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by widge
Sat Oct 12, 2024 7:19 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Deferment of EES
Replies: 4
Views: 5629

Re: Deferment of EES

Deferred indefinitely and possibly subject to modification. Changes may be as fundamental as giving member states an option to retain passport stamping and excluding fingerprinting from the process. UK ports and airports have already spent £100 million on EES facilities and the EU ministers are now ...
by widge
Fri Oct 11, 2024 8:15 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Deferment of EES
Replies: 4
Views: 5629

Re: Deferment of EES

The politicians are blaming the delay on eu-Lisa, a EU funded IT agency specialising in security and border control systems. eu- Lisa costs member states €300 million a year in addition to their own individual country expenditure on Border control IT. Seems like "Free Movement" is anything but - it'...
by widge
Mon Jul 01, 2024 5:56 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Airport Transfers to CVO
Replies: 4
Views: 5243

Re: Airport Transfers to CVO

Filipa Santos ALGARNOSTRUM | 7 Seas Travel Transfers | Algarve Manager | +351910514699
by widge
Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:02 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Long Term parking at Faro Airport
Replies: 1
Views: 3840

Re: Long Term parking at Faro Airport

Being collected from home and delivered to the airport is worth €60 compared to the hassle of driving, parking, transferring etc.
by widge
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Info about new development near Qta Paraiso
Replies: 2
Views: 5219

Re: Info about new development near Qta Paraiso

Try searching google maps and once you locate the site use satellite image to view photography. There appears to be a developers board on the hoarding protecting the site. Information refers to a joint Portuguese / German developer with phone numbers clearly advertised. Course, if you are in Algarve...
by widge
Sat Jun 24, 2023 9:17 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: No water !!
Replies: 3
Views: 6127

Re: No water !!

Roy, I'm afraid this forum has been without contributors (save the Ramblers) for about 2 years. :( :(

This is the second water outage in a fortnight, a sure sign that the infrastructure is deteriorating.
by widge
Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:34 am
Forum: Restaurant reviews
Topic: Up to date restaurant reviews
Replies: 4
Views: 10717

Re: Up to date restaurant reviews

I would hold fire Stevie. Much can happen between now and next July :D
by widge
Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:54 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Villa issue
Replies: 11
Views: 10444

Re: Villa issue

The company has 1 director, Ferdinandina Maria Ramos de Oliveira Bluston - Portuguese ? She resides at 42 Wallingford Road, Wilmslow Cheshire, SK9 3TU The cash in bank in 2021 was £1.8 million (probably client rental income) and the company has been in business for 7 years. Why don't you ring her up...
by widge
Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:57 pm
Forum: Job offers / search
Topic: Maid required
Replies: 1
Views: 28095

Re: Maid required

Vacancy filled.
by widge
Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:50 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Stopovers in France
Replies: 2
Views: 5568

Re: Stopovers in France

San Sebastián is a very good choice.

A foodies paradise filled with very friendly people !
by widge
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:02 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Alojamento Local - Simplified regime
Replies: 2
Views: 5957

Re: Alojamento Local - Simplified regime

This may be wide of the mark but is it possible that in order to avoid future CGT charges you have been assessed for tax as described below in a recent article on asset allocation for registered renters ? “This issue of capital gains is one of the biggest obstacles to the legalisation of local accom...
by widge
Thu Jul 07, 2022 6:41 am
Forum: Job offers / search
Topic: Maid required
Replies: 1
Views: 28095

Maid required

After 18 years our maid has decided to reduce her work load and she has given us 60 days notice. We own a 5 bedroom villa and 2 bed apartment in Sesmarias. The two properties are attached and are only occupied simultaneously by immediate family for 2 weeks a year. The villa is rented to guests (max ...
by widge
Wed May 25, 2022 8:40 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Using uk cars long term in Portugal
Replies: 3
Views: 8040

Re: Using uk cars long term in Portugal

Never tried it myself but copied this from google search. Good luck. If you want to register a car in Portugal, this is the guide for you. We know that for people moving to Portugal the process of legalizing a car can be tricky, but we don’t want you to leave your car behind. Let us walk you through...
by widge
Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:25 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Arriving in Portugal
Replies: 16
Views: 15668

Re: Arriving in Portugal

Latest UK Gov...... Passport stamping Since late January 2022, new e-gates are in operation at Lisbon, Faro, Porto and Funchal (Madeira) airports for use by British passport holders and passport holders of some other non-EU countries, instead of going to a manned booth. These e-gates are usually sep...
by widge
Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:43 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Arriving in Portugal
Replies: 16
Views: 15668

Re: Arriving in Portugal

From Today's Telegraph ...... "Portugal no longer classifies Britain as a ‘third country’. This means UK travellers are able to make use of speedy e-gates rather than join non-EU travellers in the queue for manual checks. However, they must still get their passport stamped after passing through the ...