We’re a family of five living in Cascais: two adults in their thirties and forties, two school-age kids and a baby. I asked four brokers to …
Panama Residency and Tax: No Tax on Foreign Income, but Residency Starts at USD 200k
After writing up Uruguay, where the tax case rests on a 10-year holiday for foreign passive income, I looked at the other Latin American name that …
Uruguay Residency and Tax: Who the New Holiday Is For
A friend from Brazil pointed me to Uruguay as one of the most interesting residency options in South America, especially for nomads, for its tax treatment …
Why Shops in Portugal Ask for Your NIF (and What You Get Back)
Buy a coffee, a tank of fuel or a bag of groceries in Portugal and the cashier will ask “contribuinte?” or “quer número de contribuinte na …
Importing a Car Into Portugal: What ISV Costs and When It Pays
Portugal charges its vehicle tax once, when a car first receives a Portuguese plate. That tax is the ISV, the imposto sobre veículos, and it explains …
The Best Healthy Food Delivery in Cascais
I don’t cook. Almost everything I eat is ordered online and delivered, and I’m also fussy about what goes into it: protein, vegetables, real ingredients, nothing …
Where to Buy Specialty Coffee Beans in Cascais
Most coffee sold in Portuguese supermarkets is a blend of arabica and robusta, and several of the big brands still use torrefacto, where sugar is burned …
Moving to Portugal as an EU Citizen: Every Step, in the Order That Works
Moving to Portugal from another EU country needs no visa and no residence permit. It does take about ten separate registrations, spread across the tax office, …
Your NHR Is Ending: What It Costs to Stay in Portugal and Where People Go Instead
Portugal had 128,958 people on the NHR regime in 2024, according to an IGF audit reported by ECO. That’s three times the 41,229 counted in 2019. …
Portugal Mortgage for Business Owners: The Income Banks Want to See
If your income comes as dividends from your own company, a Portuguese bank will lend against it, but only after it has shown up on your …
Home Alarm Systems in Portugal: Skip Verisure and Own Your Setup
If you’ve just moved into a house in Cascais, a Verisure or Prosegur rep will probably get to you before your furniture does. The pitch is …
How to Register With Portugal’s SNS, and What It Actually Covers
Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisbon. Photo by RickMorais, CC BY-SA 4.0. Portugal’s Serviço Nacional de Saúde is residence-based, not contribution-based. You don’t buy into …
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