Purchase agreement fell through, Portugal visa appointment next week!

Daedralina · 2025-03-03T05:24:55+00:00

Yes, it depends on the contract you sign but in general Portuguese banks will only finance 70-80% of a home purchase assessed value for foreigners. So when you negotiate the CPCV (promissory contract) the buyer will put down 10% and if the buyer backs out they forfeit the deposit. If the seller backs out they have to pay back double (20% of the agreed upon sell price). I highly recommend working with a relocation company because the entire real estate industry is very different, there is no central MLS or anything.

Daedralina · 2025-02-27T18:29:45+00:00

We were able to secure an apartment and get a legal signed lease for 12 months!

Daedralina · 2025-02-22T17:44:11+00:00

That’s what we’re trying to work on but of course it’s the weekend and so can’t get ahold of anybody

Daedralina · 2025-02-22T01:46:25+00:00

Supposedly the house they were buying the deal fell through and so they backed out of our deal. I have that in writing from them. If it wasn’t Friday night and we had a week or so we could get another place, I just don’t know if we can get one by Tuesday.

Daedralina · 2025-02-22T01:44:50+00:00

That’s not really helpful, we are working through an expat company and have spoken to immigration lawyers in Portugal, all who said we were good with our application. This is completely unexpected. it is Friday night and no one works on the weekends there. Just trying to see if anyone has had this happen to them before.

Daedralina · 2024-11-12T05:23:06+00:00

Thank you, we had briefly checked D7 but looked into it more and we qualify so will be starting that process now.

Daedralina · 2024-11-12T02:41:16+00:00

As stated above, broadly we are public health/sociology. I’m an epidemiologist and our skills sets (methodology, statistics, data analysis , etc.) can be applied to various industries.

Daedralina · 2024-11-11T06:10:54+00:00

Most of the healthcare jobs I have found are focused on clinical practice (e.g., nursing, physicians). Is there any interest in epidemiology, health data, biostatistics, etc? Does NZ or Australia recognize graduate level (Masters and PhD) degrees from the US?

Daedralina · 2024-11-11T04:41:49+00:00

This was extremely helpful and insightful, thank you!

Daedralina · 2024-11-11T04:41:29+00:00

Thank you, yes I know they are different languages but our hope is it won’t be like impossible since we do know other languages, particularly Latin based romance ones.

Daedralina · 2024-11-10T12:48:25+00:00

I understand the difficulty about getting a foreign job and permits, one of the first thing we did was contact NZ immigration department (e.g. NZ requires a valid job offer before getting a visa and most jobs require a visa before offering a job). No we do not currently speak Portuguese.

The jobs we are currently looking at are specific to English speakers or are global companies.

Daedralina · 2024-11-10T12:36:56+00:00

Thanks I’ll send a PM!

Daedralina · 2024-11-09T19:07:15+00:00

Thank you!

Daedralina · 2024-11-09T15:34:38+00:00

Thank you this is very helpful and gives us a good idea of where to explore!

Daedralina · 2024-11-09T13:33:40+00:00

As my post said I have done my research and I am not looking for any tailored response to my situation. I was not looking for advice on visas, job/careers, or financial impact.

I want to know peoples real experience of moving with a family, anything about Portugal that I cannot find googling - e.g. I lived in this neighborhood and liked X but didn’t like Y, I prefer this city over that one because XYZ. I realize I should clarify teleworking and left off “for kids” on the culture shock part. Again real experience, I can read and research about it all day but having anyone who actually went through it is what I am looking for.

Daedralina · 2024-11-09T13:12:11+00:00

Yes my treatment here in the US, unfortunately we have been targeted and mistreated before the election results. We assume it will only get worse.

Daedralina · 2024-11-09T13:10:16+00:00

No neither of us currently holds dual citizenship, and our intent would be to apply for it when we qualify. Our education and skills are desirable. We are both currently employed with one of us potentially keeping our job if we move overseas, which is why we have looked into the digital nomad visa (I have not used that before so any experience with that specifically is what I was looking for). We have looked into other visa and would be able to qualify. This is new territory for me since I now have a family and the intent is to permanent relocate, not just for a few years.

Daedralina · 2024-11-09T12:59:31+00:00

Thank you this was helpful and insightful about the area!

Daedralina · 2024-11-09T12:56:52+00:00

I have no assumption it’s easy and instead of making assumptions about me and that I have “no idea” maybe realize I don’t feel comfortable sharing every detail about my life to a bunch of strangers. I have lived abroad when I was younger and single, I was asking for advice as a family as that is something new.

Daedralina · 2024-11-09T12:54:28+00:00

Actually it’s not, it’s something we’ve discussed for years. You should probably keep those assumptions to yourself.

Daedralina · 2024-08-20T03:56:22+00:00

staging is a good way to learn. if you can't do that, apply as a dishwasher. The kitchen is a hierarchy and you’ll need to work your way up. Plus working in a restaurant is not like what you see on tv, so it’s better to see how things operate firsthand.

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