Provider comparison
Movingto vs Henley & Partners (2026)
Both firms help people move and invest abroad, but they are built for different jobs. Movingto is a Portugal-first immigration firm that puts a named, Bar-registered lawyer on your case and publishes its fees. Henley & Partners is a global investment-migration advisory spanning dozens of residence and citizenship programmes.
Disclosure:Movingto publishes this page and is one of the two providers compared. We've kept it factual and said plainly where Henley & Partners is the stronger fit. Competitor details are drawn from Henley's own site and public sources; where a figure isn't published, we say so.
The bottom line
Choose Movingto if
Portugal is your target and you want a named lawyer on the file.
You're focused on Portugal (especially the Golden Visa fund route), you want the legal work owned by a named, Bar-registered Portuguese immigration lawyer, fees published up front, and one team carrying the case from documents to residency and renewals.
Choose Henley & Partners if
You're a global investor comparing citizenship and residence programmes.
You're a high-net-worth investor weighing several countries at once - European golden visas against Caribbean or Malta citizenship-by-investment - and you want a global advisory with a large office network and deep experience of government programmes. Henley describes itself as the global leader in residence and citizenship planning.
Side by side
How the two firms compare
| Factor | Movingto | Henley & Partners |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Portugal-first, with support for Italy, Greece, Spain, the UAE, Cyprus and Hungary. | Global. Henley states it offers 60+ residence and citizenship options across Europe, the Caribbean, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania and Africa. |
| Who does the legal work | In-house Portuguese immigration lawyers, named and registered with the Ordem dos Advogados: Ines Cabral Almeida (61676P), David Simoes Fitas (67185P) and Paulo Moura (71517P). | A global investment-migration advisory. Henley describes working with external specialist advisors and does not publicly advertise in-house or locally-licensed lawyers of its own. |
| Service fees | Fixed and published up front by service and country - e.g. the Portugal Golden Visa fund-route service is €6,000 (see the pricing page), before you commit. | Quote-based. Henley does not publish a service-fee schedule; fees are provided after a consultation. |
| Program breadth | Deep on a handful of European routes rather than wide. No Caribbean or Malta citizenship-by-investment. | Very wide. European golden visas plus Caribbean citizenship (St Kitts, Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, St Lucia) and Malta and Türkiye citizenship, alongside a government-advisory practice that has helped design national programmes. |
| Research and data | Focuses on executing the case rather than publishing indices. | Publishes the Henley Passport Index, a widely-cited global passport ranking drawing on roughly two decades of data - a genuine, distinctive asset. |
| Scale and offices | Lisbon, Porto, Barcelona and Sydney. | A global network - Henley states more than 70 offices worldwide and around 450 staff, with roots going back to 1997. |
As of 2026. Competitor facts are from Henley & Partners' own site and public sources; self-reported figures are attributed to Henley. Movingto's fees are published on the pricing page, and its Portugal lawyers' registrations can be checked with the Ordem dos Advogados.
By program
Movingto vs Henley & Partners, program by program
Portugal Golden Visa
For the Portugal Golden Visa
Both firms handle the Portugal Golden Visa, including the investment-fund route. The difference is who owns the legal work and how you pay for it. With Movingto, a named, Bar-registered Portuguese lawyer owns the filing and the service fee is fixed and published up front. Henley approaches Portugal as one option in a global portfolio and quotes its fee after a consultation. If Portugal is the decision and you want the legal work owned in-house at a known price, Movingto is the tighter fit; if you're weighing Portugal against citizenship programmes elsewhere, Henley's breadth helps.
D7 & D8 visas
For the D7 and D8 visas
These are Portugal's passive-income (D7) and digital-nomad (D8) routes - residence permits, not investment programmes. Movingto handles them directly with the same in-house legal team. Henley is built around investment migration - golden visas and citizenship-by-investment - so non-investment routes like the D7 and D8 sit outside its focus. For these, Movingto is the natural choice.
Greece, Italy & more
For other European golden visas
Both cover live European investment routes, Greece and Italy in particular. Henley's country list is far wider, spanning Cyprus, Malta, the USA, the UAE and others, which is useful if you're comparing several countries at once. Movingto supports Greece and Italy alongside Portugal, and covers Spain for other residence routes, but goes deeper on Portugal than on any single alternative.
Caribbean & Malta citizenship
For citizenship by investment
This is Henley's territory. If you want a second citizenship by investment - a Caribbean passport such as St Kitts, Antigua or Grenada, or Malta or Türkiye - Henley advises on these globally and helped design several of the programmes. Movingto is Europe-focused on residence, not citizenship-by-investment, and does not run these programmes. For that goal, Henley is the right call.
An honest split
Where each firm wins
Where Henley & Partners is strong
The Henley Passport Index. Henley publishes the best-known global passport ranking, drawing on roughly two decades of data across nearly 200 passports - a genuine, widely-cited asset if you want to compare mobility before choosing a programme.
Global scale and government experience. Henley states it runs more than 70 offices worldwide with around 450 staff, and its government-advisory practice has helped design national investment-migration programmes. For a global brand with institutional depth across many countries, that breadth is real.
Breadth of citizenship options. If you're genuinely comparing Caribbean or Malta citizenship-by-investment alongside European residence, Henley covers both under one roof - Movingto does not offer citizenship-by-investment.
Where Movingto is different
The legal work is owned by a named lawyer you can look up, not an adviser coordinating third parties: Ines Cabral Almeida, David Simoes Fitas and Paulo Moura are registered with the Portuguese Bar. Fees are fixed and published before you engage. And the same team carries the Portugal case from documents through renewals and the citizenship stage, with tax and regulated investment advice kept as separate, separately-qualified scopes.
See the named team and officesBefore you decide
Questions worth asking either firm
- Who will actually do the legal filing - a named, locally licensed lawyer, or an adviser coordinating third parties?
- Are the service fees fixed and given to you in writing before you commit?
- Is tax and investment advice included, or is it a separate, separately-qualified scope?
- For your specific country, does the firm file the case itself or coordinate a local partner?
Neither firm can guarantee an application's outcome; the immigration authority decides. Movingto does not provide tax or regulated investment advice inside its immigration engagement; those sit with separately qualified professionals.
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What this comparison is based on
- Henley & Partners - company site
- The Henley Passport Index
- Henley & Partners (Wikipedia overview)
- Movingto pricing (published service fees)
- Why choose Movingto (named legal team, offices)