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Online visa renewals and expiry of documents

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Our new Portugal guide is up!

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Portuguese Citizenship: Who is entitled and how to obtain it?

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How to learn European Portuguese

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PORTUGAL FORUM CODE OF CONDUCT

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Looking for work in Portugal? Please read this

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Application for residency by mail

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Applying for residency from California, U.S.A.

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Anybody purchase a Genuino Sesmarias condo from ESCALA GLOBAL, S.A.

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Job Seeker Visa waiting time

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AIMA Appointment (personal experience)

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Drivers license exchange timeline

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Bombarral retirement

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Follow-up residence card application after AIMA?

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Portuguese Digital Nomad Visa (D8 Visa)

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AIMA Appointment

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Time limit on D7 visa

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Move to Portugal before D7 Visa Approval

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EU citizen retiring to Portugal - health and tax ID registration

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AIMA interview - Health insurance advice

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Travel while waiting for new residence card

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About car insurance and homeowner's insurance

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Help! I need a psychotherapist in Porto, Portugal

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Return Ticket from Lisbon

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Performances, Exhibitions, Artistic / Cultural / IT / Religious Events ...

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VFS/D7 Visa Application and the "2D bar code'

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Is the NISS Now Required for the D7 Retirement Visa?

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Permanent Residency in EU?

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Mobile phone plans in Portugal

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Shipping furniture from California

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Bank account

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Overstaying 90-Day Schengen Visa in Portugal: Risks and Realities

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Possible move to Portugal- Questions

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question about job seeker visa

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Clarification for "Document attesting his fiscal residence"

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AIMA Appointments

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AIMA APPOINTMENT DELAY

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Liecence for tractors and ride on mowers

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Temporary residence card

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Car leasing?

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Retired couple considering moving to Portugal

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Buying property in portugal now

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Being careful with some real estate*** agents

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Agency reccomendario for visit appartments before paying

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Registration of my lease

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"Rent a Wreck" question

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Invitation letter for D-7 visa

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Looking for a home in Portugal..

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Good & bad experiences with real estate agencies/agents

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URL stamp on visa, however no appointment to show

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Away from my address residency card

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SEF or AIMA Interview appointment

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Builders & Contractors in Portugal: Proceeding with caution.

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Aima appointment

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Why is this temporary SNS number issued when it has no validity?

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Article 92, 122k applying for TRC

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What are the steps before I buy a ruin and renovate it?

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Renting Management Companies (Short/Long-Term Rentals)

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The Portuguese Non-Habitual Residents Tax Regime

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Home Security Providers

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Appointment with AIMA

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Changing Rental Agreement after Getting D7 Travel Visa

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English speaker for part time light duties/driving - Grandola

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D-7 visa proof of accommodation question

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Reduced rate VAT on new housing

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Selling a property ……

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AIMA appointment

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Condo purchase

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cash payment

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Getting Through to AIMA by Phone for Residency Visa

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Portuguese citizen - Descendants of Portuguese Sephardic Jews

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Advice re ex-pat elderly aunt in Portugal hospital

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Sailing & Living Near a Marina

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Places to book for a holiday

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Selling stuff when moving out of an apartment to another country

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health insurance for D7

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Criminal record for applying for D7 visa

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Documents for financial means for D7 visa

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