shanebackman
American looking for information about Portugal
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About me
American
Lives in Cascais
Speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese.
Registration: 17 September 2013
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Minimum stay in portugal per year to qualify for Permanent residency? by 色花堂4ever
Hi US citizen here. I am interested to make Portugal my home and want to apply for Permanent residence in the future. I am planning to apply for the type 1 visa from US and then apply for the Temporary resident permit at SEF in Portugal. Ideally, I ...
Hi, Disclaimer - I am shooting from the hip a little bit, as I am not 100% sure of my answers. I am not an immigration attorney, and my information is worth what you've paid for it! :D I am also a US citizen living in Portugal, and by the ... Read More
perhaps moving to Portugal by skyblueceleste
Hello Everyone, My name is Celeste, and I am interested in the possibility of moving to Portugal. I am planning to take a trip to perhaps, Porto in the coming months, and hope I might get some advice about what to expect if I leave America and ...
Hi Celeste, I'm also an American living in Portugal, with my wife and four daughters. Unfortunately, we are not in the Porto area, but if you need any "how do I?" type of advice that is not area specific, feel free to send me a ... Read More
PORTUGAL FORUM CODE OF CONDUCT by expat.com
Hi all, In order to keep the forum clear, friendly and useful, we invite you to follow these guidelines. They have been made to help you in using the forum. FIRST STEPS ON THE FORUM: > Before writing, we invite you to have a look at the previous ...
Hi there, I just read the code of conduct, and found one that I already violated, maybe... Your guideline on language specifically mentions French, Spanish and Italian, but not Portuguese. Since it is Portugal, after all, is it acceptable to post a ... Read More
To marry a Filipino lady by Fachada
I am trying to marry a Filipino lady in the Philippines , I hope to find here some Portuguese gentleman that already went through the process of obtaining the necessary documentation . I hope that some Filipino lady on this forum is married to a ...
Oi Manuel, O que 茅, especificamente, que precisa saber? Eu n茫o sou portugu锚s, e a minha esposa n茫o 茅 filipina, mas tenho bastante experi锚ncia pessoal semelhante. Eu sou americano, e casei por primeira vez na Argentina, e sempre moramos nos ... Read More
Immigration lawyer to help establish residency: pros and cons? by fiftyfootgirl
Hello, fellow expats- My husband and I recently arrived in Lisbon from Mexico, and we're looking forward to our second expat adventure here in Portugal. We're signing a lease on an apartment in the next few weeks, and beginning the process ...
Hi Missy, Save your money!!! Generally speaking, unless you have a complicated asylum case or something, you either qualify for residency, or you don't. Assuming you do, a lawyer is simply going to work as an overpriced secretary. Unless your ... Read More
Exchanging Aussie drivers licence for a Portuguese one by Baklavaa
Hi everyone, I am just wondering if there are any Australians that could tell me about their experience of exchanging an Aussie drivers licence for a Portuguese one. Was it an easy process and what was involved? Grateful for all responses. Thank you
Sorry, I'm not an Aussie, but I can tell you how it went for myself (American) when exchanging a Slovene driver's license, and for my wife exchanging her Brazilian license. Before I dive into the saga, you need to understand that it is ... Read More
Looking for an American International School in Shenzhen ? by Kris N
I'm new to this blog... but in Shenzhen for some time. If you need a wonderful international school for your kids ages 3 and up. Look me up! I can also help with housing, shopping, hotel, golfing, women's groups, sight seeing, how to obtain a ...
Please give me school info. for Shenzhen! We are aticipating a move there within a few months, and have not even begun to sort out details. We have two, maybe three school age girls that are equally comfortable with English or Portuguese. Read More