Health Insurance/Residency

expat2020pt

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Member since 22 January 2020

Funchal

expat2020pt

22 January 2020 00:38:51

expat2020pt

22 January 2020 00:38:51

Funchal

Hi,

I'm citizen of EEA country and my partner is British. We're planning to move to Portugal for a "gap" year experience. We're not planning to work, just experience a bit different more relaxed lifestyle to reset our lives.

A couple of questions. We know that we need to apply for residency after 90 days of stay.

Is applying for residency possible if we do not work? We have our savings and low passive income - a couple of hundred euro.

How about health insurance? Are we covered by public health insurance at the moment we secure temporary residency? or we need to buy a rely on a private health insurance.

mrosephoto

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Member since 17 January 2018

mrosephoto

22 January 2020 11:35:14

mrosephoto

22 January 2020 11:35:14

Residency is definitely possible if you are not working as long as you meet the financial requirements for passive income which is relatively low. I would contact Bruno Afonso for help with the residency requirements and Ged Heaney for insurance. Both can be found on Americans and Friends Facebook page.