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Nicole is a 44-year-old American who moved from California to Portugal, sight unseen, with her husband, two cats, and a dog. Before moving, Nicole was successful in convincing her employer to let her work remotely from overseas. Three years later, she’s happily living in Porto, learning the language, building a community, and sharing her immigrant journey on Instagram. She has no regrets about her decision to move and enjoys the slower pace of life, affordability, and safety in her new home country. In this episode: Why Nicole and her husband chose Portugal over other options Differences between Portugal’s D7 visa and digital nomad visa How Nicole made a strong case to her employer that enabled her to work remotely Using an EOR (employer of record) company to handle taxes and compliance How she found her apartment in Porto Challenges of making local friends and the importance of expat communitiesEOR (Employer of Record) Companies: Deal Native Teams  RemoteWhere to find Nicole:Nicole shares her immigran