
TGCampo
German expat in Portugal
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German
Speaks German English French Portuguese Hungarian
Registration: 30 August 2023
About
I lived (minimum 1 year) in Germany, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Tunisia, UAE, Oman and Portugal.
My expat journey



Portugal

Germany
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Pre fab house building by Nic2980
Hi, we’re looking to purchase some land in Portugal with planning. Because we’re in Uk we were toying with the idea of building a pre fabricated house as opposed to a traditional house. It just seemed a more straightforward way of doing ...
Thanks for this information. In my mind I was thinking of one of those wooden 2 or 3 bedroom houses (looking like large log cabins) seen on a campground not far from us. I would have hoped that these are fully prefabricated and could be installed on ... Read More
Pre fab house building by Nic2980
Hi, we’re looking to purchase some land in Portugal with planning. Because we’re in Uk we were toying with the idea of building a pre fabricated house as opposed to a traditional house. It just seemed a more straightforward way of doing ...
Hi @Nic2980, Welcome. As @SimCityAT said, the bureaucracy is exactly the same. But the construction phase is a massive plus when managing a project from abroad. The legal framework in Portugal is very clear on this matter. All official legislation ... Read More
Is the Algarve (Lagos) right for retirees? by Kavallarisj
Hi. I am a retiree from US and thinking of moving to Portugal. I’ve been reading up on the best region for ex pats and seem to keep stumbling across the Algarve region. I want to come visit and see first of course. I am looking for beaches, ...
@Kavallarisj - It has the largest, most established English-speaking expat community in the country, which makes settling in very easy. - @Borys oPorto I am surprised. I expected Lisbon to have the largest, most established English-speaking expat ... Read More
Lisbon airport passport control by fcdeltufo
Hello,Has anyone under the new rules enter with one person with a EU and one person with a US passport? I would like to know if we can both enter in the EU lines as we are married.Thanks,Frank
Well, on the 16th in the evening I arrived from outside the EU in Lisbon. I must say that for EU passport holders the process was very swift (using the electronic gates). It was just a matter of reading the passport (step 1) and having a picture ... Read More
Lisbon airport passport control by fcdeltufo
Hello,Has anyone under the new rules enter with one person with a EU and one person with a US passport? I would like to know if we can both enter in the EU lines as we are married.Thanks,Frank
I also read this "Lisbon Airport named among world’s worst as Faro tops Portugal for punctualityLisbon placed 274th out of 279 airports worldwide". Funny, but I know most of the few worse ones (Islamabad, Lahore, Tunis). I would have never ... Read More
Lisbon airport passport control by fcdeltufo
Hello,Has anyone under the new rules enter with one person with a EU and one person with a US passport? I would like to know if we can both enter in the EU lines as we are married.Thanks,Frank
I just read this: "Portugal Day Special: 10 reasons Portugal is worth every minute in the airport queue". I know, it's only an opinion in the Portugal Resident, but is this really the case. I personally know people who will not come back after 4 ... Read More
Learner drivers to learn with ‘mum and dad' by TGCampo
Today I read "President rubber-stamps diplomas allowing learner drivers to learn with ‘mum and dad'" and I wondered whether one should laugh or cry.  https://www.portugalresident.com/presid … m-and-dad/Portugal has amongst ...
@JohnnyPTThat's great and much better than in many other EU countries. I had read about people having difficulty finding English language driving schools and exams, but if that's no problem anymore, great! Read More
Learner drivers to learn with ‘mum and dad' by TGCampo
Today I read "President rubber-stamps diplomas allowing learner drivers to learn with ‘mum and dad'" and I wondered whether one should laugh or cry.  https://www.portugalresident.com/presid … m-and-dad/Portugal has amongst ...
@JohnnyPTAs usual, these are all good points. I wonder why only the written exam can be taken in other languages. I could pass the written exam in Portuguese, but a driving teacher or examiner with some accent would spell trouble.Overall it is ... Read More
Learner drivers to learn with ‘mum and dad'
Today I read "President rubber-stamps diplomas allowing learner drivers to learn with ‘mum and dad'" and I wondered whether one should laugh or cry.  https://www.portugalresident.com/presid … m-and-dad/Portugal has amongst ... Read More
Avoiding written communication by TGCampo
Over the past few years I noticed (not only, but mainly, in Portugal) that companies and people in general don't reply to emails in writing, but by phone (if at all). In Portugal one often gets no reply at all. Is this just something that I notice ...
In clinical testing, from my own experience, the laboratory responsible sends a SMS saying that the tests are complete on a specific date and time; usually the analyses are done in the morning and they are ready by 3 pm. The customer chooses whether ... Read More
Avoiding written communication
Over the past few years I noticed (not only, but mainly, in Portugal) that companies and people in general don't reply to emails in writing, but by phone (if at all). In Portugal one often gets no reply at all. Is this just something that I notice ... Read More
Lisbon airport passport control by fcdeltufo
Hello,Has anyone under the new rules enter with one person with a EU and one person with a US passport? I would like to know if we can both enter in the EU lines as we are married.Thanks,Frank
@JohnnyPT As I will return on the 16th (all returns are to Terminal 1) I should notice (or not) a difference. We all know that the airport capacity is limited, but the Portuguese government is working very hard on further increasing the number of ... Read More
Lisbon airport passport control by fcdeltufo
Hello,Has anyone under the new rules enter with one person with a EU and one person with a US passport? I would like to know if we can both enter in the EU lines as we are married.Thanks,Frank
Over the past 5 months the situation at the Lisbon Airport seems to not have changed for the better. Unfortunately, I have a non-EU flight in the near future and am already worried after I continue reading about the immigration issues. I hear from ... Read More
New tax regime (IFICI / NHR 2.0) by NomadMath
Hi everyone,I'm Math, and I've just joined the forum. I'm currently planning a move to Portugal and the main reason I signed up is to get some clarity from real people regarding the new tax regime (IFICI / NHR 2.0).There is so much noise online ...
... things around here on this side of the ocean are not looking good at all and I'm starting to fear the worst ... @NomadMath I am one of those who enjoyed the old NHT regime for 10 years and was reading this thread. The above line caught my ... Read More
State of Infrastructure in Portugal by TGCampo
Today I read an article in Portugal Resident https://www.portugalresident.com/furious-lisbon-rail-commuters-present-complaint-against-state-to-brussels/ and was immediately reminded of the trains between Lisbon and Cascais as well as the trains I ...
@manuel6246I see that lack of funding as well, which is why I wonder why high speed trains are even on the agenda. For these Capex and Opex are very high and there is hardly any connection in Europe which is making money. I would prefer seeing money ... Read More