lfdasalla
American expat in Portugal
Forum posts
7
About me
American
Speaks English and Spanish and studying Portuguese
Registration: 19 March 2023
Activity
Moving household goods to Portugal by psyteacher
I am interested in hearing from people who have moved to Portugal who had their household goods/furniture shipped. Is it cheaper to sell everything here in the U.S. and start over in Portugal or ship selective items to Portugal? Fern
@Dan Plute hi dan we too are coming from SF to Porto we want to ship firniture and art by container but confused anout whether my things will face high import tax did yours? thank you larry Read More
Moving household goods to Portugal by psyteacher
I am interested in hearing from people who have moved to Portugal who had their household goods/furniture shipped. Is it cheaper to sell everything here in the U.S. and start over in Portugal or ship selective items to Portugal? Fern
@ericprethi eric i see that your original post is a few years old but donhou recall if you had topay cistomes imort taxes on yiur household items im concerned about a lotof artwork i habe thanks larry Read More
Bringing my art collection to Portugal
Hello. I am a recent resident to Portugal and want to set up my home here with some things from US like a few pieces of furnitre and my personal art collection. Does anyone know if I will be taxed to bring these items in? Thanks so much. Larry Read More
Bringing my car to Pt from USA by lfdasalla
Hi. I would like to bring my 2018 Tesla from USA to Porto. I was recently granted residency and now it seems like the time to have a car. I have read a lot about this but cannot determine whether or not it鈥檚 worth it. Can鈥檛 tell if I ...
Thank you for your reply Have you brought one in yet? Read More
Bringing my car to Pt from USA
Hi. I would like to bring my 2018 Tesla from USA to Porto. I was recently granted residency and now it seems like the time to have a car. I have read a lot about this but cannot determine whether or not it鈥檚 worth it. Can鈥檛 tell if I ... Read More
Medical question
Hello.聽This isn鈥檛 an insurance question.聽I鈥檓 seeking input about experiences with healthcare in Porto.聽I am having a serious bout of vertigo and am about to start looking for a hospital or clinic nearby who can treat my ... Read More
Sef booking system by stevenanew
Why is it so hard to get an appointment wit Sef, I have been here a month now and on the phone 5 days a week and no one answers. So myself ( British ) and my girlfriend ( Portuguese) went to the Sef office in Santar茅m to see if we could ...
Hello. I was in a similar situation. What I did when I arrived was get a Portuguese phone number. I started dialing as soon as the office opens / 8am. I ran into constant stops and starts with recordings and disconnects. I didn鈥檛 give up ... Read More