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French Employment Law for Expats: CDI, Rupture Conventionnelle & the 35-Hour Week (2026)
Thirty-five hours, five weeks off, RTT days on top — and a dismissal system where the negotiated exit has quietly replaced the dismissal. French employment law decoded.
French Tax for Expats: The Impatriate Regime, Quotient Familial & Social Charges (2026)
An eight-year impatriate regime, a household tax system that rewards families, and employer social charges of 45% — French tax is stranger and better than its reputation.
France Work Visa Guide for Expats (2026): Passeport Talent, Blue Card & Residence
Four-year permits, no labour-market test, and full work rights for your spouse from day one — the Passeport Talent is better than France’s reputation. The bureaucracy is not.
Hiring in Portugal: D3 Permits, AIMA Delays, False Freelancers & Employer Compliance (2026)
Cheap to hire, structurally hard to exit, and policed by an inspectorate hunting false freelancers. Portuguese employer compliance — and why probation is the only clean window.
Relocating to Portugal: NIF, AIMA, the Lisbon Housing Crisis & Real Costs (2026)
NIF first, everything else after — and a Lisbon rental market that costs German money on Portuguese salaries. The honest operating manual for a Portuguese move.
Portuguese Employment Law for Expats: Why Dismissal Is Hard & What You’re Owed (2026)
No lawful dismissal without cause, reinstatement as a real remedy, and a probation period that is the only genuinely at-will window. Portuguese employment law decoded.
Portuguese Tax for Expats: The End of NHR, IFICI & What Replaced It (2026)
NHR is gone. IFICI replaced it — same 20% headline, far narrower door. What Portuguese tax actually costs a new arrival in 2026, honestly.
Portugal Visa Guide for Expats (2026): D8 Digital Nomad, D3 Highly Qualified & Citizenship in Five Years
Five years to an EU passport, an A2 language exam, dual nationality allowed — and an immigration agency with the worst backlog in Western Europe. Portugal decoded honestly for 2026.
Hiring in Spain: UGE Permits, Convenios, False Self-Employment & Employer Compliance (2026)
Twenty-day permits through the UGE, convenios that bind whether you signed them or not, and a dismissal tariff that turns hiring into a provisioned liability. Spanish employer compliance in 2026.
Relocating to Spain: NIE, Empadronamiento, Renting & Real City Costs (2026)
NIE, padrón, TIE — in that order, and none of it without an appointment. The honest operating manual for a Spanish relocation, including what the cities really cost.
Spanish Employment Law for Expats: Dismissal Costs, Convenios & Your Real Rights (2026)
Dismissal in Spain isn’t a question of whether — it’s a question of the tariff: 20 days, 33 days, or reinstatement. Spanish employment law decoded for expats.