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I moved to Cascais from UK 5 years ago because of Brexit. Lisbon area is attracting a huge number of extremely wealthy and successful entrepreneurs and professi

I moved to Cascais from UK 5 years ago because of Brexit. Lisbon area is attracting a huge number of extremely wealthy and successful entrepreneurs and professionals - from US, UK, Scandinavia, Netherlands and Brazil. Tax policy, easy to get work visas, Fantastic Infrastructure and Climate make Portugal an attractive country to move to. I don’t believe these forecasts of decline.

pjmlp 4y ago
Meanwhile many people are getting between 1000 and 1500 euro salaries with an university degree, and living with parents until they manage to marry and get 20 - 40 year credit to pay for the apartment.
DoingIsLearning 4y ago
I am also interested in getting a pulse on the tech scene in Lisbon, to move there as an IC more so than an entrepreneur. How do you stay up to date on what's happening tech wise in Lisbon? Just contacts in your personal network or are there specific social media, blogs, podcasts, that you can recommend to get a feel for what's happening? Are salaries for IC's still suffering from a 'near-shore' effect or are salaries just a flat remote rate and there isn't much of a 'local market' arbitrage effect?
- garyclarke27 4y ago
  I have found it very easy to meet expats here. Having kids in international schools helps and so does having a dog. Amazing how many friends we have from working the dog at Guincho and Carcavelos beaches, also informal events like Cascais Curry Club. Salaries vary dramatically some low local rates but many Freelancers working remotely at same rate as US or UK. Lots of IT meetups in Lisbon. Tax is quite favourable for Freelancers 25% deduction combined with NHR regime 20% tax, ie effectively 15%, but you do have to pay social costs. Public healthcare is good for emergencies which you top up with private healthcare which is excellent and remarkably cheap.
  - DoingIsLearning 4y ago
    Really appreciate it, I will message you on Linkedin, with a short follow-up question.

pjmlp 4y ago

Meanwhile many people are getting between 1000 and 1500 euro salaries with an university degree, and living with parents until they manage to marry and get 20 - 40 year credit to pay for the apartment.

DoingIsLearning 4y ago

I am also interested in getting a pulse on the tech scene in Lisbon, to move there as an IC more so than an entrepreneur. How do you stay up to date on what's happening tech wise in Lisbon? Just contacts in your personal network or are there specific social media, blogs, podcasts, that you can recommend to get a feel for what's happening? Are salaries for IC's still suffering from a 'near-shore' effect or are salaries just a flat remote rate and there isn't much of a 'local market' arbitrage effect?

garyclarke27 4y ago
I have found it very easy to meet expats here. Having kids in international schools helps and so does having a dog. Amazing how many friends we have from working the dog at Guincho and Carcavelos beaches, also informal events like Cascais Curry Club. Salaries vary dramatically some low local rates but many Freelancers working remotely at same rate as US or UK. Lots of IT meetups in Lisbon. Tax is quite favourable for Freelancers 25% deduction combined with NHR regime 20% tax, ie effectively 15%, but you do have to pay social costs. Public healthcare is good for emergencies which you top up with private healthcare which is excellent and remarkably cheap.
- DoingIsLearning 4y ago
  Really appreciate it, I will message you on Linkedin, with a short follow-up question.