@roz66
Irish looking for information about Portugal
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Registration: 14 April 2023
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Shipping Household Goods by Fear7474
Hi si we are Brexit (withdrawal agreement) Residency Car Holders not yet tax resident in Portugal. But will be this year. So we did ship stuff over in 2016 no issues with tax duties on any goods. So now we will move petmanently due to retirement and ...
HiI assume you are shipping from UK? If yes, you can get a baggem cert from the Portugeuse UK embassy which allows you to ship free of duty all your goods if are personal and are owned by you for more than either 6 or 12 months, I dont recall the ... Read More
Certificate of authenticity of the driving licence - UK by neale_p
Hi All,I am going to exchange my UK driving licence for a PT one as I am approaching the 2 year residency mark. I see from the IMT website that I need to provide a 'Certificate of authenticity of the driving licence'. I have gone to the DVLA site ...
@neale_pHiI exchanged my UK driving licence recently and tried that approach with IMT. They rejected my application insisting that I provided a validated record. This meant that I had to telephone the DVLA, wait a while to get through, and requeste ... Read More
Cost of living in Portugal in 2024 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, As every year, we invite you to share your experience regarding the cost of living in Portugal, and if possible, in the specific region or city where you live. This will help members who are planning to relocate in ...
To addPhone and internet monthlyâ—‹100RegardsRoz Read More
Cost of living in Portugal in 2024 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, As every year, we invite you to share your experience regarding the cost of living in Portugal, and if possible, in the specific region or city where you live. This will help members who are planning to relocate in ...
Near caldas x 2 adults and one dogHouse purchase 2023. Villa, 3 bed 310 sq meters, large land area 2.5 acres purchase price euros 350,000.Monthly costs ( 2 persons + dog)â—‹ Food , approx 350 - 400â—‹ Eating out approx 200, about 25euros ... Read More
What is the weather really like in Portugal? by paperclap
Hi all,My partner and I are strongly considering moving to Portugal in the near or distant future. Perhaps inland, as it's cheaper and more rural.Portugal has a reputation of "300 sunshine days per year". Is this true? Is this countrywide? Or is ...
HelloThis is my first winter in Portugal and do my experience of winter months is limited. We live in central Portugal about 25kms from the sea so this geogrsphical position does affect our climate. Like Donn25 has stated I can confirm we had and ... Read More
Obtaining a Portuguese driving licence after becoming a resident by gra2513
I became a resident in Portugal on 4th November 2022. How long do I have to change my UK licence to a Portuguese licence?The Govt website says 2 year but the IMT website says 90 days.Which is it if you know for sure please.
Thanks everyone! "Fazer figas" (fingers crossed in both languages!) that this will occur.Regards Read More
Obtaining a Portuguese driving licence after becoming a resident by gra2513
I became a resident in Portugal on 4th November 2022. How long do I have to change my UK licence to a Portuguese licence?The Govt website says 2 year but the IMT website says 90 days.Which is it if you know for sure please.
No nothing!This is what I got below. I will keep checking postbox.....Thanks again, as always!RozOn Thu, 8 Feb 2024, 10:38 Gestao IMT, <gestao.imt@imt-ip.pt> wrote:O seu pedido de troca de titulo de condução estrangeiro com o ... Read More
Obtaining a Portuguese driving licence after becoming a resident by gra2513
I became a resident in Portugal on 4th November 2022. How long do I have to change my UK licence to a Portuguese licence?The Govt website says 2 year but the IMT website says 90 days.Which is it if you know for sure please.
HelloI am hoping someone can assist. I have gone through the process, successfully, to exchange my UK driving licence for a Portugeuse one and received an email from IMT that my new licence has issued. My query is how do I receive this? Will it ... Read More
Utilities Assistance- reasonable charge by rogerpart
Hello,We are in the process of purchasing a property in Caldas da Rainha area. Before placing an offer we were told by the seller's realtor (Portugal Property) they would assist us with this, and we have read stories realtors usually do this as part ...
We purchased in Caldas last year and our lawyer arranged all the utilities for us. We paid him a fixed fee 1% of the purchase price for everything. I think it is difficult to sort this out by yourself though. Why not enquire of your lawyer first ... Read More
Drivers license exchange timeline by sponger
For those who succesfully exchanged their foreign drivers licenses for a Portguese licence, I'm curious how long it took for you to recieve your new PT license? And in which IMT office?i moved to Lisbon in January '22 and had my appointment at IMT ...
You can book your apt, date and time abd venue through SIGA though you may still have to wait in a queue. My bookef time was 11:40 which was close to lunchtime so not ideal as I then had an hour wait.Roz Read More
Is it still possible to get NHR even if not able to move this year? by GuestPoster25012
We live in Ireland and we have not yet applied for any Portugal residence visaWe will also not be able to travel to Portugal before the end of this yearWe have more or less abandoned our plan to move to Portugal as getting the NHR was an important ...
@elaranarI reread your early post apologise that I missed an important point that you are a UK citizen. That fact does permit your child to obtain Irish citizenship HOWEVER it does not alter your obligations to apply in Portugal under Art 15 to the ... Read More
Is it still possible to get NHR even if not able to move this year? by GuestPoster25012
We live in Ireland and we have not yet applied for any Portugal residence visaWe will also not be able to travel to Portugal before the end of this yearWe have more or less abandoned our plan to move to Portugal as getting the NHR was an important ...
@elarnarI know that case and it centred on a Chinese National who gave birth to a child in Northern Ireland before Dec 2004 and thus received Irish Citizenship by default. Since that date Ireland has altered its legislation to NOT confer automatic ... Read More
Is it still possible to get NHR even if not able to move this year? by GuestPoster25012
We live in Ireland and we have not yet applied for any Portugal residence visaWe will also not be able to travel to Portugal before the end of this yearWe have more or less abandoned our plan to move to Portugal as getting the NHR was an important ...
@elarnarTo add to my previous comment to avoid any misunderstanding. Your child has free movement rights in the EU but only if he/she is capable of exercising them by that I mean as a student taking up an offer of a school place or they are of ... Read More
Is it still possible to get NHR even if not able to move this year? by GuestPoster25012
We live in Ireland and we have not yet applied for any Portugal residence visaWe will also not be able to travel to Portugal before the end of this yearWe have more or less abandoned our plan to move to Portugal as getting the NHR was an important ...
Hi,@elarnar i note you say you have lived in two EU nations as the parent of an EU dependent child while you yourself are not an EU citizen. A European Court in 2017 in the case of Chaves affirmed the right of a non EU parent to live in the EU ... Read More
D6 visa (Family Reunification Visa) by Tamiii
My husband and I are both foreigners and would like to have our child in Portugal after staying for more than a year and let our child have Portuguese citizenship.My husband has a job that requires him to relocate abroad frequently, so this move to ...
Hi, This sounds like a complex topic. Perhaps getting legal immigration advice ftom a Portugeuse lawyer would be best as it seems you will be making dome serious decisions based on the response Best wishesRoz Read More