Programa Regressar involves all areas of government and includes concrete measures such as a more favourable tax regime for returnees, financial support for emigrants or family members of emigrants who come to work in Portugal and a credit line to support business investment and the creation of new businesses in Portugal
If you don't join the work force |
If you join the work force |
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You will be covered by the Portuguese social security schemes (you may have already acquired rights), such as:
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If you are already a pensioner |
If you're not yet a pensioner |
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If you are recieving unemployment benefit from a host country in the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland, you can move to Portugal to look for a job for a period of 3 months, which can be extended to a maximum of 6 months (depending on which body pays the benefit) - and continue to receive unemployment benefit from the country where you last worked. For this purpose, before travelling to Portugal, you should apply for the U2 form from the employment office in the country that pays the benefit - a form that must be submitted no later than 7 days after arrival in Portugal, when you register with the Employment Centre.
- Before you leave the UK, you should contact HMRC to let them know the date of your departure.
- In Portugal, you may request information from the tax office about the status of non-habitual resident provided for in article 16 of the CIRS - possibility of IRS exemption for 10 years, especially income from foreign pensions. Other types of income, namely real estate, require the submission of an income declaration.
- Only then may change the residence on the citizen's card - the fact is that the residence on the Portuguese Citizen Card invalidates the recognition of that status, even though the physical residence is in a foreign country, which implies recourse to judicial bodies for the recognition of residence abroad.
If you meet the requirements of the law, you can apply at the Consulate General of Portugal in London for a Certificate of Residence that will allow you to legalize your car without paying Vehicle Tax.
Visit Alto Comissariado para as Migrações here and check the list on Gabinetes de Apoio ao Emigrante (GAE) by
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