Thinking back to her decision to relocate to Portugal on her own five years ago, Paula Dreyfuss jokes that many people questioned her state of mind, as she\u2019d never even visited the European country before.
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\nBut the mother of two, now based in the coastal city of Porto, famous for its Port wine and spectacular bridges, has no regrets today, as her life is much richer in many ways. <\/p>\n
\u201cI have a lot more life here,\u201d Dreyfuss, who is originally from Texas, tells CNN Travel, before blissfully describing her frequent trips to local museums, movie theaters, and pop-up wineries in the Douro Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage region in northern Portugal. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy daughter came to visit one time, and asked, \u201cWell, what do you guys do all day?\u201d she recalls. \u201cAnd my friend holds up a glass of Champagne and goes, \u201cYou\u2019re looking at it.\u201d
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\nPaula is able to live a comfortable life on an “adequate income” in Portugal, which she feels wouldn’t have been possible if she’d stayed in California.
\nPaula is able to live a comfortable life on an “adequate income” in Portugal, which she feels wouldn’t have been possible if she’d stayed in California. Courtesy Paula Dreyfuss
\nDreyfuss loves the local food and usually eats out at least three times a week, something she simply couldn\u2019t have afforded to do when she was based in San Diego, California, where she lived and worked as a teacher previously. <\/p>\n
When she began teaching after working in corporate finance for years, Dreyfuss thought she\u2019d end up with a retirement income that would provide her with a comfortable lifestyle.
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\nBut as the years went by and the cost of living increased, she realized that this was unlikely to be the case. <\/p>\n
Dreyfuss considered moving within the United States, and recalls driving up to Seattle and \u201cstopping at a bunch of places,\u201d but says she couldn\u2019t find anywhere affordable enough to tempt her away.
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\nShe\u2019d always dreamed of traveling around Europe extensively, but Dreyfuss knew that this would likely never happen if she stayed where she was. So what better way to explore the continent than actually moving there? <\/p>\n
After doing some research into European countries, Dreyfuss found that the only visa that she qualified for at the time was the Portugal D7 visa, which allows non-EU nationals with a stable passive income to reside in the country.
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\n\u201cI\u2019d never been to Portugal. So I had no way of doing a scouting trip or anything,\u201d she says. \u201cI thought, \u2018I\u2019m going to go over there. And If I don\u2019t like Portugal, then I\u2019ll move to Spain or France.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n
While she put her plans on the back burner for a while, Dreyfuss says that the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 ultimately prompted her to finally leave the US permanently. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was really ready to get away from the political situation in the United States,\u201d she admits.
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