Trevor Lawrance
Irish expat in Portugal
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Registration: 17 May 2021
Ferries along the Portuguese coast? by MickeyWy
In Norway, where i grew up, we have something called a coastal steamer. Originally they had an important transport function, bringing cargo and mail up and down the coastline. Today they are mostly small cruise ships that give visitors a view of the ...
Portugal is 10 years behind Greece and 20 years behind Norway so you have a long wait Read More
How important is vaccination status when searching an appartment
@Nellie Berg聽Yes, trust real science, not nazi politician based or WHO propaganda promoted by the vaccine makers. New science is showing that natural antibody protection from having a dose of mild omicron is far better than the unknown vaccine. Read More
How important is vaccination status when searching an appartment
@Fred聽Yes, and over 170,000 people world wide dropped dead from blood clots to the brain, lungs or heart on being given the dodgy vaccine. Many others are still ill or paralysed. Read More
Help with getting a refund please....?
If you have any sense you will not bring your Porche as you will be have all types of problems with the over bureaucratic system to get it in and it is very hard to get proper cover on classic cars in Portugal. The majority of classic cars in ... Read More
Help with getting a refund please....?
Hi Colin, You will be very lucky if you ever get anything back fron Financas as they are a bunch of dishonest crooks. Portugal and Italy are the only countries within the E.U. who have permanent road taxation on cars, vans, trucks etc.. This means ... Read More
Solicitors, Lawyers & Administrative division of Portugal
Hi Cheryl, The first thing you should realise if moving to Portugal is that it is one of, if not the most corrupt, dishonest coutries in Europe. As such everyone is out to screw any northern Europen who comes there for as much as they can. My ... Read More
Moving to Portugal just before the crisis by Diksha
Hi everybody, Taking the plunge and daring to move abroad is a real challenge, but when your move to Portugal is marked by an unprecedented health, social and economic crisis, as we have been experiencing for just over a year, this change can be ...
I have lived in seven European countries and I can honestly say that Portugal is the worst country I have ever lived in. I came to Portugal to rebuild a house and the plan was to stay a while and maybe start a business. After consultation with a ... Read More
Few questions for a newcomer regarding leisure, shopping, rent etc by uhuu
Hi All, I'm moving to the North in few weeks (Braga for the first month, and then somewhere north from there). Let me sketch out my situation: - no knowledge of Portuguese (will get a course from employer) - remote work over internet, so can be in ...
Hello, Hope you settle okay in Braga. There seem to be sports facilities and things to do in Braga, which is not really the case in local towns and villages in rural Portugal. I findrural Portugal to be inept. As for fishing there are many good ... Read More
old driving licence will be destroyed by IMT ??? by MJ JH
[quote]"They will ask you to mail your old driving licence to IMT headquarters in Lisbon where it will be destroyed."[/quote] is this a requirement for EU citizens only , or non-EU citizens also ? how come IMT can destroy a driving ...
What they are meant todo is cut the corners off the same as replaced passports and send these back to the country of issue. Thatis what is meant to happen legally. However, in Portugal anythingcan happen! Read More
Seek work in Lisbon District in Primary Healthcare - GP by Guest56783
Hi I'm Liam Moore, A General Practitioner, currently living and practicing in Ireland and looking to relocate to the Lisbon region of Potugal to live with my son who is employed and resident in this area. Presently, I'm looking for potential ...
Hi Liam, You will have to learn Portuguese and learn it pretty quickly to get work here as a doctor and to re accepted by the Portuguese. As you are heading to Lisboa most people there speak English but work wise you will definetly need Portuguese. ... Read More
Driving licence exchange by emailfamily
Hi I need to exchange my U.K. driving licence for Portuguese. Is there a faster way to do this than on the IMT website?
I submitted all the required documents and forms to IMT just before Christmas last year and I still have not had the license changed. I just get the occasional email saying they will process it. They have not said which year this will happen in. ... Read More