&NewLine;<h2 class="wp-block-heading">some tips for integrating in portugal</h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img src="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/couv-non-resident-europeen-724x1024.png" class="wp-image-6557" width="240" height="370"/></figure></div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-button aligncenter"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color has-background" href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/produit/travailler-au-portugal-visa-au-portugal/" style="background-color:#0e3347"><strong>Buy our book </strong></a></div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>You've spent a vacation in Portugal and you have many beautiful memories&period; It's always a pleasure&period; To see that foreign tourists have enjoyed visiting Portugal&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Portugal's tax advantages</strong></span></a> are many&period; So attractive for a non-resident that you've decided to settle there&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However, to make sure that everything goes smoothly, please take note of the following tips&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Portuguese language</strong></h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>When you move to another country, learning its official language is the least you can do&period; You've probably met people who can speak French or English&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>As a tourist&comma; you've talked to receptionists at the hotel&comma; read multilingual menus&comma; talked to cab drivers&period; Once you've settled in there&comma; you need to learn Portuguese&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>If you need to go shopping at the supermarket or visit an administration office, it's not certain that you'll find someone with a good command of French. Not to mention that the documents provided by the administration are not translated into English or French;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Believing that everyone masters French or English is the first mistake.</strong>&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Humility and open-mindedness</strong></h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Nothing annoys the Portuguese so much as a "well-off" foreigner who thinks he's entitled to everything&period; As a tourist&comma; people working in the tourism sector will usually give you a big smile&comma; but as a resident&comma; that changes&period; You become a simple resident&nbsp&semi;and by definition you'll have to live and fend for yourself&comma; as you would in your own country&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>S&rsquo&semi;integrate</strong> in Portugal</h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It&rsquo&semi;s also the least you can do&period; Try to get to know the locals and talk to them&comma; that goes without saying&period; Unless you prefer to cultivate the&rsquo&semi;<strong>entre-soi</strong>In this case&comma; it's better to stay in your own country&comma; no&nbsp&semi;&quest;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter is-resized"><img src="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/couv-non-resident-europeen-724x1024.png" class="wp-image-6557" width="240" height="370"/></figure></div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class="wp-block-button aligncenter"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color has-background" href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/produit/travailler-au-portugal-visa-au-portugal/" style="background-color:#0e3347"><strong>Buy our book </strong></a></div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Learn about Portuguese history, culture and society;</strong></h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>It&rsquo&semi;s a sign of&rsquo&semi;integration&period; Enriching your skills <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="culture générale (opens in a new tab)" href="https://portobeautiful.com" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>general culture</strong></span></a> doesn't hurt either&period; Plus&comma; you'll have to learn to live with the tax system&comma; the National Health Service&comma; endure the red tape&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Taxes </strong></h3>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Living at the expense of the Portuguese state is immoral&lpar;though legal&comma; because not only the Portuguese&comma; but also your compatriots who remain in their country&comma; will continue to pay their taxes for you&period; The fact of&rsquo&semi;getting <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://vivreauportugalconsulting.com/regime-fiscal-du-resident-non-habituel/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">non-habitual resident status</span></strong></a>This does not exempt you from other taxes not related to this status&period;</p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-dots"/>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Integrating well in Portugal is the key to a successful expatriation to Portugal, and ensuring that it goes off in the best possible way&period; If you think you're coming as a savior&comma; you're on the wrong track, and we can guarantee that your project is doomed to failure, and you'll end up like many expatriates who return to France after 1 year&comma; because they weren't able to integrate well in Portugal&period; </p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Of course, this list of tips is by no means exhaustive.</strong></p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class="wp-block-separator"/>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p></p>&NewLine;
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