@Jean Denise
Welsh expat in Portugal
Forum
195 posts
About me
Welsh
Lives in Olhão, Faro
Speaks English
Registration: 06 October 2020
Activity
Portugal unsuitable for people with reduced mobility (!?) by TGCampo
Very recently I - again - noticed that Portugal isn't a country for people with a reduced mobility. Almost everywhere the walking surfaces are of very bad quality and state of maintenance. Walking on these might result in orthopedi problems. ...
I have limited mobility and live in portugal and I manage to get around ok, yes the pavements could do with being sorted, but saying that I went back to the UK in June for a long weekend and some of their pavements are no better.i would not be put ... Read More
Any recommendations for 2nd year Medical Insurance cover ? by nimrod_1976
Hi am wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a good company to get private medical insurance for my 2nd year here in Portugal as a Digital Nomad, I am still awaiting my card from Nov 23 and have not registered for a SNSS number.
We use MGEN no complaints yes they are not the cheapest but is cheap always the best Read More
S1 health form for UK persons retiring abroad by syearwoo
I have full health coverage as a full time permenant resident in Portugal but as I am now at retirement age the UK health care service wants to register me for a S1 which is for the UK to pay for my healthcare if I live in an EU country.I was told ...
Hi my husband has the S1 form and yes it does help when you use the NHS Portugal as the UK pay for the treatment that you need which is only fair, we have full health care here also.as JohnnyPT said go to the gov.uk website and read all the benefits ... Read More
Certificate of authenticity of the driving licence - UK by neale_p
Hi All,I am going to exchange my UK driving licence for a PT one as I am approaching the 2 year residency mark. I see from the IMT website that I need to provide a 'Certificate of authenticity of the driving licence'. I have gone to the DVLA site ...
Thanks for the info James will sort next week, is it compulsory to have a medical exam, our driving licences are registered at the IMT we did that when we first moved here but now feel its time to exchange them Read More
Certificate of authenticity of the driving licence - UK by neale_p
Hi All,I am going to exchange my UK driving licence for a PT one as I am approaching the 2 year residency mark. I see from the IMT website that I need to provide a 'Certificate of authenticity of the driving licence'. I have gone to the DVLA site ...
Hi James in Portugalcan i ask do you have the email address for the IMT to submit all the documents electronically, I assume they are all PDF scanned & sent as 1 document, thanksJean Read More
Cost of living in Portugal in 2024 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, As every year, we invite you to share your experience regarding the cost of living in Portugal, and if possible, in the specific region or city where you live. This will help members who are planning to relocate in ...
For 2 peoplegroceries 250-300€tv phones internet 70€health insurance 200€public transport when we use which is almost every month to go up to lisbon 8€ per person one way (Flixbus) brilliantwater 15€gas is bottle so we buy ... Read More
Health Insurance in Portugal by bloggerblogger
Hey guys,I am in Portugal, having explored many health insurance companies, Medicare seems the cheapest but they are toooo slow at sending me the invoice to just pay for their 330 Euros per year (medium plan). So frustrating.Any reliable health ...
We use MGEN never had a problem with them been with them for a few years now, we were with our bank but they never paid out no problems like that with MGEN Read More
Happy New year
Happy new year everyone hope you all have a very prosperous & healthy new yearjean Read More
Noisy neighbours? by ctomac
Hi everybody,I have a question on how to deal with noisy neighbours other than moving out. The neighbours upstairs have the habit of walking about their apartment (wooden floors) in something that sounds like high (and certainly hard) heels. They ...
Its not just a portugal problem i lived in a high rise apartment block in the uk many years ago & the noise from bad neighbours was horrendous i lasted three years then moved out after buying my first home. now my husband & i live in the ... Read More
Any Rugby fans here? by SimCityAT
Hi JohnnyPTportugal did very well for a novice tier 3 team against the worlds tier 1 teams they rose to the challenge very in their first rugby world cup & you can see the teams improvement with each game gaining the experience from the worlds ... Read More
Any Rugby fans here? by SimCityAT
Why thank you SimCityATmy husband used to play rugby many years ago when he was in the army, my brother in law also played when he was in the RAF, I have watched & enjoyed rugby for many years, I even got to go & see a game magic, so from ... Read More
Any Rugby fans here? by SimCityAT
We will be watching all three today, can’t not watch Wales 🏴 play given that we are welsh then the England game then the Ireland v Scotland game now that should be a very good game ... Read More
SEF APPOINTMENT by michaeleb
I have a question regarding the SEF appointment. If the appointment is for the purpose of confirming financial record documents, health insurance documents, proof of income documents, NIF registration, and residency location documents, what is the ...
My passport expires in 2024 they had no issue with mine, we also got married the month before took our marriage cert with us all they did was put married on the residency card Read More
SEF APPOINTMENT by michaeleb
I have a question regarding the SEF appointment. If the appointment is for the purpose of confirming financial record documents, health insurance documents, proof of income documents, NIF registration, and residency location documents, what is the ...
The date we had our SEF appointment Read More
SEF APPOINTMENT by michaeleb
I have a question regarding the SEF appointment. If the appointment is for the purpose of confirming financial record documents, health insurance documents, proof of income documents, NIF registration, and residency location documents, what is the ...
We got our resident cards 2 weeks after appointment via notice from CTT & after we paid online for them (15€ each) we didn't need anyone with us & we did ours in Faro, our cards run from October 2022 to October 2027 Read More