• Contract with Silvia is done in less than a week
  • Hold off on this until João says to go ahead
  • João should be done in late November, launch visa application in December
  • Hear back from them in 2 months
  • If we set the rental contract too far, consulate won’t get in a hurry
  • Give 2 weeks as a buffer
  • Start rental March 1st, 2023
  • Bring to consulate appointment notarized copy of passport and ask to keep passport for upcoming travel
  • Can hire a service to send passport back to me in Portugal if I want to remain in Portugal
  • João recommends coming back to the US to get passport stamped with visa

Bank account update

  • $7.6k to open Millenium account. Transfer using Wise.com.
  • Will connect me to the person at the bank.
  • Expects to have NIF by Thursday