Bringing money into Portugal
Oct 8th 2014, 9:14 am
#16
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Re: Bringing money into Portugal
post 15, this is all good information & is in part (a wee bit) of the OP starter
Thanks Eric & everyone else for their responses
Thanks Eric & everyone else for their responses
Oct 8th 2014, 10:35 am
#17
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Re: Bringing money into Portugal
Sorry for the digression OP but let's just get something clear with one of our more obtuse posters
Here is a definition of the EHIC card - does it say one has to be resident in the UK to qualify?
To apply this to your question OP, you don't get full health coverage under the EHIC system but you get enough to prevent you from having to return home under most circumstances.
In other words, you get as much as you can without actually being resident.
Hope that explains sufficiently.
BTW - don't get too carried away with the idea that Portugal's bureaucracy is bad or worse than anywhere else. It's one of those recurring (but not necessarily true) themes on expat forums.
Here is a definition of the EHIC card - does it say one has to be resident in the UK to qualify?
To apply this to your question OP, you don't get full health coverage under the EHIC system but you get enough to prevent you from having to return home under most circumstances.
In other words, you get as much as you can without actually being resident.
Hope that explains sufficiently.
BTW - don't get too carried away with the idea that Portugal's bureaucracy is bad or worse than anywhere else. It's one of those recurring (but not necessarily true) themes on expat forums.
Eric you do have a habit of leading posters up blind alley ways.
Do read the NHS, site ,
I repeat it states clearly that to qualify for an EHIC you have to be ordinarly resident in the UK.
If in receipt of a state pension then the S1 rules apply.
