I have arrived

[Smithx10]

Expat Forum,

I have arrived in Portugal and am sharing a flat in Graca. What is needed to get a Fiscal number?

If you don't have a job in Portugal can you obtain a residency visa?

Is there a place to go get Portuguese lessons on the cheap?

And if anyone wants to grab a drink in Lisboa just shoot me a message!


Thank You,
Bruce Smith

[siobhanwf]

The fiscal number question is covered in previous posts.
fiscal number in lisboa?

Fiscal number

[siobhanwf]

Originally Posted by Smithx10

Expat Forum,



Is there a place to go get Portuguese lessons on the cheap?


Thank You,
Bruce Smith

Every camara offers Portuguese lessons for foreigners

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (Graça)

Rua Graça 31,1º, Lisboa
1170-166 LISBOA


Tel: 218128985

[AHKS]

We just went today to get our fiscal number in Lisbon. We went to 'Loja Do Cidadão' , close to Laranjeiras(blue metro station). Everyone can go there to get their fiscal number. As EU citizen they only need your passport and address from your home country. The cost is 10,20 EUR.

It took a few hours - whooole lot of people!-, they didnt speak English but they were indeed friendly and everything went (surprisingly) smoothly.

[canoeman]

But he's not a EU Citizen?? as an American he can only stay in the Schengen EU States 90 days unless he gets a work or study Visa or applies for a Residence Visa, sort of thing that needs planning not asking question after arriving.

[AHKS]

Ahhh, thought you were EU as well. Got no experience with non-EU but sounds like Canoeman knows the stuff :-)

[xabiachica]

Originally Posted by AHKS

Ahhh, thought you were EU as well. Got no experience with non-EU but sounds like Canoeman knows the stuff :-)

yes, canoeman is right

for anything other than a 90 day 'visitor visa' a non-EU resident must apply from the country of residence -in this case the US.......so I guess the OP will be heading back soon


just to clarify for the OP - the Schengen 90 day visa only allows visits of 90 days in every 180 - so you have to leave the Schengen region for 90 days before returning

[canoeman]

And would need a Visa to visit non Schengen EU States like UK and Ireland which depending persons circumstances might need to be applied for prior to entry.

[xabiachica]

Originally Posted by canoeman

And would need a Visa to visit non Schengen EU States like UK and Ireland which depending persons circumstances might need to be applied for prior to entry.

a US citizen wouldn't need a visa to visit the UK, although he would need various other documentation UK Border Agency | What documents do you need as a general visitor?

[canoeman]

unless they had a criminal record or been refused a Visa before and it can complicate their life arriving from a EU State rather than direct from USA.