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Moving to Portugal With a Dog, Cat or Ferret in 2026 — A Practical Guide to ISO Microchips, the 21-Day Rabies Wait, the EU Annex IV Certificate, the Lisbon-Porto-Faro Pontos de Entrada and the 48-Hour DGAV Notice of Arrival

Moving to Portugal With a Dog, Cat or Ferret in 2026 — A Practical Guide to ISO Microchips, the 21-Day Rabies Wait, the EU Annex IV Certificate, the Lisbon-Porto-Faro Pontos de Entrada and the 48-Hour DGAV Notice of Arrival

Bringing a dog, cat or ferret to Portugal in 2026 — the practical guide to the ISO 11784/11785 microchip, the 21-day rabies wait, the EU Annex IV certificate, the Lisbon-Porto-Faro Pontos de Entrada, the 48-hour DGAV notice, SIAC, the European Pet Passport and three cohort tracks.
The Portugal Brief
Bruxelas Has Until the End of May to Approve Portugal's €516 Million PRR Reprogramming — Schools, Housing, Health and BRT Braga Lose, IFIC Gains €277.5 Million as the August 2026 Cliff Closes

Bruxelas Has Until the End of May to Approve Portugal's €516 Million PRR Reprogramming — Schools, Housing, Health and BRT Braga Lose, IFIC Gains €277.5 Million as the August 2026 Cliff Closes

Brussels has until the end of May to approve Portugal's €516M PRR reprogramming. Schools, housing, primary care and BRT Braga lose; IFIC gets €277.5M, hydrogen €11.9M, forest equipment €14.6M, grid €20M. EMRP flags €500M more at reform-side risk by August. 14 projects sit in critical state.
The Portugal Brief