@Cristian Toma
Romanian expat in Portugal
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Lives in Porto
Registration: 27 May 2021
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Not able to pay rent? by Cristian Toma
Hi everybody,I have a question regarding not paying rent, either because of decreased income or by choice (for example moving to a new cheaper apartment). I was not able to find much online on this topic.What happens in such a situation, other than ...
OK JohnnyPT, thanks for explaining.I have one more question. I went over the information linked above and 5a says: "5a. Termination by the tenant (........) If tenant fails to comply with this, he will have to pay the rental months corresponding to ... Read More
Not able to pay rent? by Cristian Toma
Hi everybody,I have a question regarding not paying rent, either because of decreased income or by choice (for example moving to a new cheaper apartment). I was not able to find much online on this topic.What happens in such a situation, other than ...
@CristianI totally agreed with @JohnnyPT. You don't need a lawyer, as long as your decisions safeguard your rights and duties as a tenant, and safeguard the landlord's rights and duties as well. - @theresacjThank you. I am not quite ... Read More
Not able to pay rent? by Cristian Toma
Hi everybody,I have a question regarding not paying rent, either because of decreased income or by choice (for example moving to a new cheaper apartment). I was not able to find much online on this topic.What happens in such a situation, other than ...
@nz7521137 There is actually quite a bit of info online for the landlords, but not much from tenants' perspective... Read More
Not able to pay rent?
Hi everybody,I have a question regarding not paying rent, either because of decreased income or by choice (for example moving to a new cheaper apartment). I was not able to find much online on this topic.What happens in such a situation, other than ... Read More
No SEF appointments available by Cristian Toma
Hi everybody, I am a Romanian/Canadian citizen in Portugal, already got my Certificado de Registo, the rest of my family Canadian citizens (wife + 2 daughters). We have a rental contract, all of us have NIFs with Portuguese address, the girls are ...
So another update on our quest for reagrupamento familiar.I was able in the end to clarify what SEF needed in terms of "valid" marriage certificate: they asked us to provide a duplicate marriage certificate with new apostille followed by new ... Read More
No SEF appointments available by Cristian Toma
Hi everybody, I am a Romanian/Canadian citizen in Portugal, already got my Certificado de Registo, the rest of my family Canadian citizens (wife + 2 daughters). We have a rental contract, all of us have NIFs with Portuguese address, the girls are ...
Okay, so here we go before I forget the details.We've been to SEF today for our appointments for reagrupamento familiar for my wife and daughters.We've had issues, as I suspected that we might.I'll start with the list of necessary documents on SEF's ... Read More
No SEF appointments available by Cristian Toma
Hi everybody, I am a Romanian/Canadian citizen in Portugal, already got my Certificado de Registo, the rest of my family Canadian citizens (wife + 2 daughters). We have a rental contract, all of us have NIFs with Portuguese address, the girls are ...
@nz7521137 You are quite right about that, I found my Romanian passport to be a lot more of an asset here than my Canadian one. :)My family members who (so far) only have Canadian passports have had quite a bit of hard time since we came here ... Read More
No SEF appointments available by Cristian Toma
Hi everybody, I am a Romanian/Canadian citizen in Portugal, already got my Certificado de Registo, the rest of my family Canadian citizens (wife + 2 daughters). We have a rental contract, all of us have NIFs with Portuguese address, the girls are ...
Hi there,We called every day (on average 50-60 calls per day before being able to actually speak to someone) for over 1 month, each time being told that there are no appointments available, until the end of February when - surprise! - after calling ... Read More
Moving to Portugal by kimmi212
Hey everyone. I am planning on moving soon from Denmark to Lisbon. I am having a bit of trouble finding a budget friendly way to move my belongings. I am getting crazy quotas for around 10,000 euros to move my stuff. I just wanted to ask around ...
Shipped our belongings from Vancouver in December 2021 - 20" container - for almost 14,000 CA$ (we locked in the quote around October 2021). That's about 10,000 euros now. Still waiting to receive our container, hopefully in the next 2-3 ... Read More
SEF appointment for family by HarleyP
Hello all! From what I learnt, if I got my resident permit, I can apply family reunification visa for my family who will come to Portugal to stay with me. The process and document requirements seem easy at first but what puzzled me is how I can get ...
They do answer the phone but you have to be persistent. We called daily for about one month, and each day it took anywhere from 15 to 60 calls to get through and be able to speak with someone there. One the day when we succeeded in getting the ... Read More
No SEF appointments available by Cristian Toma
Hi everybody, I am a Romanian/Canadian citizen in Portugal, already got my Certificado de Registo, the rest of my family Canadian citizens (wife + 2 daughters). We have a rental contract, all of us have NIFs with Portuguese address, the girls are ...
Hi JohnnyPT, The problem is, it's a first-time (not renewal) residency card they need, and this has to be done over the phone according to SEF. Has anyone booked appointment for first-time residency card online?... Is that ... Read More
No SEF appointments available
Hi everybody, I am a Romanian/Canadian citizen in Portugal, already got my Certificado de Registo, the rest of my family Canadian citizens (wife + 2 daughters). We have a rental contract, all of us have NIFs with Portuguese address, the girls are ... Read More
NIFonline.pt by geo33$L
Has anyone used nifonline.pt? to obtain a NIF?
I tried to use them recently for my wife, they provided wrong information, told us that my wife cannot receive NIF unless she has residency card or has been living in Portugal more than 183 days. Both statements wrong, but we didn't know at the ... Read More
EU (Romania) and Canadian citizen with Canadian family by Cristian Toma
Hello everybody, I have double citizenship as above while my other family members (wife and daughters) are Canadian citizens. We intend to resettle in Portugal and it is very unclear to us what we have to do - do my family members need a visa? can ...
Hi Cristian, The residence certificate for an EU citizen is normally only required if you stay in Portugal for more than 3 months, and is obtained at the local council where you live. I understand your arguments. If you already have a NIF and ... Read More
EU (Romania) and Canadian citizen with Canadian family by Cristian Toma
Hello everybody, I have double citizenship as above while my other family members (wife and daughters) are Canadian citizens. We intend to resettle in Portugal and it is very unclear to us what we have to do - do my family members need a visa? can ...
"But the request is to be made at SEF, right? How can I make a request at SEF from Canada, and without any Registration Certificate of my own?" It is not like that. You should always contact a portuguese consulate in Canada regarding the situation ... Read More