tdudgeon
American looking for information about Portugal
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AIMA Residency Appointment by Emailing AIMA? by wordsmith555
I am seeing more and more expat groups advising applicants to email AIMA for residency appointments. I would like to hear from anyone who has gotten a residency appointment by emailing AIMA, particularly people who have gotten an appointment that ...
@JohnnyPTRespectfully, every time I am able to reach someone at the AIMA helpline, they tell me that no appointments are available by phone and the only way to get them right now is by email.I still call frequently to hedge my bets, but they have ... Read More
AIMA Residency Appointment by Emailing AIMA? by wordsmith555
I am seeing more and more expat groups advising applicants to email AIMA for residency appointments. I would like to hear from anyone who has gotten a residency appointment by emailing AIMA, particularly people who have gotten an appointment that ...
@wordsmith555It is my hope that they will reserve some time slots for this, but I don't know that the decision has been made. It certainly would make sense! Read More
AIMA Residency Appointment by Emailing AIMA? by wordsmith555
I am seeing more and more expat groups advising applicants to email AIMA for residency appointments. I would like to hear from anyone who has gotten a residency appointment by emailing AIMA, particularly people who have gotten an appointment that ...
@wordsmith555We are in Portugal now, on expired D7 visas. Like you, I have been calling and emailing for over 3 months with no luck on the appointments, but I did actually reach someone at AIMA on Friday who told me that there are no appointments ... Read More
Building Inspectors Around Fafe by tdudgeon
Hello Everyone,We are recent transplants from the US. We are currently living in Povoa de Varzim in an apartment, and have found the house we would like to purchase in Fafe (about 20 minutes away from Guimares). The real estate market is very ...
Thank you all for the advice. Read More
Building Inspectors Around Fafe
Hello Everyone,We are recent transplants from the US. We are currently living in Povoa de Varzim in an apartment, and have found the house we would like to purchase in Fafe (about 20 minutes away from Guimares). The real estate market is very ... Read More
How to get an AIMA appointment to complete residency visa? by JRTRUEMA
Hello all,I've just arrived in Porto on my D7 visa and I did not get an appointment date on my visa. I can't get through on the AIMA numbers listed on the site. I've been sifting through pages of expat sites and I can't find direct advice on how to ...
You re correct that I am confused about that, so thank you for the clarification on that matter. The link that you posted is the one that I filled out on Sunday (they said successfully), and have not seen any response to so far. Is it usual that it ... Read More
How to get an AIMA appointment to complete residency visa? by JRTRUEMA
Hello all,I've just arrived in Porto on my D7 visa and I did not get an appointment date on my visa. I can't get through on the AIMA numbers listed on the site. I've been sifting through pages of expat sites and I can't find direct advice on how to ...
Hello! I also arrived at the end of May with no AIMA appointment on my D7 visa. I don't have much advice to give, except that I have found that I can actually can get to the phone tree right after 8 on most days, only to be told that there are no ... Read More
SHIPPING A CAR TO PORTUGAL?? by maxwmitchell1997
Can anyone suggest the best way to ship an SUV from the US to Portugal? We live in Tampa and are relocaing to Caldas da Rainha and plan on shipping our car instead of buying one there. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thank you,Max & Lana
Good afternoon! As a current resident of NH and owner of a small SUV who is looking at relocating to the same area in the next six months or so, I will say that I have chosen not to take my vehicle with me for some of the reasons listed above, as ... Read More