Living in Portugal as an immigrant, you live in a bubble. You most likely don’t speak fluent Portuguese, and your friends are most likely not native Portuguese. If Portuguese people hold a hatred against you as an immigrant from Canada, they generally will be polite to you face. Even your social media feeds will look …
Renewing Temporary Residencies is a horrendous burden. Because Portugal is granting only Temporary Residencies to Canadians, the Residency permits must be renewed every 2-3 years. This renewal process is completely broken. When you do all the work in Canada to submit your documents to get your D7 or D8 visa, they only give you a …
Portugal should treat Canadian immigrants as well as Canada treats Portuguese immigrants Portugal’s population has finally stabilized at around 10 million due to efforts to balance emigration and immigration. High immigration is needed to offset losses due to emigration of Portuguese talent to other countries. Canada has been a huge recipient of Portuguese immigration, and …
Portugal needs immigrants more than we need Portugal. Europe needs immigrants more than immigrants need Europe. In fact, globally speaking, everywhere except Africa will be in steep competition for immigrants in the upcoming decades, and look back on this decade of anti-immigrant sentiment with deep regret.
There is a constant churn of influencers posting a flood of content filled with exuberance about their fresh move to this place or that, and Portugal is no exception to this rule. I was heavily influenced by one influencer from Canada that had moved to Portugal named Yvonne. If she could do it, I said …
Income Tax and Sales Taxes are much higher in Portugal than in Canada, however there is a program called NHR that can greatly reduce your tax burden. There are also some “gotchas” when moving from Canada to Portugal, namely Canada’s vicious “departure tax.
Some advice on navigating social media and leaving reviews for Canadians. The laws are different here.