@sarazindarci
English expat in Portugal
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Registration: 19 September 2022
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VFS appointment - no luck. Any advice? by joemgan
Hi all, writing here from Singapore. Looking to relocate later this year, so I'll be starting the process now.Unfortunately, been checking for a week for D7 appointments, but only the D4 and D6 ones show appointments in early Feb. It's 22 Jan ...
I'm not sure if this helps. But I'm in Portugal already. AIMA which is the entity that you have to go through to become a resident. They have 410,000 applications to go through and nobody over here can get appointments. So the VFS may not be able to ... Read More
D7 VISA APPLICATION by ziegelaa2001
HI:If I apply for a D7 visa, and show enough savings for the first year ,does that suffice?I have enough and over and also retirement accounts?Can people work with this visa?ThoughtsSharon
@ziegelaa2001With a D7 you can not work. That is a retirement visa. We only had to show enough savings for a year and our monthly income as well as health insurance. Read More
I'm confused about property taxes in Portugal... by juliet1980
I'm confused about property taxes in Portugal. I saw someone (I don't remember where but I think it was on youtube) claim that property taxes in Portugal are so much cheaper than in the UK. I am not familiar with property taxes in the UK but in the ...
@juliet1980The formula you are looking at are the closing costs. We paid 200000 our closing costs were 7500 a one time fee for transfer etc. It yearly taxes are 348 a year. Our house is the same size house we had in the states where we paid 8000 a ... Read More
I'm confused about property taxes in Portugal... by juliet1980
I'm confused about property taxes in Portugal. I saw someone (I don't remember where but I think it was on youtube) claim that property taxes in Portugal are so much cheaper than in the UK. I am not familiar with property taxes in the UK but in the ...
@juliet1980We came from the U.S. where we were paying 8000$a year for a home on 1/2 an acre 2800 SQ ft home.Here in Portugal we pay 386€ a year or home is about 2400 SQ ft in half an acre. So we think the taxes he are very reasonable Read More
Can you live in a different EU country other than Portugal with D7? by aykut82
Hi,Since there are no borders in EU, can you keep a rental apartment in Portugal and live in France so that you can continue to work towards your citizenship without being there physically?I am wondering how do they check if you are in actually ...
If you only want to be here for a month or two come on your passport. If you want to be a resident you have to be here for a minimum of 180 days. However it doesn't have to consecutive. Read More
Post-Covid-19 situation in Portugal by Mickael
Hello everyone, The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on the world, including on expats' lives. Travel restrictions, business closures, budget cuts, and health measures have created unprecedented challenges for those who have chosen to live in ...
@SunsetSteve We have finished the masking here. Portuguese are not going to live their lives being fearful. If you want to mask up go for it but we are done. The number of cases are way down and we are all intelligent enough to know we dont have to ... Read More
Situation (legal and other) regarding squatters by nz7521137
I would like to find out the legal and other situation in Portugal when it comes to squatters, aka people that are occupying and using your property without your permission. From France and Spain I have heard real horror stories, because there it is ...
@nz7521137 It would be very difficult. In portugal to get utilities you have to have a deed or contract which is recorded. You have to register in thst municipality also Read More
Rental agreement by heyeloco
Can you rent just a room and use this for the D7 visa ?
As long as you have a contract for 6 months or more and the contract has to be registered in the finance in the city you will live. Read More
Private Healthcare System in Portugal by JohnnyPT
In addition to the National Healthcare System: https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=902977 you also have the option of the Private Healthcare System (PHS). Each Insurance Company provides its Health Insurance solutions by targeting market ...
@JohnnyPT my husband is 69 and im 64. We have Allianz through AFPOP and we are very happy with it. We have had it since 2019 Read More
Obtaining a "Certificado de Bagagem" for shipping household goods by AlanWPrice
We live near Atlanta and our daughter has recently bought a home near Lagos, Portugal. We have a number of items to ship to her and are told we need a certificate de baggage to ship these items which are her household goods. The Portuguese embassy ...
@AlanWPrice First the only way to get one is from her Visa. You apply for that when you apply for your visa. Embassies do not answer the phone. You can send them an email they usually respond in 3 to 5 days. The other question is how long has she ... Read More
Portugal relo consultant in new england usa? by daveyola
my wife and i are playing through relocation and have a bunch of planning questions - we don’t want to mess anything up! does anybody on here have a referral to a relocation consultant with specific experience with portugal - and perhaps ...
@daveyola you don't need one we did our paperwork for the D7 visa ourselves. It easy Read More