Import car as a new resident
#31
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Re: Import car as a new resident
We live in an on line time & Big Brother is watching but in the case of the tax free import for new immigrants I think it's perfectly reasonable & acceptable to abide by those rules.
And I have no time for those that break the rules with overstaying, untaxed/tested/insured foreign registered cars etc.......... If they get caught & lose their vehicles they damn well deserve it.
And I have no time for those that break the rules with overstaying, untaxed/tested/insured foreign registered cars etc.......... If they get caught & lose their vehicles they damn well deserve it.
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Re: Import car as a new resident
We live in an on line time & Big Brother is watching but in the case of the tax free import for new immigrants I think it's perfectly reasonable & acceptable to abide by those rules.
And I have no time for those that break the rules with overstaying, untaxed/tested/insured foreign registered cars etc.......... If they get caught & lose their vehicles they damn well deserve it.
And I have no time for those that break the rules with overstaying, untaxed/tested/insured foreign registered cars etc.......... If they get caught & lose their vehicles they damn well deserve it.
One vehicle has spent at least 8 years in Portugal another 3.
I suspect they spend their time in expat bars complaining about the way things are done in Portugal.
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Re: Import car as a new resident
as regards the way things are done comment
'there's always room for improvement' comes to mind
HNY
#34
Re: Import car as a new resident
And of course those with a second home have utility bills without being resident.
It seems to me that utility bills are a very arbitrary way of proving residence.
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Re: Import car as a new resident
Our tax return will be quite straight forward. I don't want to try it to do it myself.
Wonderful that you can go to Finanzas ans ask them to fill it in. Do you need to make an appointment?
Thanks!
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Re: Import car as a new resident
At our local Finanzas just get a ticket at the door and wait . No prior appointment system.
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Re: Import car as a new resident
The tax certificates / returns for the car "Import" is for the three years before you arrive in Portugal is to confirm you have no prior residence/history and should be blank.
At our local Finanzas just get a ticket at the door and wait . No prior appointment system.
At our local Finanzas just get a ticket at the door and wait . No prior appointment system.
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Re: Import car as a new resident
We found a specialist in the center of Portimao who will do the (tax-free) import of our car. We don't need to go to Faro at all. She has all our documents and we need to bring our car for inspection in Portimao and someone of her office will accompany us with respect to the language problem.
She will also register our driving license in Faro for us.
She will also register our driving license in Faro for us.