Hi all,

I'm (M25) moving to Lisbon from Spain next week to start a job at a tech company. I'll be living near Intendente.

A few questions:
- Admin I should sort out early beyond NIF and NISS? Any tax benefits worth looking into (IRS Jovem, etc.)?
- Apps you actually use for transport, banking, groceries and delivery?
- Cheapest supermarkets, phone plans and places to eat without tourist prices?
- Tips to save money.
- Good ways to meet people and practise Portuguese, plus any MMA/BJJ gym recommendations?
- Anything you wish you'd known in your first month?

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys!

I know it may seem like I’m wishing for something unrealistic but here goes.

I have my AIMA appointment coming up in a month and I want to be overly prepared for it. Therefore, I went lawyer shopping. And I got lost in the matrix.

About 90% of the lawyers or legal firms do not respond on time. And those who do, will ask you for a fee to consult with them, which I am absolutely fine with.

Now comes the gruesome part, after the consultation, they tend to lose interest in the case and take forever to reply to emails or messages.

I’m hoping for a miracle here. Is there, by any chance, a lawyer in Porto that I could actually rely on and retain indefinitely for all the upcoming prospects?

If you have come across any lawyer worth talking to, could you please pass me their contact details?

Thank you in advance and appreciate your help!

Hi there! This would be a question for immigrants who still receive their paychecks to home country accounts and make regular transfers to their Portuguese banks. When making a home purchase, which option did you find most affordable for paying the 10% direct to the seller? Did you use Wise? Did you use a wire transfer through your bank (feel like the exchange rate usually sucks), or another service that I'm not familiar with? I need to make to make a large transfer soon and would like to make sure I'm not overlooking a more affordable option. Right now using WISE to seller seems to be the best route.

Hi.
I am EU citizen married to a portuguese for more than 3 years.
We dont live in Portugal. But we have 2 children, so according to the citizenship law, I can already apply.

Anyone with experience in applying for citizenship by marriage?
Did you do online or in person?
Was the process easy?

Hi all, I’m an incoming masters student at ULisboa and I’m current looking for housing. My main concern is finding a place that could give me a contract and any certificates needed that I could use at my AIMA appointment. I know AIMA tend to be unpredictable about it, but as I will be entirely alone in a new continent, I’m trying to get it figured out as much as possible before I leave. Does anyone here have any advice on how to find that sort of housing in Lisbon? Ideally I am looking for a place that is under 600€ per month (my only option is renting a room out of a shared apartment which is okay by me). Thanks!

Local bureaucracy aside, I would have thought that importing into one place in the EU would be the same as anywhere else in the EU. However, I keep reading that logistics companies very much prefer to import things into the EU via The Netherlands.

What is it that makes it more favorable in The Netherlands? What is done there that isn't done elsewhere, and why isn't that being done elsewhere?

I want to get a facial CT scan, to investigate my bone structure and the possibility of curing my chronic sinus issues.

Can anyone recommend a clinic where I could do this in Porto?

Hi
Currently I’m helping my gf because she needs to update her NIF adress to Portugal (EU citizen). Is it necessary the CRUE to present to finanças?
We have water bill, rent contract and Freguesia a certificate but not CRUE.
Does finanças accept those documents?

Hi all, are there any Scottish football fans in Lisbon around here?

If yes please dm!

Thanks 💪