THE FRENCH MORE AND MORE PRESENT IN PORTUGAL

<h1 class&equals;"article-title">MORE AND MORE FRENCH PEOPLE IN PORTUGAL IN 2017<&sol;h1>&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"article-lede">The French are more attracted than ever to Portugal&amp;period; They now make up the 8th largest group in France.<sup>e<&sol;sup> the country's largest foreign community&amp;period;<&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;<aside class&equals;"article-aside">&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"gptcontainer"><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;<&sol;aside>&amp;NewLine;<p>In recent years, the number of French expatriates in Portugal has been rising steadily&amp;period; and this trend shows no signs of abating&amp;period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sefstat&period;sef&period;pt&sol;docs&sol;rifa2017&period;pdf" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">The latest Portuguese ministerial report on immigration&amp;comma; borders and asylum <&sol;a>says that in 2017, the number of French people living in Portugal rose by 35&amp;comma;7 &amp;percnt; compared to the previous year&amp;period; There are now more than 15&amp;ThinSpace;000 in <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;guide-immobilier-portugal&sol;">living in the country<&sol;a> and form the 8<sup>e<&sol;sup> foreign community in Portugal&amp;comma; after the Angolans and the British&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;lusa&period;pt&sol;article&sol;24423696&sol;estrangeiros-a-viver-em-portugal-aumentaram-6-em-2017-sobretudo-italianos-e-franceses-top-five-news" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">According to the Portuguese agency <strong>Lusa<&sol;strong><&sol;a><strong>&amp;comma;<&sol;strong> who has read the document&amp;comma; the inclusion of France - and to a lesser extent Italy - in the list of the 10 nationalities most present on the territory shows one thing&amp;colon;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;<p>Expatriates benefit from a special status if they register as &amp;OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;kit-expatriation-portugal&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">non-habitual residents<&sol;a>"For ten years, they are taxed on only 20 per cent of their income in Portugal, an advantage for high earners who would otherwise be heavily taxed. 45 per cent of French nationals living in Portugal belong to the executive category;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;confiez-nous-votre-expatriation-au-portugal&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Retired expats from the private sector can benefit from a total tax exemption<&sol;a> for a decade&amp;period; Only their French-source real estate and personal property income remains taxable&amp;comma; with a few exceptions&amp;period; One third of French expatriates in the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;le-portugal&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Portugal<&sol;a> are retired&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;<h4><em>Portugal is an attractive country for EU citizens&amp;period;<&sol;em> <em>It has the image of a safe country&amp;comma; with tax advantages arising from a special regime for non-habitual residents&amp;period;<&sol;em>"<&sol;h4>&amp;NewLine;<p>&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;