

deniz88
Turkish °µÍø½ûÇø in Portugal
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Registration: 25 August 2017
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Your experience of culture shock in Portugal by Christine
Hi, Living in a foreign country implies to discover its culture, to learn and master the cultural codes. How did you deal with that? Share with us your culture shock stories where you experienced a funny or awkward moment in Portugal. What ...

I am from Turkey. Skipping all the obvious religious/conservative differences, I will jump directly to my personal experience that required a bit getting used to: - Use of Olive Oil: I am used to cook with vegetable oils and butter, here there is ... Read More


Cost of living in Portugal - 2017 by Priscilla
Hello, Before moving to Portugal, it is important to investigate the cost of living in the country. As we did in 2015, we give you the opportunity to share your experience and tell us more about products and services average recorded prices ...

As a person living in Porto, here are my honest opinions: Between me & husband, we have about 1500 Euros coming into household every month (our wages combined). 400 is going to rent, 500 is going to bills & grocery shopping. It leaves us ... Read More


What are the dos and don'ts of finding a job in Portugal? by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Where is the best place to start when looking for a job in Portugal? Is it better to job-hunt by directly contacting the company of your interest, or should job-seekers rely on a recruitment agency, for example? Are there any ...

Sent you a private message Meryem, keep in touch :) Read More


FINDING JOB IN INTERNET FROM HOME COUNTRY by Gosia_Sz30
Hello everyone, I am Polish and I want to move to Lisbon. Actually I work in Poland but I look for a job in Portugal, using mainly Linkedin, I send a lot of CVs every week. I concentrate on the polish-spoken job offers, but not only. I realize that ...

Sure, I sent you a PM, keep in touch :) Read More


Living outside Porto city centre by gailpat
Hi all I am thinking of renting an apartment outside the city centre - in a suburban or residential neighbourhood - close to the metro or other public transport. What is the availability of rental accommodation in the wider Porto region? Or in ...

I don't know if you have been here already, but residency system here is different than Australia. There is no strict distinction between suburban/residential areas and city center. For example, Porto as city itself, has only around 300.000 ... Read More


Thinking to move to Portugal - Cost of living, job by Elle10
Hello, Im thinking to move to Portugal and find a new joh there. But i hve no idea on how is the cost of living there? Does anyone know if its easy to find a work particularly for finance and accounting department? Pls advise. Thanks, Elle

As I mentioned in the forum before I myself an °µÍø½ûÇø living in Portugal and I am working in a Human Resources company as a recruiter, rare to find foreign languages have some demand especially for Customer Relations positions in Lisbon. I dont know ... Read More


Do I need to open a Portuguese bank account to rent long term? by Aurelia91
Hi all I am currently living in the Uk moving to Portugal soon! I tried to find the answer to my question on the forum but couldn't find it, so apologies if this has already been discussed! I just want to know whether it's necessary to ...

Not necessary but a good idea. This way you dont have to deal big amounts of cash in your hand and you can just transfer from ATM to your landlords account. Read More


Portuguese Citizen Marrying a Foreigner by DariDari
Hello there, My name is Dario, I am a Portuguese Citizen but I was born and raised in South Africa. I have spent the past three years in Prague, Czechia but now I am in Lisbon for an internship. I am engaged to an Azerbaijani woman for a year whom ...

Hmm as non-EU citizen who moved to Portugal because of a marriage with my Portuguese husband, what we did was I was here on tourist visa already (as my passport type was allowing me to stay in EU countries 3 months at a time as tourist), and we got ... Read More


Living outside Porto city centre by gailpat
Hi all I am thinking of renting an apartment outside the city centre - in a suburban or residential neighbourhood - close to the metro or other public transport. What is the availability of rental accommodation in the wider Porto region? Or in ...

Depends on what you mean by "outside". Porto has a very well established public transportation system so it is a good idea to make sure there are regular Metro lines-Bus lines commuting to the place. Read More


FINDING JOB IN INTERNET FROM HOME COUNTRY by Gosia_Sz30
Hello everyone, I am Polish and I want to move to Lisbon. Actually I work in Poland but I look for a job in Portugal, using mainly Linkedin, I send a lot of CVs every week. I concentrate on the polish-spoken job offers, but not only. I realize that ...

I myself an °µÍø½ûÇø living in Portugal and I am working in a Human Resources company as a recruiter, Actually foreign languages, especially rare to find languages like Polish, German, Chezch, Greek, Romanian etc have some demand especially for ... Read More


What are the dos and don'ts of finding a job in Portugal? by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Where is the best place to start when looking for a job in Portugal? Is it better to job-hunt by directly contacting the company of your interest, or should job-seekers rely on a recruitment agency, for example? Are there any ...

About jobs, as an °µÍø½ûÇø who is working in a Human Resources company, I can say we are regularly in need of people to work for Customer Support lines, generally in Lisbon area, who speaks various languages grom Greek to Romanian to Serbian etc.. So ... Read More


Wishing I brought THIS and left behind THAT! by Gowest
So if you could do it again... What would you bring from home that you really can't replace in Portugal and what would you have rather left behind. Spouses don't count haha 😂. So yes that was a joke. I will bring my sweetie but ...

I personally only brought my sentimental stuff AFTER I established a stable life here. Until then they stayed with my family. Other than that in 5 years I pretty much arranged/bought everything local, never had any problems. Read More