British citizen living in Portugal 鈥� Residency Certificate

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GuestPoster6420Guest25 May 2019 09:18:01

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Dear forum member,
I would greatly appreciate if you kindly shed some light on the following query please.

I鈥檓 a British citizen in Lisbon and about to request for a Certificado de registo de cidadao da uniao Europeia (CRUE) from C芒mara Municipal de Lisboa.

I鈥檓 economically self-sufficient. Do I need to take a private health insurance before I request for the residencia? Is it mandatory for British citizens to have private health insurance in order to get the 5 year residency certificate?

On the Sworn statement it says, 鈥減rovided this is required to Portuguese citizens in the Member State of his/her nationality)鈥�.

Many thanks for your time.

stuartringland Member

Member since 04 July 2017

stuartringlandMember03 June 2019 06:06:29

For your information I got my 5 years residency in 1hr from the Camara Municipal in Albuferia with just the copy of my passport and my fiscal number. No need for any Private Medical Certificate

slugsurmamates Serial expat

Member since 10 February 2019

slugsurmamatesSerial expat03 June 2019 09:24:40

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Relatively straight forward.聽 Once you visit tax office then take paperwork to municipal office.聽 Small charge and they "give" you residency on the spot. If I recall it is a requirement of a other EU country to provide residency upon request.

GuestPoster6420 Guest

GuestPoster6420Guest09 September 2019 18:33:30

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Hello,
You'll need a health insurance with a minimum of 30.000鈧� for hospital expenses. Most local services don't request this because they don't know the right procedure, unfortunately. If you need to get assistance from the central authorities (SEF) they will request it.

blu&pace New member

Member since 05 September 2019

blu&paceNew member09 September 2019 20:58:00

You don't need private health insurance, you should have a European health card, but once you register in Portugal you have access to the public health system.

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