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A Portuguese electricity bill can double in winter: electric heating adds kWh, and every kWh above 200 a month jumps from 6% to 23% VAT. A model bill on ERSE tariffs.
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Revolut opens fastest, Millennium takes non-EU passports at a branch, ActivoBank is free once you have a NIF and a Portuguese address. Fees and papers, sourced.
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The IFICI application deadline is 15 January of the year after you become tax resident. A late request still counts, but it starts later and loses years.
Read articlePortuguese health plans wait 365 to 500 days before they pay for a birth, so a pregnancy under way at signing is never covered. What that means, and what the SNS offers.
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Since 15 December 2025, Vietnam fines overstays from VND 500,000 to VND 40 million by band of days, and 16 days can mean deportation. The full table and what to do.
Read articleDigi lists 1 Gbps fibre at 10 euros a month with a three month minimum. MEO lists 29.99 euros on a 24 month contract. Here is what two years cost.
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