@williashirl8
American looking for information about Portugal
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About me
American
Lives in Coimbra
Speaks French, Creole, English
Registration: 02 September 2021
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Laughable and yet NOT remotely funny part 2!
In March this year my sister and her husband moved out of their rental unit. As per the landlord's request they are to leave the utilities on just to make sure everything is in working order. After the walk through they handed the keys back to the ... Read More
Laughable and yet NOT remotely funny part 1!
End of January this year I travelled to PT to close on a property! I was asked to email a copy of the contract & to bring a copy of to the bank in order to receive the cashier's check for the closing. Since this was going to be a quick trip, I ... Read More
Deed Closing documents by williashirl8
Hi all, In mid December 2023, I signed a purchase agreement with a deed closing scheduled for mid February. The seller had some scheduling conflict and asked to move the closing to January 31st which I was told was doable by the RE agent . In ...
@JohnnyPT, I asked to get the code relevant to this "new law" and I was told by the RE agent that he would need to look it up. Without the documents from city hall I (the buyer) would be purchasing this condo and assume all the responsibility if ... Read More
Deed Closing documents
Hi all, In mid December 2023, I signed a purchase agreement with a deed closing scheduled for mid February. The seller had some scheduling conflict and asked to move the closing to January 31st which I was told was doable by the RE agent . In ... Read More
Banking in Portugal by Docx2
I am planning on applying for a D7 visa and I know one requirement is a Portuguese bank account. So, I opened a bank account at Santander Bank when I visited Lisbon in September. To open the bank account, I needed a local address (and was told ...
I have been going through the same issue with Activo bank! Despite the fact that I registered my US number when I opened the account they have REFUSED me access to my account because the temp Portuguese telephone number is no longer valid!I too was ... Read More
A*** Bank Nightmare! by williashirl8
Hi all,My name is Shirley. Thank you for welcoming me to this forum!January 2022 while location scouting in PT I opened my bank account.The bank needed a phone # to send a multichannel code text. At that time I had acquired a temp phone for 30 days ...
@JohnnyPT phone call #8….as per the web site they will issue a new Access Code via email, NOT a multichannel code. In order to get a new multichannel code, I have to go to a local bank branch or I can change my phone number @ a ... Read More
A*** Bank Nightmare! by williashirl8
Hi all,My name is Shirley. Thank you for welcoming me to this forum!January 2022 while location scouting in PT I opened my bank account.The bank needed a phone # to send a multichannel code text. At that time I had acquired a temp phone for 30 days ...
@rosedeats I offered to give them my NIF number, the bank account number, passport number and the response was always the same, we need your multichannel code!And yes who can forget that 32 page decree!I guess in the future, if I ever need to ... Read More
A*** Bank Nightmare! by williashirl8
Hi all,My name is Shirley. Thank you for welcoming me to this forum!January 2022 while location scouting in PT I opened my bank account.The bank needed a phone # to send a multichannel code text. At that time I had acquired a temp phone for 30 days ...
@JohnnyPT In the link I mentioned above it is written that they send the multichannel code by email... (.... After being contacted on your temporary mobile phone???....)In response to this point, the temp phone stopped working immediately ... Read More
A*** Bank Nightmare! by williashirl8
Hi all,My name is Shirley. Thank you for welcoming me to this forum!January 2022 while location scouting in PT I opened my bank account.The bank needed a phone # to send a multichannel code text. At that time I had acquired a temp phone for 30 days ...
@JohnnyPT Hi Johnny, I was in PT @ the bank to open the account in January 2022. The process to open the account was completed onsite. The agent told us it wouldn’t be a problem to change information once i got to the states! ... Read More
A*** Bank Nightmare! by williashirl8
Hi all,My name is Shirley. Thank you for welcoming me to this forum!January 2022 while location scouting in PT I opened my bank account.The bank needed a phone # to send a multichannel code text. At that time I had acquired a temp phone for 30 days ...
@JohnnyPT Hi Johnny I requested this on multiple times via social media and phone calls. They rejected my request because I no longer have the PT temporary phone # for them to send the text message. The only options they gave me is to ... Read More
A*** Bank Nightmare!
Hi all,My name is Shirley. Thank you for welcoming me to this forum!January 2022 while location scouting in PT I opened my bank account.The bank needed a phone # to send a multichannel code text. At that time I had acquired a temp phone for 30 days ... Read More