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I loved Lisbon and have contemplated moving to Portugal. Don't know how challenging it is for an American to migrate there. Have romantic notions of a garden+ba

• spaniard89277 4y ago
  Portugal is a really nice country but I don't know how sustainable is to have this dual tax system for nationals and foreigners. Nationals are being screwed by this, and I know for sure that If I was Portuguese I'll be pretty angry.
  • tluyben2 4y ago
    You mean the NHR? That’s only for 10 years though. Many countries have a similar system (including Spain [0]), either for personal or your company or both. [0] https://www.europeantax.blog/post/102h41p/thinking-of-moving-to-spain-expect-a-fantastic-climate-and-a-special-income-tax https://www.europeantax.blog/post/102h41p/thinking-of-moving...
    • bogomipz 4y ago
      The last sentence states: >"But let's not get ahead of ourselves, as the draft bill still has to pass through Congress unscathed." Do you know if this draft bill ended up passing? I wasn't able to find much about it's current status.
• tluyben2 4y ago
  There is a golden visa ; it has become somewhat stricter basically you can buy a house/property over a certain value (think 350k euros) and that gets you a visa. Sell it after x years when you get a passport.