A new resident meeting a mortgage adviser in a modest contemporary office.

Your starting point

Compare what you would pay across different assumptions. A calculator helps you explore a scenario; only a lender can assess an application and offer credit.

Mortgage availability and terms depend on the institution's assessment of the applicant and property. Use the steps below to organise a decision, not to infer an official approval, a guaranteed price or a universal deadline.

Work through the decision

Mortgages for New Residents and Non-Residents — a diagram of the key planning steps
Planning diagram. The same steps are described in the text below.
01

Describe your position

State residence status, income countries, currency and intended property use accurately.

02

Ask for criteria

Confirm the lender's document requirements and assessment process for your profile.

03

Avoid assumptions

An indicative conversation or calculator result is not a binding offer or approval.

Adapt this to your circumstances

Keep citizenship, current residence, household needs and the location of the home separate in your notes. Ask the responsible authority, institution or qualified professional to confirm any requirement that affects your situation. A checklist used by another household may not apply to yours.

Sources and checks

Banco de Portugal — mortgage interest rates — an official starting point for this topic. The relevant page, its scope and effective date must be checked before a consequential decision.

No market prices, eligibility thresholds or legal deadlines have been invented for this guide. Dates in personal planning tools are suggestions or values you supply.

Make it practical

Open the Mortgage Scenario Calculator to keep the information you collect with your own assumptions, notes and next actions.

Open Mortgage Scenario Calculator

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