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Forum: Portugal
Feb 1st 2024, 5:16 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 502
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Portuguese lessons

Hi Karolsf,
We hunted about to no avail in Castelo Branco for ages, but today met a man at the Edificio Da CEE / UE who said get a social security number and take our Residency card plus the SS...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 3rd 2023, 9:23 am
Replies: 12
Views: 554
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Space Heater ( oil filled ) Came on then switched off...... Repairable ??

It may just be damp.
I had a new one when we lived in Mells somerset on the Mells Estate. I had an electrician out to look at our electric oven. problem caused by damp connections. I asked him to...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 1st 2023, 9:09 am
Replies: 4
Views: 559
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Residence Visa expiry (before Residence Permit received)

Hi Palmyra III
Best of luck with the “Certificado de Bagagem” I filled it out in the UK two years ago sent it off to the London address with the postal order as instructed got nowt back ( "Postal...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 14th 2023, 7:17 pm
Replies: 2
SEF
Views: 625
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: SEF

Thanks for the info much appreciated
Forum: Portugal
Jun 10th 2023, 7:29 pm
Replies: 2
SEF
Views: 625
Posted By Eddie5425

SEF

We have the second appointment with SEF Castelo Branco to book for September. Last time we needed eight thousand euros per person in our bank account.
Can anyone say if this will be a requirement...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 7th 2023, 12:29 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,152
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Been a good run while it lasted

I use ID mobile at £3.99 month an old contract from about 2019 the usual millions of texts unlimited calls half a gig internet rolled over to a gig next month. I hardly use any of it. I have NOS for...
Forum: Portugal
May 22nd 2023, 8:54 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,710
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Lisbon gentrification

I read Lisbon Gentrification but since retiring here to a mid Portugal small town with a small house and small garden I watch you tube. MilkyMilky is right, get a you tube channel and try your luck....
Forum: Portugal
Nov 15th 2022, 9:14 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,688
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Decent Bank

Millennium here too. Really helpful in Castelo Branco and Lisbon. Sorted basic health insurance for over 65's no problems. A bit iffy about paying in GB pounds in cash ( wrote down all the serial...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 14th 2022, 10:40 am
Replies: 6
Views: 810
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: D7 visa travel Insurance

Hi
London is very different from Manchester it seems. We used Axa schengen six month insurance to keep London VFS Global happy with the repatriation side of things travel insurance is only valid...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 14th 2022, 10:21 am
Replies: 5
Views: 823
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Santander to Lisbon

We stopped at the Hotel resort El Montico near Valladolid its just of the main road and really comfortable and an easy half way drive from Santander to Portugal
Forum: Portugal
Oct 14th 2022, 10:02 am
Replies: 1
Views: 493
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Files. Exchanging Driving licence.

Hi Morro,

I had a similar hassle.
I filled in the online form but omitted the certificate of authenticity, I got one sent by DVLC and dowloaded one and I tried to correct it but got nowhere....
Forum: Portugal
Sep 2nd 2022, 8:22 am
Replies: 7
Views: 967
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: To Swim or not to Swim?

I used to look after a pool in Dorset day to day. Colin who was the real expert worked for Spruce Pools did all the technical stuff, opened it up in Summer closed it down in winter, always used to...
Forum: Portugal
Aug 11th 2022, 12:40 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 830
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Shared water use from a spring

Thanks Liveaboard I didn't want to make the Lawyers richer.
Common sense seems to have prevailed I'm now getting a top up in the tank twice a week about between four and six hours at a stretch,...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 24th 2022, 9:45 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 830
Posted By Eddie5425

Shared water use from a spring

Shared Water

We bought a house that has water constantly running from the farm of the man we bought it from. It turns out it runs into two tanks in the same garden above ours on the hill. Last...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 22nd 2022, 10:58 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,468
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: UK Mobile

My Partner and I have a really good deal with ID Mobile from years ago £3.99 month all the usual. Text , calls, 0.5 gb rolled over to 1gb all in. We've kept it going its been handy. Six months now....
Forum: Portugal
Jan 30th 2022, 8:09 am
Replies: 20
Views: 8,084
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Anyone applied for a Baggage Certificate from the Portuguese consulate?

Hi Chris,
I just felt like a victim. My partner said they looked at the van and said to her we estimate you have 750.00 euros worth of goods inside. It was an old Luton Transit we used on our...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 29th 2022, 7:03 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 8,084
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Anyone applied for a Baggage Certificate from the Portuguese consulate?

Hi,
Sorry for the delay in reply. We came through at the beginning of October 2021. We stopped at the customs check with the police after coming off the ferry. They checked our cats documents and...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 19th 2022, 8:32 am
Replies: 20
Views: 8,084
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Anyone applied for a Baggage Certificate from the Portuguese consulate?

Hi
I was in the same boat trying to do everything by the book. Sent off the form for the Baggage Certificate with all the details and a postal order. That was the last I heard of it. The Spanish...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 8th 2021, 2:31 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 867
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Health Insurance

Hi Red Eric,
I would have taken original documents we did with the financials but after the experience of VFS London who we thought would want original documents we stuck to Copies. We turned up...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 8th 2021, 9:55 am
Replies: 10
Views: 867
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Health Insurance

Hi
Thanks for all the reply's. I'm not sure what was going on.

My partner went in before me and said she had a hard time with her flicking through paperwork to do with banks and making remarks...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 7th 2021, 7:23 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 867
Posted By Eddie5425

Health Insurance

Hi
Having negotiated two visits to the VFS Global London Office and complied with their demands for a years travel insurance with repatriating included I take out two six month AXA Schengen policy's...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 6th 2021, 3:53 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,086
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Moving after Brexit

Retired
Forum: Portugal
Sep 6th 2021, 3:25 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,086
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Moving after Brexit

Hi Appman,
We used the : Portugal - Application for a National Visa form available on the consular website to apply and ticked the box for Two entries (National visa) Question 27 Number of entries...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 6th 2021, 12:55 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,086
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Moving after Brexit

Hi Paul,
I also forgot the "Letter Of Motivation".

Eddie
Forum: Portugal
Sep 4th 2021, 11:48 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,086
Posted By Eddie5425

Re: Moving after Brexit

Hi Paul,
I forgot to add two things.
Proof of income pension or whatever.

On the Vfs website apply for appointments individually and try to get them on the same day. The website is glitchy and...
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