New members of the Portugal forum, introduce yourselves here - 2022

Hello,

I am Angelique, presently working in Dubai and me and my husband have decided to move to Viseu, Portugal in March 2023. So excited!! Happy to connect with people in and around our beautiful city~

- @varelaange

@Julien Good Morning from Neil and Paul from the Uk, we are planning our move now . Just trying to get appointment at vfs London !!

My question is my partner has income from when we start to rent our house n Uk approx £1000 month and me £400 month from pip . We will have approx 30k to put in Portuguese bank account . Do we apply for d7 appointment each or go down d7 for partner then me on the d6 . Any help would be fantastic

- @hivbaby

D7 visa - Minimum Resources

Hello @Heatherinlisboa,

Could you tell us a bit more yourself? It will be nice to hear some more from you

Might be nice to have a get together some time in Lisbon or so

- @Jk1976

@geoSEAL : In general it is quite useful, and if you scroll through the "Info" sections provided there is a lot of useful information. However its greatest use is not what you take from it, but how you assist and contribute to others. By contributing your experiences, and assisting others with your contacts, helpful or otherwise, and by pointing out the pitfalls you faced, the expat community in various regions of Portugal can benefit. 

@lifeinvienna i assume you already touched land in Algarve? How was the moving process?

Hello everyone. My name is Adrián, my partner and I hope to move to Lisbon in the beginning of 2024; we currently live in New York City. She's a therapist, and due to the pandemic her practice moved to all-virtual, so she will be able to make any transition easily. I'm a graphic designer, and hope to convince my work that I can work from Lisbon, even if it is five hours ahead. We just joined and are going to start going through the treasure trove of information here, especially in regard to the D7 visa, which we understand is the best for "digital nomads." You'll probably see me in many of those forums, as we have about 10,000 questions to ask, and the consulate here in NYC isn't too forthcoming with information. Great to digitally meet folks, I find the stories of so many doing the same move a huge inspiration!

Hello pielypan,

Welcome to Expat.com

Thank you for sharing your plans with us.

You are right, it will be easier for your partner as she can work anywhere. Hopefully, you will find the right words to convince your boss that you can work remotely. 

Feel free to ask your 10,000 questions, members of the Portugal forum will be glad to assist you.

I invite you to read the Living in Portugal guide for expats.

Cheers,

Cheryl

Expat.com team

@Julien Good morning Sir,

My name is Rajeevan Kovil 53years old. I am  Indian. I have completed my  High School (SSLC) I am married two children's. I am a professional light and heavy duty driver. My strength are I am a hardworking , self motivating person and I have strong communication skill also . My hobbies are drawing and acting & listening music .  That's all about me . Thank you

Hello Rajeevan,

Welcome to expat.com!

Thank you for your introduction!

Do tell us how we can help/assist you.

If you are looking for information, we will be more than happy to help you

Cheers,

Yoginee

Expat.com team

Hello everyone,

Please note that some posts have been removed.

For security reasons, do not share your personal information like contact details on a public forum.

Thank you,

Cheryl

Expat.com team

Hello all!

My name is Mark and I created a Podcast called Where Do Gays Retire. It's available on all platforms such as Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Stitcher, etc.

Its main objective is to interview expats from the LGBTQ+ community who have moved to their retirement destinations. If you're asking yourself why from the LGBTQ+ community, it's because there are many places and countries where being LGBTQ+ is looked down upon, discriminated and also illegal.

I have already done a successful podcast on Porto, and I'm now looking for someone who can be a guest from Lisbon and from The Algarve.

Please contact me if you are interested or know someone who may be interested.

You can find my podcast at wheredogaysretire.com/share

Thank you!

Mark

Hi julien have a good day.

I am hassan ali shah son of mussart shah from pakistan i am graduate civil engineer looking for a job in portagal if you would help me. I will be very thank full

Hello everyone,

Welcome on board !

@ Hassan, we don't offer jobs however, feel free to add your CV in the Jobs in Portugal section of thee website.

Thanks in advance,

Bhavna

@Julien Good morning, I am Michael married to Maria and we spend time outside the uS in Toledo Spain.  We are retired and making plans to stay  5-6 months in Spain but are interested in Portugal for long term stays of over 6 months.   Tax burden in Spain to the tune of 45% has encouraged us to investigate Portugal next door.  I have been there and found the place so much like Spain that I am sure I. could adjust. 

The topic of interest for us is the potential to reduce our taxes  by living in Portugal as NON HABITUAL RESIDENTS.    I  hope to learn from an American who has already done this.   My last resource was  Portugalist.com.   There and on other sites I reviewed the complex and lengthy process and found it very similar if not identical to the at of Spain.   I became a temporary resident there prior to the covid pandemic.   I have lost that status due to my return to US for the past 2 1/2 years.   As a cancer survivor I calculated my risk as lower living isolated in a townhome versus the closer quarters of our apt in old town Toledo Spain.    We are return to Toledo next month and hope to travel to Portugal to further explore out options during 5 months stay.

Anyone willing to share their experience and success with the NHR status and  resultant reduction of Portuguese taxation on retirement  income would be more than greatly appreciated!  Either way I hope to contribute to this site and its members by sharing my Spanish experience of 44 years,  coming and going to Spain since married in the smaller city of Talavera de la Reina in central Spain.

That's our situation in a nutshell.  I hope to hear for someone in Portugal.

Hi @mpsmithobrien, Welcome.

Maybe this thread will help you:

The Portuguese Non-Habitual Residents Tax Regime

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=911492

Best Regards

@JohnnyPT

Thanks for taking time and making a good suggestion!  I am scouring the websites for this type of info and the tax implications as well as the visa D7 as a retireee. thanks again!

Hello everybody! I am Vichy from HK. My family plans to move to Portugal in the near future. We already invested in the Golden Visa two years ago. But we are held back by the SEF after an extremely long delay. I come here to share our story to new comers. 

Hi Vichy, Welcome.

Unfortunately your gold visa application, occurred at a time of pandemic, with many problems and delays involved. Please feel free to share your story here. It will be very useful for anyone looking for information on that topic.

Best Regards

@MrFitz

Good afternoon,

We are retired and studying our options to live in Portugal. D7  Visa and the non habitual resident clause are current topic of interest.  I wondered if you have run across tax related info for retirees from the US.

We are aware of a Portuguese  flat !0% tax on pensions (had been 0 % until approx. March 2020 if not mistaken.).   

Pensions often refer to state of private corporation retirement benefits, but  our case is income from private personal investments and annual distributions as income.,    We suspect a tax attorney  in Portugal familiar with expats could be the only expert source of information that we need to guide us.    As you are from the US and may be retired or retiring I thought you might have come across this topic.   

Any advice is welcome, thanks. Michael

@mpsmithobrien,

This thread is for new members to introduce themselves, not to talk about taxes !

If you want to contact a forum member specifically, please use private messaging by selecting profile / avatar of someone:

Eg. You can use this thread about the topic you are looking for:

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=981811

Decontextualised posts may be deleted.

hello everyone

i am getting ready to retire and was thinking faro or around there somewher

@Julien

Greetings

I am retired and currently living in Wisconsin USA.

Portugal intrigues me and has much to explore.

I am planning on a long trip of three or four months.

Currently working on the paperwork and familiarizing myself with the Lisbon area.

Greetings

I am currently retired living in Wisconsin USA.

Portugal intrigues me with much to see and explore.

I'm currently working on the paperwork and familiarizing myself with the areas.

Besides looking for an apartment for 3 to 4 months.

I am doing searches for the social life and clubs and organizations.

I'm heavily involved in maker-spaces for people who like to make things.

Looking for this new chapter in my life.

@Julien Hi there

I'm Niyat Yohannes  I got invited from Diabetes Advocacy team in Lisbon and since I'm interested in fashion design , I am looking for a ways I can get a scholarship on short term courses ,is there anyone who can help me?

Hello,

My name is Deborah and I have just submitted my D7 visa to live in the Lisbon area.

I am English but have lived in West Africa for the last 8 years and am now looking forward to the next phase of my life.