kinggra68
Canadian expat in Portugal
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Registration: 25 September 2022
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Bringing my art collection to Portugal by lfdasalla
Hello. I am a recent resident to Portugal and want to set up my home here with some things from US like a few pieces of furnitre and my personal art collection. Does anyone know if I will be taxed to bring these items in? Thanks so much. Larry
Hi Larrywe purchased a home 6 months before i shipped 5 boxes of personal items from canada. despite having all required documenrs from the Portuguese embassy to confirm they were pre-used personal items not for resale, and including items like ... Read More
Your neighbours in Portugal by Cheryl
Hello everyone, When you move in Portugal, relationships with your neighbours can play a vital role in your well-being and integration. Share your experiences of the interactions and routines that punctuate your daily life in Portugal: Tell us ...
We purchased a home in SB de Alportel , in a slightly rural area, with predominantly Portuguese locals andvthe odd expat. As we dont yet speak much portuguese we expected to find it difficult to connect with our neighbours but we couldnt have been ... Read More
House renovations by incassa
Hi everyone,Im the newest newby on the forum and need your help. We have bought a small house in the Silves region of the algarve and it needs renovation. We have been on the internet trying to find builders (as at present we still live in the ...
Hi Peterwe have just renovated but our builder would not work in your area as it would be too far, but some advice that may help download google translate as it helps tremendously to get the details acrossif you’re on Facebook, check to see if ... Read More
Health Insurance from EDP by Samsays
a few weeks ago someone posted a great article on the health care system and available health insurance plans. He is one special plan that I didn’t see covered however that is available to any customer of EDP, the electric company of over ...
@Samsays thank you for sharing that information! We will definitely inquire as soon as possible ! Read More
How did you ship all your stuff? by Steven Hoffman
I’m going to do a huge purge before I make the move. I don’t have much stuff. Maybe a couple of large boxes or travel trunk.thanks for helping me outsteven
I have 5 double sided boxes measuring 69 x 41 x 38 cm ready to ship by air in January. The company that have given the best quote of E2200 approx cannot confirm a price until mid December as rates change all the time. My belongings are being ... Read More
Best Areas in the Algarve by jcook
hi everyonewe are looking to retire to the Algarve next year.any recommendations for the best areas with good facilities
@jcook we have purchased a home in Sao Bras for our retirement and having spent many years visiting the algarve I knew we didn’t want to live somewhere in the centre of tourism region but looked for a more local vibe. Everything is within ... Read More
Personal bank recommendations (from own experience)? by Hannahmazing
There's an extremely helpful post here about opening a Portuguese bank for non residents, here: https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=933658 But I'm wondering if anybody here has any positive reviews to share or personal recommendations for ...
@Hannahmazing Hi Hannahwe are dual citizens of Ireland and Canada, and we opened remotely using Santander Bank. Almancil. The manager there was very easy to deal with and very helpful. It was all set up from Canada but I then popped into the branch ... Read More