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PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS IN PORTUGAL

&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS IN PORTUGAL <&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p><strong>You are about to sign a permanent contract in Portugal&amp;comma; when you work abroad for a long period&amp;comma; this means, by definition, that you no longer pay contributions in France&amp;period; You therefore depend on the Portuguese pension scheme&amp;period; It is therefore important to find out all you can about this scheme&amp;period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Portugal is bound by a social security agreement with France. <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" aria-label&equals;"france &lpar;opens in a new tab&rpar;" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;legislation&period;cnav&period;fr&sol;pages&sol;texte&period;aspx&quest;nom&equals;ar&lowbar;agen&lowbar;11091972&num;art107" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">France<&sol;a>&amp;comma; your quarters spent abroad will be validated to determine the length of your career&amp;period; Be careful though&amp;comma; salaries received during this period will not be taken into account in calculating your <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;produit&sol;retraite-au-portugal-guide&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" aria-label&equals;"retraite &lpar;opens in a new tab&rpar;">retirement<&sol;a> French&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">CFE<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>However, to overcome this problem, you can join the Caisse des Français de l'Étranger &amp;lpar;CFE&amp;rpar;&amp;comma; if your employer has not provided for it&amp;period; La <strong>CFE <&sol;strong>allows you to count quarters contributed abroad as if you were in France&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p><strong>ATTENTION&amp;colon; <&sol;strong>This will not exempt you from paying your pension contributions in Portugal; it will simply allow you to increase the amount of your French pension&amp;period;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Even if you decide not to contribute to the CFE, you can buy back your expatriation periods before you retire. A quarter bought back at age 60 will cost you between 3,275 euros and 6,472 euros, depending on your income level and the option you choose; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator"&sol;>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image"><figure class&equals;"aligncenter is-resized"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;fr&sol;s&quest;i&equals;stripbooks&amp&semi;rh&equals;p&lowbar;27&percnt;3ad&period;f&period;o&period;a&plus;consulting&amp&semi;s&equals;relevancerank&amp&semi;text&equals;d&period;f&period;o&period;a&plus;consulting&amp&semi;ref&equals;dp&lowbar;byline&lowbar;sr&lowbar;book&lowbar;1"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;05&sol;amazon-logo&lowbar;fr&lowbar;transparent&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-5301" width&equals;"292" height&equals;"141"&sol;><&sol;a><&sol;figure><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-woocommerce-handpicked-products is-hidden-price is-hidden-rating is-hidden-button">&amp;lbrack;products limit&amp;equals; "2&amp;Prime&amp;semi; columns&amp;equals; "2&amp;Prime&amp;semi; orderby&amp;equals; "date " order&amp;equals; "DESC " ids&amp;equals; "4573&amp;comma;4359&amp;Prime&amp;semi;&amp;rsqb;<&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;

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