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Meet the experts

The lawyers, tax advisors, and relocation pros who actually move people across borders for a living — not affiliate-fee farms.

Immigration lawyers

[Replace] Elena Ruiz

Immigration Lawyer · Spain

🇪🇸· Madrid· 14 yrs

14 years guiding US and UK families into Spain. Specialises in the Non-Lucrative Visa, Digital Nomad Visa, and Beckham Law tax planning. Has personally filed over 600 successful applications.

Credentials
ICAM (Madrid Bar) · LL.M. International Migration Law
Languages
Spanish, English

Featured in: El País, Expatica

[Replace] Mariana Costa

Immigration Lawyer · Portugal

🇵🇹· Lisbon· 11 yrs

Lisbon-based, handles D7 and D8 applications from initial NIF setup through AIMA biometrics. One of the few practitioners with a working track record on AIMA backlog escalations.

Credentials
Ordem dos Advogados (OA) · Postgrad. EU Migration Law
Languages
Portuguese, English

Featured in: Lisbob, Portugal Resident

Golden Visa specialists

[Replace] João Ferreira

Golden Visa & IFICI Specialist · Portugal

🇵🇹· Porto· 17 yrs

Focused on Portugal Golden Visa investment-fund applicants and post-residency IFICI tax structuring. Filed first-cohort IFICI applications in 2024 and has handled 5-year citizenship cases since 2017.

Credentials
Ordem dos Advogados (OA) · CMVM-certified fund advisor
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish

Featured in: IMI Daily, Bloomberg

[Replace] Sofia Papadakis

Golden Visa Specialist · Greece

🇬🇷· Athens· 9 yrs

Closes Greek Golden Visa applications across all three investment zones (€250k / €400k / €800k). Strong on the listed-building restoration route and the post-2024 short-term-rental compliance.

Credentials
Athens Bar Association · RICS-aligned property advisor
Languages
Greek, English

Tax advisors

[Replace] David Cohen

International Tax Advisor · ES / PT

🇪🇸🇵🇹· Lisbon· 18 yrs

US-qualified CPA + Portuguese-licensed accountant. Designs cross-border tax structures for clients moving from the US, UK, and South Africa. Lives the IFICI vs. NHR-grandfathered question every day.

Credentials
US CPA · Portuguese TOC · EA
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish

Featured in: Bright!Tax, WSJ

Relocation consultants

[Replace] Amélie Brun

Relocation Consultant · ES / PT / GR

🇪🇸🇵🇹🇬🇷· Barcelona· 12 yrs

Handles the post-visa reality: NIE/NIF, padrón, schools, healthcare, banking, finding the right neighborhood. Not a lawyer — a fixer. Coordinates with our legal experts so nothing falls between the cracks.

Credentials
EuRA (European Relocation Association) member
Languages
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese

Featured in: The New York Times · Travel

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