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Forum: Portugal
Nov 15th 2022, 5:41 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,037
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Residency card - Brexit - Cascais

Cascais
Received my card be post in about 7 days. I received a CTT delivery card and had to go not the post office, who were exceptionally nice, to pick it up.
Forum: Portugal
Oct 11th 2022, 1:59 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,370
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card Payment

Hi Gyges, yes card was delivered to post office within one week so just had to pop out for it. Cheers
Forum: Portugal
Oct 7th 2022, 3:49 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,071
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card and avoiding Passport Stamp

Hi BomberHarris, great thank you. The fun will be in reporting my presence! Cheers
Forum: Portugal
Oct 7th 2022, 2:19 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,071
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card and avoiding Passport Stamp

Hi Red Eric, my understanding was (unless it has now been changed) is that we temporary Portuguese residents, i.e. acquired as a result of Brexit, do not have the ability of "onward travel" within...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 6th 2022, 5:21 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,071
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card and avoiding Passport Stamp

Unless dings you want to travel and stay within other European countries.

Pre covid I would "do" a ski season in France .. which hopefully will be on the cards next year... and also have some...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 3rd 2022, 11:23 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,071
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card and avoiding Passport Stamp

GrahamnF, thank you
Forum: Portugal
Oct 2nd 2022, 4:08 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,071
Posted By offthepiste

Biometric Card and avoiding Passport Stamp

I assume that it will be prudent to continue to avoid having passport stamped even if you are in possession of a new biometric card.

Does anyone have a different or more informed view?

I...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 27th 2022, 9:38 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 5,856
Posted By offthepiste

Re: New biometric Cards - Trial process underway

Well definite success, received notification of cards in the post about one week after process herein Cascais. Very impressed by how efficient SEF has been.
Forum: Portugal
Sep 27th 2022, 9:36 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 1,935
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Run its course

Yes, definitely perception of IQ and level of culture here in Cascais. But suspect pretty much the norm.
Forum: Portugal
Sep 20th 2022, 2:33 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,370
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card Payment

Hi Gyges, success I logged onto the SEF portal and see that I have a payment receipt. A great relief. It would have been nice to have received an email as confirmation but am not complaining. Hope...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 18th 2022, 3:07 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,370
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card Payment

Hi Gyges, I think I managed to pay via my bank app just a few minutes ago. It took the reference etc. ok and it went through this time. The entity named identified by the bank was IGCP. I would have...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 18th 2022, 11:26 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,370
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card Payment

Gyges, as per my original post ... I am part off the way through the process of receiving a biometric card in Cascais.

And, no, at least in Cascais, I was only required to present myself and my...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 16th 2022, 3:26 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,370
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card Payment

Hi sam349, received my email this morning and generated the DUC. Cost is €15.

However, tried to pay with MB on my bank app and received message that it is not possible to pay at the moment.
...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 16th 2022, 7:37 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,370
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card Payment

:thumb:
Forum: Portugal
Sep 15th 2022, 5:36 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,370
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Biometric Card Payment

Hi Sunseeker1st, from what I have read it will be a paltry €15 or €18. Not much money for the privilege of remaining a Portuguese resident and with the prospect of Citizenship. I think the Portuguese...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 15th 2022, 2:54 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,370
Posted By offthepiste

Biometric Card Payment

Hi, just had my SEF appointment for new biometric card. Efficient and friendly process here in Cascais.

A brit interrupted half-way through to ask when he would receive his email regarding payment...
Forum: Portugal
May 28th 2022, 12:25 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,600
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Private Residence CCTV - privacy

Thank you EU.flag, just managed to find a couple of Portugues articles and have translated the various Laws 'Lei n.º 34/2013, de 16 de maio' & 'Lei n.º 58/2019, de 8 de agosto'.

Appears to mean...
Forum: Portugal
May 28th 2022, 11:03 am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,600
Posted By offthepiste

Private Residence CCTV - privacy

Thinking about installing CCTV on our property.

There was an article in the UK recently where a householder was successfully sued by a neighbour where a CCTV camera had been installed and...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 29th 2022, 10:12 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,524
Posted By offthepiste

Re: Places to escape the UK winter in Portugal

Also, pack a dehumidifier ;) and a wooly jumper for indoors
Forum: Portugal
Apr 27th 2022, 3:02 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,224
Posted By offthepiste

Re: ‘Fast track’ entry plan sees e-gates opened to visiting Brits

Red Eric, thank you. I did google & search around europa but found nothing as juicy as your last post.

What we really need if for the Portuguese border force to either permit us to pass as...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 27th 2022, 12:50 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,224
Posted By offthepiste

Re: ‘Fast track’ entry plan sees e-gates opened to visiting Brits

It will be fun finding an immigration official at motorway border crossing.
Forum: Portugal
Apr 27th 2022, 12:24 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,224
Posted By offthepiste

Re: ‘Fast track’ entry plan sees e-gates opened to visiting Brits

Alan, thank you. This is quite interesting .. how did you find it?

I really like the apparent contradictory statements in "The usual limitation of a stay of 90 days in a 180 days’ period in the...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 27th 2022, 8:57 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,224
Posted By offthepiste

Re: ‘Fast track’ entry plan sees e-gates opened to visiting Brits

So I guess it will be best to avoid the e-gates and queue with the rest of the third world, - we now know our true place - and flash our residency QR code! Just hope it takes less than the 2 hours I...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 27th 2022, 7:55 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,224
Posted By offthepiste

Re: ‘Fast track’ entry plan sees e-gates opened to visiting Brits

Hi Loafing Along,

If you are correct then simply residing in my home in Cascais for say 9 months will mean that I would be refused entry to say France should I then access France from the UK as I...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 26th 2022, 2:13 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,224
Posted By offthepiste

‘Fast track’ entry plan sees e-gates opened to visiting Brits

Just read that UK, along with US, Japanese, etc. will be able to use the e-gates at Lisbon, Faro etc. Fantastic news assuming it works.

It is widely reported...
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