James in Portugal
American expat in Portugal
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Registration: 08 November 2023
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Where to set up a IRA LLC? by deborahbryon
Hi - I am trying to find an institution that would allow me to have an account of an IRA LLC so I can hold euros in a retirement plan and avoid US taxes. Ideas would be appreciated!Thaks,Deborah
JohnnyPT is correct in saying that, in U.S. tax parlance, 鈥渢ax avoidance鈥� generally means reducing your tax liability by lawful means.Here鈥檚 how the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (鈥淚RS鈥�) summarizes it: 鈥淭ax ... Read More
RENEWING US PASSPORT FROM PORTUGAL by maxwmitchell1997
Has anyone renewed their US passport while living in Portugal??
@maxwmitchell1997You can renew your U.S. passport by mail through the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Lisbon.The embassy website has detailed instructions at https://pt.usembassy.gov/passport-renewal-by-mail/ 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 ...
@moaadrakano The IMT office in Coimbra, where I exchanged my foreign driving licence last year, told me that IMT would 鈥漧end鈥� my foreign licence back to me temporarily if I needed to use it abroad while awaiting delivery of my Portuguese ... Read More
Navigating administrative procedures in Portugal by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Navigating through the administration in Portugal can be quite a challenge. With the variety of procedures, their complexity, and the local specifics, many factors need to be considered. Here are some questions worth ...
@TGCampo The IMT employee in Coimbra told me that the 鈥渓icence loan鈥� process would work like this:If I needed to travel outside Portugal while awaiting my permanent Portuguese licence, I could deliver a written note to the IMT office ... Read More
Navigating administrative procedures in Portugal by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Navigating through the administration in Portugal can be quite a challenge. With the variety of procedures, their complexity, and the local specifics, many factors need to be considered. Here are some questions worth ...
@TGCampo The IMT office in Coimbra, where I exchanged my foreign driving licence last year, told me that IMT would 鈥漧end鈥� my foreign licence back to me temporarily if I needed to use it abroad while awaiting delivery of my Portuguese ... Read More
The best months to rent an apartment in Portugal by UrbanScribe
Good day,My rent contract is ending in 2 months, but I'm considering asking the landlord to extend it for a few more months (until the end of September). My question is, is it worth it? Will there be any real difference if I move in summer or in ...
@UrbanScribe In a university town with a large student population, such as Coimbra, June and July may be easier months than September to find rental accommodation. Many rentals will have been snapped up by students by the time the academic year ... Read More
Exchanging UK Licence for Portuguese Licence by vickypell
Hi,Has anyone experience of the IMT form to exchange the British Licence for the Portuguese one?Our UK licences are nearing expiry and as we are no longer resident we cannot renew them there so must exchange them.The IMT form is relatively straight ...
Just redo the application form from scratch.I had to do this when I applied to exchange a UK licence in 2023.IMT rejected the first application I submitted online because they said one of the PDFs I uploaded was hard to read. I created a clearer ... 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 ...
@Jean Denise I don鈥檛 know for sure whether there are any exceptions to the medical test requirement, but the IMT website suggests that the medical exam is required for any licence exchange regardless of which country the licence is from. 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 ...
@Jean DeniseGo to this page:http://www.imtonline.pt/index.php/9-uncategorised/2322-trocas-titulos-estrangeiros-en-25Then click on the box that describes which country鈥檚 driving licence you want to exchange. This will take you to a page of ... 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 ...
@JohnnyPT The 60-year age limit does not seem to apply to holders of UK driving licences under the new UK-Portugal driving licence agreement that went into effect at the beginning of 2024.The agreement permits UK licence holders to drive in Portugal ... 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_p I exchanged a UK driving licence for a Portuguese driving licence last year.I used the DVLA website to obtain the following documents electronically:a copy of my driving licence details (a one-page document titled 鈥淐onfirmation of GB ... 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.
@JohnnyPT Yes, when I exchanged licenses last year, the IMT sent the Portugal license by post to my residence.The license arrived in the post about a week after I received the e-mail from IMT letting me know that the license would be issued. 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 ...
@lienhoang00 For what it鈥檚 worth, I did not need to provide a translation of my UK driver鈥檚 license when I exchanged last year. Read More
Do I require a NISS by nimrod_1976
Hi am wondering if anyone can help I have my SEF appointment in Nov 23 for my digital nomad 1 yr residency visa do I need to apply for a NISS before that interview does anyone have any experience about recent SEF appointments and what was asked for, ...
@donn25 For what it鈥檚 worth, I obtained an SNS number (n煤mero de utente) in early 2023 without having a NISS.Here in central Portugal, the list of documents an EU citizen must submit to SNS to obtain a n煤mero de utente includes a ... Read More
Finding accommodation in Coimbra by tony359
Hi!I hope I am not missing some major threads about this question - I'm looking for accommodation for a few weeks in the Coimbra area and I was wondering if anybody could recommend some websites where to search. For now I've looked at ...
@tony359 As JohnnyPT suggested, Airbnb might be a good bet. Looks like a number of flats in Coimbra are available on Airbnb for March. Read More