Renting & Real Estate - 3 Answers
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Portugal is an EU country....you will need a residence permit to live in Portugal as well as a work permit to work in the EU. That may or may not be easy to get. First comes the job though.....If you have someone who is hiring you in Portugal then if they can show you as a prospective employee to the govt. office then you can apply for resident permit/ID card. If you are going to be self-employed then that is a different matter and I can't help you there. I will say that it is very easy to come and go from the EU if you are from the USA (I assume that is where you are) since you have an automatic three-month tourist visa upon arrival. It is even easy to work illegally but that is for laborer's work and I bet with real estate that wouldn't be possible. Basic advice: Get hired by someone and the rest comes easily. Good luck!
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Well, i don't know if you speak portuguese, but if you don't you should go to Algarve because it will be easier for you since most of wealthy turists go there. But the market now is very bad, i wouldn't advise you to come with the present economical conditions.
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I agree that the current work climate is really not good in Portugal. However a good place to look for the occasional job ad is in the English language papers, the Portugal News and the Algarve Resident, both of which are available online. Learn Portuguese now. The only jobs available to you if you can only speak English will be low end commission based jobs. Ben at http://www.movingtoportugal.org
