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Driving Licences

If you are under the age of 60 and not a permanent resident you can now use a non-Portuguese driving licence from your home country without penalty providing it is valid,The new law is published here (in Portuguese)<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://amp.expresso.pt/sociedade/20...tugal-d6108b2b">https://amp.expresso.pt/sociedade/20...tugal-d6108b2b</a>Holders of driving licences issued by member states of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) can now drive in Portugal without having to exchange their licences.What this means is that drivers from Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, São Tomé e Principe, Guinea Bissau and Mozambique are all clear to drive on their own countries’ licences if they settle here as new residents (no questions asked). The same goes for drivers from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.According to an amendment to the current law, published today in Diário da República, driving licence exchanges are now dispensed with, “making it possible to drive in the country with driving licences issued in those states, through the recognition of foreign driving licences”.This recognition applies to driving licences in which the issuing state is a signatory to a bilateral agreement with Portugal, provided that no more than 15 years have elapsed since the issue or last renewal and provided that the holder is under 60 years of age.The decree-law published underlines that these driving licences only allow drivers to drive in Portugal “if their holders have the minimum age required by Portuguese law for the respective qualification and are valid and not seized, suspended, expired or revoked by virtue of a legal provision, administrative decision or court judgement applied to their holder in Portugal or in the issuing state”.“Freedom of movement is an essential element for the full exercise of citizenship“, states the decree-law published today, stressing “Portugal has sought to strengthen the rights of foreign citizens travelling to our country, whether in the case of temporary travel for tourism purposes or for work or investment in Portugal“.In the document, the government reiterates its commitment “to the integration of migrants, which includes improvements to their quality of life“, stressing that it is “essential to simplify the entitlement to drive motor vehicles“, an element it considers “fundamental to guarantee mobility throughout the country”.

If you are under the age of 60 and not a permanent resident you can now use a non-Portuguese driving licence from your home country without penalty providing it is valid,The new law is published here (in Portuguese)<a target

Using a non Portuguese Driving Licence

Vehicles, Driving & Public Transport

Low-cost transport by busGood deals within Portugal and elsewhere …<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://global.flixbus.com/">https://global.flixbus.com/</a>

Flixbus

Real Estate & Rental

Government Licenced Real Estate Agents are allocated an AMI Number that they have to publish on brochures and websites. You can check they are officially registered using the IMPIC website here …<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.impic.pt/impic/pt-pt/consultar/empresas-titulares-de-licenca-de-mediacao-imobiliaria">https://www.impic.pt/impic/pt-pt/consultar/empresas-titulares-de-licenca-de-mediacao-imobiliaria</a>

Government Licenced Real Estate Agents are allocated an AMI Number that they have to publish on brochures and websites. You can check they are officially registered using the IMPIC website here …<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer

How do I check my Portuguese Real Estate Agent is legitimate ?

Medical & Health

Database of Medicines available in Portugal and their cost. Information is provided by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://extranet.infarmed.pt/INFOMED-fo/index.xhtml">Infomed</a> and updated daily.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://extranet.infarmed.pt/INFOMED-fo/index.xhtml">Infomed</a> is a medicinal products database and contains information on medicinal products for human use, i.e. name, active substances, strength, pharmaceutical form, presentations, price, reimbursement, storage conditions, etc.

Database of Medicines available in Portugal and their cost. Information is provided by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://extranet.infarmed.pt/INFOMED-fo/index.xhtml">Infomed</a> and updated daily.<a target="_bla

What do my prescription medicines cost in Portugal ?

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://precoscombustiveis.dgeg.gov.pt/">Map</a> showing the prices of fuel in garages throughout Portugal

Fuel Prices in Portugal

There are various options for paying motorway tolls, some are outlined here …<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.portugaltolls.com/en">https://www.portugaltolls.com/en</a>

Toll Information

Golden Visa

Algarve based website providing info on requirements and costs for Non EU passport holders wishing to obtain a Portuguese visa and an eventually a Portuguese passport <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.eurogoldvisa.com">www.eurogoldvisa.com</a>

Algarve based website providing info on requirements and costs for Non EU passport holders wishing to obtain a Portuguese visa and an eventually a Portuguese passport <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.eurogo

Gold Visa

Living in Portgal

At the first sign of fire you should call 112 immediatelyAnyone living outside a city should be aware of the regulations, their own responsibilities for controlling the spread of fire and have a 'plan' for coping with it should it ever happen. In recent years there has been a general push to clear private land and create fire breaks after serious fires during recent years. There are some great resources here... <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.portugalwildfires.com">http://www.portugalwildfires.com</a>A useful map based Portuguese language website to show you on a map if there is any kind of fire reported in your area ... <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fogos.pt/￼￼And">https://fogos.pt/ </a>And another one here <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.ipma.pt/pt/ambiente/risco.incendio/#">http://www.ipma.pt/pt/ambiente/risco.incendio/#</a>

At the first sign of fire you should call 112 immediatelyAnyone living outside a city should be aware of the regulations, their own responsibilities for controlling the spread of fire and have a 'plan' for coping with it should it ever ha

Fire !

Moving, Shipping & Storage

List of transport companies operating in Portugal and undertaking International work - please post a link or give info on any that have been missed. Algarve Express <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://algarveexpress.com￼Algarve">https://algarveexpress.com </a>Algarve Removals <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.algarveremovals.com￼AIM">https://www.algarveremovals.com </a>AIM <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.aim.com.pt">http://www.aim.com.pt</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.aim.com.pt￼Direct"> </a>Direct Transport <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://directtransport.net￼DLS">https://directtransport.net </a>DLS Couriers <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.dlsremovals.com/algarve/index￼Removals">http://www.dlsremovals.com/algarve/index </a>Removals to Portugal <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.removalstoportugal.com/￼Trans">https://www.removalstoportugal.com/ </a>Trans Portugal <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.trans-portugal.co.uk￼TSA">http://www.trans-portugal.co.uk </a>TSA <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.mudatudo.com">http://www.mudatudo.com</a>

List of transport companies operating in Portugal and undertaking International work - please post a link or give info on any that have been missed. Algarve Express <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://algarveexpr

Transport Companies List

Healthcare in Portugal is provided through three coexisting systems:1) The National Health Service (Serviço Nacional de Saúde, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href=" https://www.sns.gov.pt/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/PortugalReviewReport_Printers_03April2018-2.pdf">SNS</a>).2) Special social health insurance schemes for certain professions (health subsystems).3) Voluntary private health insurance. (Example here <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.portugalhealthpassport.com">https://www.portugalhealthpassport.com</a> ) and a useful map of the private hospitals throughout the country <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uehp.gitlab.io/map/">here</a>Updated info and a list of hospitals can be found <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Portugal">here</a> …

Healthcare in Portugal is provided through three coexisting systems:1) The National Health Service (Serviço Nacional de Saúde, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href=" https://www.sns.gov.pt/wp-conte