Moving from UK

@marks77 If you have a difficult time getting through to them by email then just ask @gerry to connect you.

@marks77 We had setup our passive income streams from the sale of our home prior to engaging Ei! since we were aware of what Portugal was looking for. There are some that Portugal does not like. 

When we showed Ei! our existing portfolio they just confirmed everything was good to go. I just remember Gilda advising someone on the YT migration shows that if they invested all their income in a home they might not qualify for a visa. 

Yes, Ei! made sure we didn't mess up a couple of times. We could have lost thousands without their services. Being a Premium member on Expats Portugal gave us the 10% discount on all services so we saved a few hundred euros on the services as well.   

@marks77 There's no 5 year visa. The visa is valid for a few months, allowing you to enter Portugal legally, and (supposedly) during that time frame you will have an appointment with SEF (or another new immigration service) in order to provide you with a 2 years Residence Permit, if you still want to be in the country. Before the 2 years end, you have to request an appointment for another Residence Permit, now valid for 3 years. That's the situation nowadays (before pandemic it was 1+2+2 years). After that you can apply for a long term Residence Permit ou citizenship (conditions apply).

Anyone else correct me (if I got something wrong, as I'm no immigration expert).

@marks77 hi Mark, I have looked into all this myself. I believe there are two separate things. You need to be able to show money in a Portuguese bank account to sustain you, in the first instance, for the two year visa. (You don't need to show five years as they don’t give you five years' visa in one go.)

Then the thing about having a regular passive income is a separate issue. 
I see you are thinking of doing B&B or similar, a good way to generate an income when you are here but of course income generated inside Portugal won’t count as passive income.

Sounds like you are in an interesting area work-wise, I assume you are learning Portuguese as presumably you would be competing with Portuguese speakers for work. Also things have changed a lot since Brexit, you would have to find an employer who was willing to get you a work visa whereas anyone from an EU country can work in Portugal with less hassle.

I hope you get some useful advice from Ei, would be interested if you report back on what advice they give you. Best of luck.