AIMA criticism continues, airport challenge, digital nomads for the interior & LX metro strike
About this episode
Carl Munson discusses the ongoing criticism of AIMA and various news affecting Portugal, including rental prices and digital nomad hubs.
In today's Good Morning Portugal! news (Tuesday 21 July 2026), Carl Munson reports that the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) is facing fresh criticism over massive residency permit backlogs, with more than 400,000 applications still pending. Other top stories include rental prices hitting new record highs despite recent government measures, the confirmation of extended IRS tax reductions (benefiting foreign residents under the general regime from next month), SNS summer plan causing emergency room closures, the launch of new digital nomad hubs in Portugal’s interior regions, easier Schengen access for CPLP visa holders, and environmental legal challenges facing Lisbon airport expansion plans. #PortugalNews #AIMABacklog #ResidencyPermits #PortugalRentals #HousingCrisis #IRSTaxCuts #DigitalNomads #InteriorPortugal #CPLPVisa #Schengen #LisbonAirport #Portugal2026 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-good-morning-portugal-podcast-with-carl-munson--2903992/support . Get help moving to and living in Portugal
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