The deadlines never stop.
Certificates expire on a clock. Thresholds move every January. Appointments get rescheduled. The first weeks in Portugal have a strict order, and two years later a renewal window opens and closes whether or not you noticed. The Co-Pilot watches all of it against your own dates.
Renews monthly, cancel any time
- ◆Expiry auditing: every dated document checked against your consulate and AIMA appointments, with the re-issue date
- ◆Rule-change alerts for your own route, with the effect on your numbers in euros
- ◆Your first 120 days in Portugal, step by step: NIF, lease registration, bank, NISS, SNS and the AIMA appointment
- ◆Absence tracking against the 6-consecutive and 8-interpolated month limits, so residence is never at risk
What it replaces
The alternative is a consultant, or a missed date
Relocation consultants in Lisbon quote by the hour for exactly this monitoring. The risk of doing it from memory is not a worse file — it is an expired certificate at the counter.
| Along the way | On your own | With the Co-Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate validity | Checked by hand, if you remember | ✓Audited against your appointment dates |
| January threshold change | Found on a forum, months later | ✓Alerted, recalculated in euros |
| First weeks in Portugal | Guesswork and queue-hopping | ✓NIF to immigration, in order |
| Travel while resident | Hope it stays within the limits | ✓Simulated before you book |
| Renewal window | Easy to miss entirely | ✓Opened 90 days ahead with a checklist |
| Permanent residence date | Estimated | ✓Counted, with absences deducted |
Consultant pricing varies by firm and is not quoted here. The Co-Pilot is a planning tool, not representation.
What it watches
Seven things that quietly cost people their application
None of these are hard. All of them are easy to miss while you are also moving country, and every one of them has cost somebody an appointment or a year of residence.
01
Expiry auditing against your real dates
A criminal record certificate is valid for months, not years. The Co-Pilot reads the issue date of every document in your folder, compares it with your consulate and immigration appointments, and tells you the exact day each one must be re-issued.
02
Rule-change alerts for your own route
The minimum wage moves every January and the thresholds move with it. You hear what changed, when it takes effect, and what it does to your own household figure in euros.
03
Your first 120 days in Portugal, in order
NIF, lease registration, bank account, social security number, health registration, then the immigration appointment. Each step with what to bring, who issues it, and what it blocks if you skip it.
04
Can I travel? — the absence simulator
Enter a trip before you book it. The Co-Pilot checks it against the consecutive and interpolated absence limits and tells you whether it pushes back your five-year date for permanent residence.
05
Renewal window, opened on time
The window opens ninety days before your permit expires, with the document checklist for the renewal and the official link for each item. Missing it is how legal residents become irregular.
06
Countdown to permanence and citizenship
From your arrival date, with every absence already deducted, so you know the earliest month you can apply rather than guessing.
07
Milestones in your own calendar
Export every deadline to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook, so the reminders reach you even when you are not on the site.
When people start
Three moments it earns its keep
You do not need it to decide whether to move. You need it once dates exist.
Preparing the application
Certificates are being gathered and the appointment is months out. The audit tells you which document will expire before you get there.
The visa has just been issued
You have four months to enter and a strict order of business once you land. The 120-day roadmap replaces a dozen forum threads.
Already resident
Absences, the renewal window, and the countdown to permanent residence and citizenship — tracked from your own arrival date.
Choose how you pay
€7a month, or less upfront
No commitment. The monthly plan cancels any time; the 6- and 12-month passes are paid once and never auto-renew.
Renews monthly, cancel any time
Instant digital access, so payments are non-refundable — see the refund policy. Planning tools, not legal or immigration advice.
Questions people actually ask
- Do I need the Pack as well?
- They cover different moments. The Consulate Application Pack (€29 once) writes the file you hand in. The Co-Pilot watches the eighteen months around it. Many people buy only the Pack; anyone moving with a family or a long lead time takes both.
- Is the monthly plan a commitment?
- No. Cancel any time and it runs to the end of the month you paid for. The 6- and 12-month plans are paid once and simply end — they never auto-renew.
- What if I am already living in Portugal?
- Then the renewal window, absence tracking and the countdown to permanent residence and citizenship are the parts that matter. Enter your arrival date and permit expiry and it works backwards from there.
- Can I get a refund?
- No. Access is immediate on payment, so the withdrawal right for digital content does not apply. Duplicate charges, charges after a cancellation, and content we fail to deliver are always corrected.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. It is a planning and monitoring tool. Every rule shows its authority and the date it was checked, and we do not represent you or file anything on your behalf.