NHR & IFICI: The First-Year Tax Playbook for Newcomers to Portugal

Moving to Portugal: The 2026 Roadmap (No-Hype) · May 23, 2026 · 8m

Many expats chase NHR for tax savings but trip over IFICI rules, residency timing, and income classification. In this focused 9‑minute episode Mateus Costa delivers a practical, euro‑exact first‑year playbook to claim NHR safely and avoid IFICI surprises. You’ll get precise thresholds and examples (exact € numbers) for passive income, dividends, pensions, and rental proceeds; the residency day counts that matter; what to register with Finanças; and the single audit red flags that trigger reassessments. This is not theory: clear step‑by‑step actions for the first 90 days and by month 12, plus…