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Comprehensive practical guides for living in Portugal. Taxes (IFICI/NHR), visas (D7, D8, Golden Visa), healthcare (SNS + private), housing, banking, bureaucracy, and daily life essentials for expats.

Starting a Company in Portugal 2026: The Empresa na Hora Desk, the Sociedade por Quotas, the ENI Route, and How to Open a Business in 90 Minutes

Starting a Company in Portugal 2026: The Empresa na Hora Desk, the Sociedade por Quotas, the ENI Route, and How to Open a Business in 90 Minutes

Everything foreigners need to know about starting a company in Portugal in 2026 — Empresa na Hora, Empresa On-Line, the choice between ENI, unipessoal por quotas, por quotas and sociedade anónima, plus IRC, IVA, Segurança Social and a realistic 30-day timeline and cost sheet.

Selling Your House in Portugal 2026: The Escritura Pública, the Anexo G, the Mais-Valias Rules, and the Solicitador Process for Foreign Sellers

Selling Your House in Portugal 2026: The Escritura Pública, the Anexo G, the Mais-Valias Rules, and the Solicitador Process for Foreign Sellers

Everything foreign homeowners need to know about selling a property in Portugal in 2026 — the CPCV, the escritura pública, documents a buyer will demand, how mais-valias are calculated, the reinvestment exemption (with the April 2026 Tribunal Constitucional ruling), and the Anexo G declaration.

Importing a Car to Portugal in 2026: ISV Vehicle Tax, IUC Annual Road Tax, Matrícula Plates, and the 185-Day Change-of-Residence Exemption

Importing a Car to Portugal in 2026: ISV Vehicle Tax, IUC Annual Road Tax, Matrícula Plates, and the 185-Day Change-of-Residence Exemption

Everything expats moving to Portugal need to know about importing a car in 2026 — ISV vehicle-registration tax, the IUC annual road tax, Portuguese matrícula plates, and how to qualify for the tax-free personal-use exemption when you change residence.

Freelancing in Portugal 2026: Recibos Verdes, NIF and NISS, Activity Codes, the IVA Threshold, and the 21.4% Segurança Social Rule Explained

Freelancing in Portugal 2026: Recibos Verdes, NIF and NISS, Activity Codes, the IVA Threshold, and the 21.4% Segurança Social Rule Explained

Everything foreigners need to know about freelancing in Portugal in 2026 — opening activity at Finanças, activity codes, the €15,000 IVA exemption, the 21.4% Segurança Social rule, the Category B simplified regime, and the first-year exemption.

Inheritance and Wills in Portugal for Foreigners: Brussels IV, the Legítima, Imposto do Selo, and How to Draft a Portuguese Testamento in 2026

Inheritance and Wills in Portugal for Foreigners: Brussels IV, the Legítima, Imposto do Selo, and How to Draft a Portuguese Testamento in 2026

Everything foreigners need to know about inheritance and wills in Portugal in 2026 — Brussels IV election of national law, the forced-heirship legítima, the 10% Imposto do Selo and family exemptions, capital gains after the TCAS ruling, and the testamento público.