HackPortugal

About HackPortugal

HackPortugal is a practical handbook for living in Portugal — written for the people who actually have to deal with AIMA queues, IRS deadlines, NIF appointments and SNS forms.

611+ guides covering everything you need:

📜 LEGAL & RESIDENCY
• AIMA appointments — how to book, what to bring, what to do when the system breaks
• Residency permits — D7, D8, CPLP, Article 89, family reunification
• Portuguese citizenship — naturalisation, Sephardic ancestry, language test A2 (Decreto 48/XVII)
• Document checklists — apostille, sworn translation, who issues what

💸 TAXES
• IRS — how to fill the form, which boxes to tick, when to file
• IFICI (replacing NHR) — the new tax incentive for incoming residents
• IRS Jovem — the under-35 tax break, year by year
• Recibos verdes — self-employed essentials, IVA, retention rates
• Social Security (NISS) — contributions, exemptions, freelancer rules

🏥 HEALTHCARE
• SNS — how to register, get a número de utente, choose a family doctor
• Private insurance — when it's worth it, comparison of major plans
• Emergency services — INEM 112, hospitals, pharmacy networks

🏠 BANKING & FINANCE
• Getting a NIF — every route, including remote without a Portuguese address
• Bank accounts — ActivoBank, Millennium, Caixa Geral, N26, Revolut compared
• MB Way, multibanco, IBAN — how Portuguese banking actually works
• Mortgages, credit, real estate, rental contracts

🚗 DAILY LIFE
• Driving licence exchange by country
• Car ownership — IUC tax, insurance, inspection, swap
• Schools and education — public vs private, enrolment, ages
• Public transport — Navegante, intercity trains, regional buses
• Telecom — MEO, NOS, Vodafone compared

🛂 BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
• Visa types, embassy appointments, document apostille
• Country-specific guides — Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Brazil, EU, others
• Translation requirements per document type

👨‍👩‍👧 FAMILY & CHILDREN
• Maternity, paternity, parental leave (subsídio parental)
• Children's healthcare, vaccinations, daycare
• Family reunification visas

⚡ EMERGENCY (always free)
• INEM, civil protection, what to do in earthquake, fire, flooding
• Your rights when stopped by police
• Domestic violence support lines

PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION (€2.99/month or €17.99/year, 7-day free trial)
• Full access to legal, tax, residency and citizenship guides
• Push notifications when laws change (Decreto-Lei updates within 24h)
• Verified promo codes for partners (N26, Wise, AutoDoc, Glovo) — typically covers the subscription
• Bookmark export to PDF
• Full offline access

WHY HACKPORTUGAL?
• Every premium guide is verified against official sources: dre.pt (legal gazette), aima.gov.pt, finanças, IRN, SNS
• Last-verified date on every guide — so you know it's current, not 2019 advice
• Available in English, Russian and Portuguese
• No backend account required — your bookmarks and preferences stay on your device
• Made by people who moved to Portugal and got tired of bad advice

Got feedback? Updates? A guide that's out of date? Telegram @HackPortugal or any of the diaspora groups linked in the app.

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