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Originally Posted by eppoclappo
If you have an official EU citizen status, then there isn't much to worry about that, because you don't have to deal with SEF (that uses a pretty complicated immigration procedure), but can profit from free movement between EU member states and just have to visit the local town hall to register.
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Not exactly, there is a SEF form to fill in my case:
Documentos Úteis #3 from top.
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Originally Posted by eppoclappo
In case you still have doubts about having to show proof of income, then I would just take prints of the last 12 monthly statements from Paxum & Payoneer with me. Keep in mind that the immigration rate to Portugal in general is pretty low (below 2% of the total population), so unless you apply for your resident card in the big cities, it's very good possible that you stumble upon civil servants who don't have a clue themselves how such a process exactly works in their computer system and then (after asking a bunch of colleagues for help) 'just' register you. :-) Since not all Portuguese speak English, it can be very helpful if you already speak a bit of Portuguese or Spanish or French to speed up the registration.
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Will touch base with the Portugal Embassy and ask them on Monday - but yeah, Paxum / Payoneer, even bank statement.... gotta be sure as of I have family members.
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Originally Posted by eppoclappo
Yes, the minimum wage is pretty low in Portugal, but honestly, although life is cheap here, I personally wouldn't have such a nice and relaxed time if I just made 600 euros each month. Unless you are fine with living in a crappy old house or are willing to share a house with others, you already need at least 600 euros per month to rent a decent furnished apartment and pay for your basic utilities. Add to that your costs for groceries (they are cheap), health insurance (rate depends on your age) and maybe costs for transport. Anyway, with just 1.000 euros per month you can already come pretty far. The more you exceed that barrier, the more you can start living like a king.  |
This is only to maintain the status, and it says 600 for the main applicant, 300 for the 2nd adult, and 150 per each kid, so sums it up to be 1200 / mo. Doable, just have to see HOW they want to see it proved.
Also medical insurance. I have a local Polish and a EKUZ card, but once in Portugal - do you suggest having a private one? In Poland the cost is nearly the same for government based and private.