@bettinakozlowski
American looking for information about Portugal
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About me
American, Married
Lives in Tavira, Faro
Speaks English, French, German, a little Italian, Spanish and Polish
Registration: 13 January 2022
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Voting in Portugal as an Expat by JohnnyPT
Portuguese local elections 2021In portuguese local elections (municipal elections), representatives for the three local government bodies are chosen: - Parish Councils ("Juntas de Freguesia") / White ballot paper - ...
@SimCityAT yeah, you're right! Read More
Voting in Portugal as an Expat by JohnnyPT
Portuguese local elections 2021In portuguese local elections (municipal elections), representatives for the three local government bodies are chosen: - Parish Councils ("Juntas de Freguesia") / White ballot paper - ...
@JohnnyPTyes I have signed up in Berlin.:) Thank you very much, Johnny PT. Waiting for my ballot- also for the chance to rectify one out of 13 boxes to tick off when you apply....###@@@@ Read More
Voting in Portugal as an Expat by JohnnyPT
Portuguese local elections 2021In portuguese local elections (municipal elections), representatives for the three local government bodies are chosen: - Parish Councils ("Juntas de Freguesia") / White ballot paper - ...
@SimCityATIf I weren't an EU citizen, I doubt I would request any voting materials for the EU election...:) Read More
Voting in Portugal as an Expat by JohnnyPT
Portuguese local elections 2021In portuguese local elections (municipal elections), representatives for the three local government bodies are chosen: - Parish Councils ("Juntas de Freguesia") / White ballot paper - ...
@SimCityATI am GERMAN and American...:) Read More
Voting in Portugal as an Expat by JohnnyPT
Portuguese local elections 2021In portuguese local elections (municipal elections), representatives for the three local government bodies are chosen: - Parish Councils ("Juntas de Freguesia") / White ballot paper - ...
@JohnnyPTHello, Johnny PT. Thanks for your reply and info, as always. So I cannot vote in Portugal without being registered here first and registration stopped 60 days before the elections. However, the Portuguese site mentioned that for foreigners ... Read More
Voting in Portugal as an Expat by JohnnyPT
Portuguese local elections 2021In portuguese local elections (municipal elections), representatives for the three local government bodies are chosen: - Parish Councils ("Juntas de Freguesia") / White ballot paper - ...
Your post is very timely, as I did not yet receive the voting ballot from my country of citizenship and doubt it will arrive here. However, the priod for signing up for the voter rolls- registo- in Portugal is alreday past. Are you saying I can ... Read More
SEF APPOINTMENT by michaeleb
I have a question regarding the SEF appointment. If the appointment is for the purpose of confirming financial record documents, health insurance documents, proof of income documents, NIF registration, and residency location documents, what is the ...
@JohnnyPTNo appointments for family reunification available anywhere right now for the foreseeable future - months! we have to go back to the embassy in our last country of residence to apply for one Read More
SEF APPOINTMENT by michaeleb
I have a question regarding the SEF appointment. If the appointment is for the purpose of confirming financial record documents, health insurance documents, proof of income documents, NIF registration, and residency location documents, what is the ...
@abayo41just be aware that some freguesias have specific requirements- mine - which is Porto Massarelos -— required the presence of twolocal residents at the appontment who can attest to you living there! As we were new and no neighbors had ... Read More
👉 The Portugal Expat Lounge 👈 by Mickael
Hello everyone and hope you are well. I would like to introduce to you our new free expression thread: The Portugal Expat Lounge.Here you can talk about everything you want. Talk about your passion (sport, movies, arts, dancing, etc…), what ...
@nz7521137 no thank you to “zero hedge” as a respectable news source you’re entitled to your alternative facts, though :) Read More
👉 The Portugal Expat Lounge 👈 by Mickael
Hello everyone and hope you are well. I would like to introduce to you our new free expression thread: The Portugal Expat Lounge.Here you can talk about everything you want. Talk about your passion (sport, movies, arts, dancing, etc…), what ...
@nz7521137 those who have “different views” on the role that humanity plays tend to think their own research or that of 0.001% by industry-hack pseudo-scientists outweighs the 97% of realscientists’ work. Read More
Advice on Best banks in Portugal by kiransidhar
Any suggestions on the best bank that might be right for an expat? My son who bought the property in Madiera managed to open a bank account with Santander purely based on his NIF, UK address and financial /income statement. I as his father who was ...
@belliou ca tombe bien, car c’est ma nouvelle banque et BPI de Almancil a ouvert mon compte à distance, même si nous allons vivre à Porto!That's good, because it's my new bank and BPI of Almancil opened my account remotely, ... Read More
trouble with lawyer in a real estate transaction by bettinakozlowski
Dear all,We were about to purchase a condo in Porto in two weeks, we signed the promissory, but the vendor told us on the day he received the promissory he sold to someone else. We are now told by the lawyer we owe 60% of the 1,5% of "agreed" ...
@nz7521137Well...good for you. The 10% payment is usually part of the Promissory Note, btw, so may be that is what is what you signed. I'm here because I have a problem with a lawyer Read More
trouble with lawyer in a real estate transaction by bettinakozlowski
Dear all,We were about to purchase a condo in Porto in two weeks, we signed the promissory, but the vendor told us on the day he received the promissory he sold to someone else. We are now told by the lawyer we owe 60% of the 1,5% of "agreed" ...
Thank you so much for your response, Johnny! I have to stress that this lawyer is NOT Portuguese, but practices in Portugal. Several Portuguese real estate people have expressed their sympathy for my predicament and said this and that in terms of ... Read More
trouble with lawyer in a real estate transaction by bettinakozlowski
Dear all,We were about to purchase a condo in Porto in two weeks, we signed the promissory, but the vendor told us on the day he received the promissory he sold to someone else. We are now told by the lawyer we owe 60% of the 1,5% of "agreed" ...
What was the agreement with the lawyer? Do you have the wording? What did the agreement say? A transaction hasn't taken place and drafting a promissory is mostly a copy and paste job. -@Rob EvansIn an email to him I said that 1,5% "is acceptable" to ... Read More
trouble with lawyer in a real estate transaction by bettinakozlowski
Dear all,We were about to purchase a condo in Porto in two weeks, we signed the promissory, but the vendor told us on the day he received the promissory he sold to someone else. We are now told by the lawyer we owe 60% of the 1,5% of "agreed" ...
Its called a promissory and it's a pre-contract - basically a blue print for a final deed.A reserva de Imovel has no legal value anyway- it just means that that particular real estate agent cannot show your property, not others. Otherwise, I ... Read More