Fresh Portugal Reviews 

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4.9

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We couldn’t be happier with our experience with Fresh Portugal. From the very beginning, they have been incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, responsive, and—most importantly—genuinely personable.... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The great thing about Fresh is their knowledge about tax law plus tax accounting. It is like one stop shopping and well worth the fees charged to get their invaluable expertise! We came to Fresh after... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fresh Portugal provides brilliant and deeply analytical tax services. Having lived in several countries with tax advisors in each country, I can tell you that they are world class, far better than mos... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My wife and I are mostly retired with several different kinds of income. At our half hour meeting we went through them with Zeev to gain an understanding of how taxes would work for us if we moved to... See more

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We are the expat firm, helping expats make their move to Portugal a success, supporting them with tax, immigration, real estate and estate planning.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brief impromtu chat

Brief impromtu chat with Zeev who was thorough and accomodating. Truly appreciated her knowledge and candor. Would surely recommend using this company

April 30, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Advice, Great Communication and Success!

We heard about Fresh Portugal from Expats Everywhere and a few FB groups. I then read the TrustPilot reviews and decided to work with Fresh Portugal to assist us with Tax and Immigration work.
What an amazing and successful experience, from our first email exchange, Zoom call and many emails. Fresh Portugal was honest from the start telling us there was no guarantee for success but we were confident Fresh Portugal would give us the best opportunity for achieving NHR and a D7 Visa.
Please note, Fresh Portugal will guide, suggest and advise you, however, it was still our responsibility to collect the paperwork, open the bank accounts, make sure we had a valid lease registered with the Tax Authority, etc. Fresh Portugal was then able to what they do best and make sure what we submitted was done correctly and then processed everything in a very timely manner.
Adding Fresh Portugal to our Team is what allowed us to be successful with getting NHR and soon our D7.
Thank you all.

December 27, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Secured my financial future

Fresh are the reason I have a future to look forward to here in Portugal. I had severe anxiety about being able to afford to live here but Fresh were professional, efficient, personable, and organised extra meetings with me to iron out any issues. They even offered to contact my landlord. They have gone above and beyond to secure me the NHR and I am extremely grateful for their expertise.

December 20, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horribly rude and bad customer service

I recently paid to have Fresh Portugal process my Digital Nomad Visa. I was confused as to the online form and procedures and sent a question. I asked for further details as I was a little confused as to the NHR process vs. the visa process. The response was from a recently appointed legal secretary who instead of further clarifiying my question, refunded my money and told me to go elsewhere. I was appalled as this shows such lack of customer service. And although she's only a legal secretary, her lack of patience in dealing with clients will cause Fresh Portugal to lose much business. If Fresh Portugal has hired a person to communicate in such a rude manner to customers, their business will not only lose money but their good reputation.

I have been a successful business owner for over 40 years and being kind and patient to customers is key, especially new ones who don't know the process. Having already paid $1000 and not had any contact from the company except a couple of email exchanges with a rude secretary, I just want to warn anyone who decides to go with this company now they have a newly appointed contact person who has absolutely no business with dealing with new customers or any customers for that matter.

UPDATE: Your response to this review is claiming things false about my experience. I tried to book a meeting and finally was able to with your confusing website but by that time my money was refunded anyway. I needed one question answered and instead of simply answering a question, your representative pointed me to reading instructions on your website...which I have done. My point is, you NEVER treat customers like this. I was happy to book a meeting with your attorneys and finally figured it out. I build websites for a living so it's not my fault that your website is confusing and asks clients to pay an additional $1000 to book a meeting...which is not only confusing to me but I'm sure many future customers.
I've had the opposite response with Bordr.io. They have been extraordinarily helpful and responsive. At no time did they turn me away because I had a question I needed clarification on.
I hire companies like yours to assist me in a process I know nothing about. I invested $1000 to get personal service for you to help me. Sometimes it's confusing for people who are reading processes they are very unfamiliar with and need some personal interaction to clarify some things in the process. The quick and impulsive response of rudeness to my wanting some clarification was appalling and surprising. I certainly don't want to work with a company that gets frustrated when a question is asked and lashes out the way your representative did. As a business owner myself, customers ask many questions that can be answered easily on my website...but I'm never rude to them. I answer them kindly with patience anyway. That's what a good company with good customer service does...especially a new customer who has already paid $1000 for your services and never had interaction with you before.

Learning you are the owner of the firm makes things even worse. I expected rude behavior from a legal secretary but certainly not the owner. Just because you might be good at law, doesn't mean you have good customer service skills...that is something you certainly need training on. Do better.

December 10, 2023
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Dear Sonserae,

Thank you for sharing your short experience with us and I'm sorry that it has been so negative for you. We take reviews (positive and negative) as an opportunity to learn and improve.

In our practice, it is of paramount importance that clients fully understand the nature of our service, as well as its limitations. You booked an immigration service that is designed to also obtain a tax benefit. This is a complex proposition with an element of risk so it is critical that you understood this risk. Your questions indicated that you did not read that description on our website and I therefore invited you to book a meeting, without additional payment, so that we can explain it in person. You then insisted to not book a meeting and I needed to repeatedly reassure you that there is no additional fee for it.

For this reason, we went ahead and cancelled your package and initiated a full refund. Our intention was to protect you from purchasing a service that you do not understand. It was not to offend you and we are terribly sorry that you seem to have been offended.

As a business, we are happy to have clients, but if we feel that our clients are unable to understand the service and are unwilling to engage with our explanations, we prefer to not have them as clients than to have clients who do not have a full understanding of our services. The later is a recipe for frustration and we wanted to avoid this.

Finally, I don't know why you assumed that you are engaging with a legal secretary. You were in fact engaging with the owner of the firm. This is yet another thing that is entirely clear from our website. I also don't know (and frankly, a bit saddened) that you thought that you are engaging with a woman. I hope we will get past the days when this is an assumption. There is a single thing I regret - when you addressed me as a legal secretary, I found it mildly amusing and therefore replied "just appointed legal secretary", assuming you will look at the website and realise that you were engaging with the owner of the firm. You obviously took my words literally which led to you lashing out in your review at an imaginary newly appointed offensive legal secretary. For this I do apologise - I am British and sometimes irony gets lost between cultures. Clearly it wasn't funny.

As I said before, I'm really sorry that you were offended and assure you that we had and have nothing but your best interest in mind. As I said before, it is very important to engage with service providers who understand you well and I hope that you will find one that suits you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

NHR Saviors!

The team at Fresh Portugal helped us to navigate the process to receive our NHR status before the changes to the law take place at the end of this year. The team were all professional, kind, efficient, fast, and made communication easy for a couple who speaks no Portuguese. We were pleasantly surprised by how quickly they were able to steer us through the process and they made it as painless as humanely possible. I would highly recommend them to anyone needing support with the tax system in Portugal. We will definitely continue to work with them. Thank you Fresh Team!

December 6, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professional & Knowledgeable

Zeev and his staff are professional, responsive, knowledgeable and provide a great sense of peace of mind. We were interested in their accelerated tax residency program and attended their informative webinar. We have since pivoted on our approach to immigrating to Portugal. Despite this change in our approach, as promised, our deposit to have our situation analyzed and evaluated was promptly refunded. We look forward to working with this team as our plans move forward.

October 20, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant, dedicated, go the extra mile. Highly recommend.

Fresh Portugal provides brilliant and deeply analytical tax services. Having lived in several countries with tax advisors in each country, I can tell you that they are world class, far better than most. The nice thing is that Fresh has multiple tax attorneys who consult with each other and provide careful advice based on an in-depth knowledge of Portuguese, UK, EU and US tax laws. The price tag reflects the depth and breadth of their experience. I am grateful for their assistance and highly recommend their service.

October 10, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been engaged with Fresh now for over one year

I have been engaged with Fresh now for over a year and they have been very helpful in guiding me in the complexities of the Portuguese tax system. They are knowledgeable, friendly, answer emails in a timely manner and are clearly experts in their field. I would have no hesitation in recommending them to a friend.

October 31, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best decision ever...

I am so happy I decided to use Fresh for my tax advice. I spoke to 3 different accountants and could not get straight answers from any of them. It was like someone switched on a light when I spoke to Fresh...clear, concise answers delivered in a very responsive manner. Pedro and Rebecca were really amazing...had all the answers on their fingertips. They were also so patient with me, as I was way behind with everything...they handled all my last minute questions with grace. Thank you to all at Fresh...in my opinion you are an invaluable partner and I plan to use you again next year.

August 31, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Knowledgeable and Professional Tax Attorneys

Fresh Portugal is a reputable and knowledgeable organization. They have been prompt and professional with their communication and provided balanced and honest representation of the various pro and cons of my tax scenario. Their fees are reasonable as they are licensed tax attorney's, not just accountants or bookkeepers. As an expat, I will continue to utilize their services to ensure that I am in compliance with the current requirements for both of my taxing countries.

October 24, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We are looking for a company that can…

We are looking for a company that can do both our US and Portuguese taxes while understanding the tax implications between the two countries. Fresh is that company. They Knowledgeable and well versed Had a zoom consultation with them and included our US financial consultant in the meeting. Being tax lawyers first, hey were able to explain the intricacies of the tax laws in Portugal and how our investment strategies in the US can negatively affect what we pay in Portuguese taxes. They were able to advise our Tax consultant as to what steps to take to mitigate our tax liabilities once we become residents of Portugal. Fresh is exactly what we were looking for!

August 30, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The great thing about Fresh is their…

The great thing about Fresh is their knowledge about tax law plus tax accounting. It is like one stop shopping and well worth the fees charged to get their invaluable expertise! We came to Fresh after unsuccessful experiences with 2 other accountants. In an initial consultation with Dirk and then tax prep with Rebecca the information provided was clear, concise and timely. We will use them again and highly recommend their services.

August 11, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly and professional service.

Thank you to Fresh Portugal and specifically Rebecca for helping me out with my first ever tax returns in Portugal.

Friendly and professional service. I will definitely use your help again next year for the returns.

August 4, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service!

Excellent Service!! Zeev and Rebecca were amazing and they handle all my tax return in time and perfectly. I highly recommend them and i will keep working with them!

April 1, 2023
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