Rumours

Rumours for November 2026

• 9 November 2026, 15:04A baby's first flu jab needs two doses, switching supplier won't cut your power, and a plane ticket can speed up a visavaccinations · electricity · visas · bank · pets
• 9 November 2026, 06:33Visas arrive close to the flight date, a one-semester course won't get you one, and Uber cuts office staff, not driversvisas · language · citizenship · work · children
• 8 November 2026, 22:39When moving, bring keepsakes and buy the rest; a second degree has its own entry route; abroad, pay in local currencymoving · studies · banks · money · household
• 8 November 2026, 13:04Asking to cancel wins a cheaper Vodafone deal, prices creep up before Black Friday, and Porto's IPO has its own A&Etelecoms · prices · health · banks · housing
• 8 November 2026, 04:34Caixa refusals show up at every branch, an AIMA booking covers an expired visa, and beginners are told to buy global ETFsbanks · residence permits · money · visas · children
• 7 November 2026, 20:04Second-home sales may escape tax, the mortgage guarantee is blamed for prices, and Russian consulate waits run to six monthstaxes · mortgages · consulate · banks · telecoms
• 7 November 2026, 11:04A €10 bet sank a mortgage, the CIPLE listening test was the hardest part, and a relative can bring a dog from Polandmortgages · renting · language · parcels · pets
• 7 November 2026, 02:34Temporary permits allow six months away, poorer families are promised 80% of an EV’s price, and DIGI threatens to leaveresidence permits · cars · telecoms · taxes · work
• 6 November 2026, 18:04Foreigners causing disorder at protests may lose residency, a new DUA takes 2–⁠4 days, and BCC blocks SWIFT over addressesresidence permits · cars · children · banks · science
• 6 November 2026, 09:34Maths to be compulsory up to Year 12, nomad visa applicants advised to try Ankara, Kazakh IIN corrected by power of attorneyschool · visas · mobile · documents
• 6 November 2026, 00:34European Commission advises a 72-hour supply, podcasts for learning Portuguese, ‘falo mal português’ helps at receptionsafety · language · work · taxes
• 5 November 2026, 16:08A six-month wait for a residence-time certificate, Moey’s late cards, and 40% back on tests insurance doesn’t coverresidence permits · social security · pregnancy · banking · money transfers
• 5 November 2026, 07:35Honking in town can cost €60, non-residents pay more for homes, and car parts are cheaper through a companyfines · housing · prices · cars · children
• 4 November 2026, 23:04Homes listed 17% above sale prices, pregnant women get flu jabs at their health centre, how to keep babies warm in winterhousing · health · children · banks · pregnancy
• 4 November 2026, 13:34State school is hard for teenagers with no Portuguese, Poland is risky without a residence card, and you can't rejoin ADSEschool · residence permits · bank · insurance · pregnancy
• 4 November 2026, 05:04Moscow consulate refuses digital nomad visas over Russian bank accounts, while a foreign account is enough for a D visavisas · bank · ukrainians · holidays · children
• 3 November 2026, 19:33NHR does not exempt a UAE salary, schools can take mid-year pupils by work address, and texts to DIGI numbers fail in Russiataxes · school · mobile · mortgages · cars
• 3 November 2026, 11:04Foreigners wary of joining the housing protests, free Portuguese courses have waiting lists, and rents are not fallingprotests · language · renting · property · banks
• 3 November 2026, 02:33IVF at a state hospital costs only the medicines, and two people on €900 each take home more than one on €1,800pregnancy · salary · savings · children · pets
• 2 November 2026, 18:03Cascais AIMA registers a child in 10 minutes, a Ukrainian car clears customs tax-free, an FCT grant rules out a jobukrainians · car · studies · bank · childbirth
• 2 November 2026, 09:33Complaints by registered post to hurry AIMA, a taxi driver who demanded cash, and a smaller BP fuel discountaima · taxis · fuel · housing · health
• 2 November 2026, 01:34RSI only after a year in Portugal, savings tax breaks promised for 2027, and a certified ID copy to change a NIF addressbenefits · taxes · nif · travel · property
• 1 November 2026, 16:56Caixa opens a basic account with no proof of income, tax residence changes after the permit, orders from China cost morebanking · taxes · parcels · work · childbirth