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1. Int - eures
3
Index
1. Introduction
3
2. Free Movement of Workers
4
3. Looking for a Job
5
4. Looking for a Place to Stay
6
5. Recognition of Professional Skills
and Academic Diplomas
8
6. Labour Legislation
10
7. Social Security
12
8. Taxes
14
9. Health Care
15
10. Educational System
16
11. Checklist
18
12. Useful Contacts
19
Portugal is a member of the EU – European Union
since 1986 (then EEC – European Economic
Community).
It is a southern state in Europe, with its mainland
lying on the extreme southwest of the Iberian
Peninsula, occupying an area of 92.000 kms2.
To the north and east, it has borders with Spain,
to the west and south with the Atlantic Ocean.
There are two Autonomous Regions that make
part of the Portuguese Republic – the archipelagos
of Madeira and the Azores, both situated in the
Atlantic Ocean. The archipelago of Madeira is
basically made of the Madeira and Porto Santo
islands. The archipelago of the Azores is formed
by 9 islands (Santa Maria, São Miguel, Terceira,
Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores, Corvo)
and some islets.
Portugal has approximately 10.599 thousand
inhabitants. The capital is Lisbon, with around
2.794 thousand inhabitants in its metropolitan
area. Other important cities are Oporto (the
second largest city, in the north of the country,
in the mouth of river Douro), Braga (in the
Northern region), Aveiro and Coimbra (in the
Centre region), Évora (in the Alentejo), Faro (in
the Algarve), Funchal (in Madeira) and Ponta
Delgada (in the Azores, S. Miguel island).
the river Tagus, the Mediterranean influences
can be felt with rather hot and prolonged
summers and short winters with little rainfall. In
Madeira, the climate is Mediterranean with mild
temperatures throughout the year. The Azores have
a maritime temperate climate with a high rainfall.
The People:
The typical Portuguese is generally reserved and
patient, but also warm, tolerant to difference and
open to experiments. The Catholic Church still
has a considerable influence in the Portuguese
society, although the vast majority of “catholics”
declare not to practice. The family is still the core
of Portuguese life.
National Emergency Service Number: 112
(in case of an accident or if you don’t know who
to call, dial this number)
Red Cross: +351 21 940 49 90/99
Official Language: Portuguese.
The Climate:
Portugal generally has a temperate climate, with
daily average temperatures between 8º C and
18º C in the winter and between 16º C and
30º C in the summer. However, the differences
between north and south, between the coastal and
the inland regions and the archipelagos are quite
pronounced during certain periods of the year.
The northern region has the highest rainfall and
the lowest average temperatures. To the south of
Living and Working in Portugal
1. Introduction
3
Index
Index
1. Introduction
3
2. Free Movement of Workers
4
3. Looking for a Job
5
4. Looking for a Place to Stay
6
5. Recognition of Professional Skills
and Academic Diplomas
8
6. Labour Legislation
10
7. Social Security
12
8. Taxes
14
9. Health Care
15
10. Educational System
16
11. Checklist
18
12. Useful Contacts
19
Portugal is a member of the EU – European Union
since 1986 (then EEC – European Economic
Community).
It is a southern state in Europe, with its mainland
lying on the extreme southwest of the Iberian
Peninsula, occupying an area of 92.000 kms2.
To the north and east, it has borders with Spain,
to the west and south with the Atlantic Ocean.
There are two Autonomous Regions that make
part of the Portuguese Republic – the archipelagos
of Madeira and the Azores, both situated in the
Atlantic Ocean. The archipelago of Madeira is
basically made of the Madeira and Porto Santo
islands. The archipelago of the Azores is formed
by 9 islands (Santa Maria, São Miguel, Terceira,
Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores, Corvo)
and some islets.
Portugal has approximately 10.599 thousand
inhabitants. The capital is Lisbon, with around
2.794 thousand inhabitants in its metropolitan
area. Other important cities are Oporto (the
second largest city, in the north of the country,
in the mouth of river Douro), Braga (in the
Northern region), Aveiro and Coimbra (in the
Centre region), Évora (in the Alentejo), Faro (in
the Algarve), Funchal (in Madeira) and Ponta
Delgada (in the Azores, S. Miguel island).
the river Tagus, the Mediterranean influences
can be felt with rather hot and prolonged
summers and short winters with little rainfall. In
Madeira, the climate is Mediterranean with mild
temperatures throughout the year. The Azores have
a maritime temperate climate with a high rainfall.
The People:
The typical Portuguese is generally reserved and
patient, but also warm, tolerant to difference and
open to experiments. The Catholic Church still
has a considerable influence in the Portuguese
society, although the vast majority of “catholics”
declare not to practice. The family is still the core
of Portuguese life.
National Emergency Service Number: 112
(in case of an accident or if you don’t know who
to call, dial this number)
Red Cross: +351 21 940 49 90/99
Official Language: Portuguese.
The Climate:
Portugal generally has a temperate climate, with
daily average temperatures between 8º C and
18º C in the winter and between 16º C and
30º C in the summer. However, the differences
between north and south, between the coastal and
the inland regions and the archipelagos are quite
pronounced during certain periods of the year.
The northern region has the highest rainfall and
the lowest average temperatures. To the south of
Living and Working in Portugal
1. Introduction
5
Index
2. Free Movement of Workers
3. Looking for a Job
As a citizen of the European Economic Area
(EEA), you may travel, circulate and work in any
Member State (including Portugal), enjoying the
same rights as the nationals of the country of
your choice.
It will not be easy to find a job in Portugal if you
do not speak enough Portuguese.
Consequently, if you are the citizen of a Member
State, you are entitled to carry out a professional
activity in Portugal, under either an employed or
self-employed regime, without the need to apply
for a work permit1. You will also have the same
rights as Portuguese workers as regards salary,
working conditions, vocational training, social
security and trade union rights.
As a EU/EEA citizen, you may enter and move
freely in Portugal, with no conditions or formalities
other than the need to hold a valid identity card
or a passport. The same applies to your direct
family members, irrespective of their nationality,
as long as they hold one of these documents and
are able to prove their family relationship to you.
However, should you intend to live and/or work
in Portugal for a period longer than 3 months,
you must formalise your right of residence by
applying for a Registration Certificate.
Registration Certificate
EU/EEA Member State nationals
You must register within 30 days from the end
of the first 3 months in the country at the nearest
SEF (Immigration Service) Delegation or at Town
Council (Municipality) in which you live. When
you register you are issued with a Registration
Certificate which is valid for 5 years (or for the
estimated period of residence, if less than 5 years).
A valid identity card or passport is required for
issuing the Registration Certificate, as well as a
declaration under oath that the applicant:
– works under a labour contract or is self-employed in Portugal, or
– has sufficient resources for him/herself and for
his/her family, or
1
Exceptional transitional rules apply to citizens from Romania and
Bulgaria up until end-2008. These citizens are still subject to work
permits for access to the Portuguese labour market in an employed
regime.
– is registered in a public or private education
officially recognised establishment and has
sufficient financial resources for him/herself
and his/her family.
The possession of a health insurance may also
be a pre-requisite for non-workers (if mandatory
for Portuguese citizens in their own country of
origin).
Nationals of an EEA Member State who live
in Portugal as family members must ask the
nearest SEF Delegation or the Town Council
(Municipality) where they live for a Registration
Certificate. Before this can be issued, a valid
identity card or passport, a document in evidence
of the family relationship and the Registration
Certificate of the national of the EEA Member
State they are accompanying or going to join
must be presented.
Residence Card
Family members of a EU/EEA citizen nationals
of a third country
Family members of an EEA Member State citizen
who are nationals of a third State must apply for
a Residence Card at the SEF (Immigration Service)
Central Offices or at the nearest SEF Regional
Office to their area of residence within 30 days
of the end of their first 3 months in Portugal. A
valid passport, a document in evidence of the
family relationship and the Registration Certificate
of the national of the EEA Member State who
they are accompanying or going to join must be
presented before the Residence Card can be
issued.
More information
SEF – Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras
(Immigration Service): www.sef.pt
Before deciding to go to Portugal to find a job,
you should contact the EURES network in your
country, which will provide you with updated
information on the labour market in Portugal.
You can also make your own search at the EURES
Portal (www.eures.europa.eu), where you will
find information on job vacancies, on the labour
market situation and on the living and working
conditions in Portugal (or in any other EU/EEA
country).
If you are already in Portugal, you can look for
a job in:
Job Centres
Internet – Job Exchange Banks
The Public Employment Service (IEFP – Instituto
do Emprego e Formação Profissional, I.P. [Institute
for Employment and Vocational Training]) has a
network of 86 Job Centres (addresses available
at www.iefp.pt). You can register with a Job Centre
and get information on jobs on offer throughout
the country. You must present a valid identity
card or passport to be able to register.
Portuguese employers also advertise their job
vacancies on several websites. The most
commonly used are also made available on the
EURES Portal (www.eures.europa.eu), under
Search for a Job > Related Links > National
Employment Services > Other Employment
Services.
You can also consult job vacancies notified to
IEFP on the Netemprego portal
(www.netemprego.gov.pt).
How to Apply for a Job
Temporary Work Agencies
You can also use temporary work agencies, which
assign their employees to other companies. A
temporary job may lead to a permanent job.
The contact details of temporary work agencies
authorised to carry out this activity are regularly
updated on the IEFP portal (www.iefp.pt >
Emprego > Soluções para entidades > Empresas
de Trabalho Temporário Regulamentadas).
The Press
Portuguese companies make great use of the
national and regional press to advertise their
recruitment needs. The most widely used national
newspapers are: Diário de Notícias, Público,
Jornal de Notícias and Correio da Manhã, which
publish job vacancies in a variety of sectors on
a daily basis. The weekly newspaper Expresso
publishes job vacancies (on Saturday) for
managerial and specialist staff, executives and
consultants in the Emprego (Employment) section.
These newspapers usually also have easy-search
online versions of their “Ads” or “Employment”
sections, similar to job exchange banks.
Application letters, either in response to an
advertisement or when presenting a spontaneous,
unsolicited application, are normally short and
simple. A single A4 page (or a short e-mail) is
enough. The content should be conventional and
a Curriculum Vitae (CV) should be attached.
A Portuguese CV is generally drafted in reverse
chronological order on no more than 2 or 3
pages, including the following items: personal
details (address, phone numbers, e-mail, etc.),
education (highest level of schooling),
vocational training (list of training courses and
on-the-job practical training periods, mention to
Professional Certificates or cards attesting your
membership to a particular professional
association), professional experience, other
skills (language and IT skills, mention to the
driving licence type) and hobbies / leisure
activities (optional). A photo is sometimes
required and valued by the employers.
The Europass CV model (available in
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu) is also
reasonably well accepted by the Portuguese
employers.
Copies of diplomas and training certificates are
only required later on, during the recruitment
process itself, which takes an average of two
months.
Living and Working in Portugal
4
5
Index
2. Free Movement of Workers
3. Looking for a Job
As a citizen of the European Economic Area
(EEA), you may travel, circulate and work in any
Member State (including Portugal), enjoying the
same rights as the nationals of the country of
your choice.
It will not be easy to find a job in Portugal if you
do not speak enough Portuguese.
Consequently, if you are the citizen of a Member
State, you are entitled to carry out a professional
activity in Portugal, under either an employed or
self-employed regime, without the need to apply
for a work permit1. You will also have the same
rights as Portuguese workers as regards salary,
working conditions, vocational training, social
security and trade union rights.
As a EU/EEA citizen, you may enter and move
freely in Portugal, with no conditions or formalities
other than the need to hold a valid identity card
or a passport. The same applies to your direct
family members, irrespective of their nationality,
as long as they hold one of these documents and
are able to prove their family relationship to you.
However, should you intend to live and/or work
in Portugal for a period longer than 3 months,
you must formalise your right of residence by
applying for a Registration Certificate.
Registration Certificate
EU/EEA Member State nationals
You must register within 30 days from the end
of the first 3 months in the country at the nearest
SEF (Immigration Service) Delegation or at Town
Council (Municipality) in which you live. When
you register you are issued with a Registration
Certificate which is valid for 5 years (or for the
estimated period of residence, if less than 5 years).
A valid identity card or passport is required for
issuing the Registration Certificate, as well as a
declaration under oath that the applicant:
– works under a labour contract or is self-employed in Portugal, or
– has sufficient resources for him/herself and for
his/her family, or
1
Exceptional transitional rules apply to citizens from Romania and
Bulgaria up until end-2008. These citizens are still subject to work
permits for access to the Portuguese labour market in an employed
regime.
– is registered in a public or private education
officially recognised establishment and has
sufficient financial resources for him/herself
and his/her family.
The possession of a health insurance may also
be a pre-requisite for non-workers (if mandatory
for Portuguese citizens in their own country of
origin).
Nationals of an EEA Member State who live
in Portugal as family members must ask the
nearest SEF Delegation or the Town Council
(Municipality) where they live for a Registration
Certificate. Before this can be issued, a valid
identity card or passport, a document in evidence
of the family relationship and the Registration
Certificate of the national of the EEA Member
State they are accompanying or going to join
must be presented.
Residence Card
Family members of a EU/EEA citizen nationals
of a third country
Family members of an EEA Member State citizen
who are nationals of a third State must apply for
a Residence Card at the SEF (Immigration Service)
Central Offices or at the nearest SEF Regional
Office to their area of residence within 30 days
of the end of their first 3 months in Portugal. A
valid passport, a document in evidence of the
family relationship and the Registration Certificate
of the national of the EEA Member State who
they are accompanying or going to join must be
presented before the Residence Card can be
issued.
More information
SEF – Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras
(Immigration Service): www.sef.pt
Before deciding to go to Portugal to find a job,
you should contact the EURES network in your
country, which will provide you with updated
information on the labour market in Portugal.
You can also make your own search at the EURES
Portal (www.eures.europa.eu), where you will
find information on job vacancies, on the labour
market situation and on the living and working
conditions in Portugal (or in any other EU/EEA
country).
If you are already in Portugal, you can look for
a job in:
Job Centres
Internet – Job Exchange Banks
The Public Employment Service (IEFP – Instituto
do Emprego e Formação Profissional, I.P. [Institute
for Employment and Vocational Training]) has a
network of 86 Job Centres (addresses available
at www.iefp.pt). You can register with a Job Centre
and get information on jobs on offer throughout
the country. You must present a valid identity
card or passport to be able to register.
Portuguese employers also advertise their job
vacancies on several websites. The most
commonly used are also made available on the
EURES Portal (www.eures.europa.eu), under
Search for a Job > Related Links > National
Employment Services > Other Employment
Services.
You can also consult job vacancies notified to
IEFP on the Netemprego portal
(www.netemprego.gov.pt).
How to Apply for a Job
Temporary Work Agencies
You can also use temporary work agencies, which
assign their employees to other companies. A
temporary job may lead to a permanent job.
The contact details of temporary work agencies
authorised to carry out this activity are regularly
updated on the IEFP portal (www.iefp.pt >
Emprego > Soluções para entidades > Empresas
de Trabalho Temporário Regulamentadas).
The Press
Portuguese companies make great use of the
national and regional press to advertise their
recruitment needs. The most widely used national
newspapers are: Diário de Notícias, Público,
Jornal de Notícias and Correio da Manhã, which
publish job vacancies in a variety of sectors on
a daily basis. The weekly newspaper Expresso
publishes job vacancies (on Saturday) for
managerial and specialist staff, executives and
consultants in the Emprego (Employment) section.
These newspapers usually also have easy-search
online versions of their “Ads” or “Employment”
sections, similar to job exchange banks.
Application letters, either in response to an
advertisement or when presenting a spontaneous,
unsolicited application, are normally short and
simple. A single A4 page (or a short e-mail) is
enough. The content should be conventional and
a Curriculum Vitae (CV) should be attached.
A Portuguese CV is generally drafted in reverse
chronological order on no more than 2 or 3
pages, including the following items: personal
details (address, phone numbers, e-mail, etc.),
education (highest level of schooling),
vocational training (list of training courses and
on-the-job practical training periods, mention to
Professional Certificates or cards attesting your
membership to a particular professional
association), professional experience, other
skills (language and IT skills, mention to the
driving licence type) and hobbies / leisure
activities (optional). A photo is sometimes
required and valued by the employers.
The Europass CV model (available in
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu) is also
reasonably well accepted by the Portuguese
employers.
Copies of diplomas and training certificates are
only required later on, during the recruitment
process itself, which takes an average of two
months.
Living and Working in Portugal
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Index
4. Looking for a Place to Stay
Real Estate Agents Association) or the Associação
Lisbonense de Proprietários (Lisbon Property Owners
Association), or some banks, which also have
databases of houses or flats for sale or to rent.
Because it is rare for an employer to provide
accommodation (although you might get a help
in the search), you should start to look for a place
to live in before you travel to Portugal.
Before signing any contract with a real estate
agent, make sure that it is in fact government
licensed. INCI – Instituto da Construção e do
Imobiliário, I.P. (Construction and Real Estate
Institute) is the responsible body for licensing
and making available an updated online database
on the licensed real estate agents.
Finding a Place to Stay
Internet
In the main university cities some people also
rent rooms (generally furnished) to students.
You can start by looking on the Internet: there
are many sites (some in English) that provide
reasonable coverage of what is available in the
main cities.
Houses / apartments that are to rent / for sale
may have a sign saying aluga-se (to rent) or
vende-se (for sale), with a telephone number for
direct contact and further information. The contact
may be the owner’s or that of a real estate agency.
For short-term accommodation you can always
visit the “Onde dormir” [Where to stay] section
on the Portugal Tourism Official Portal or make
an online reservation in one of the Portuguese
Youth Hostels at the Youth Portal.
Types of Accommodation
Renting
Newspapers
Once you are in Portugal you can look at the
classified ads (”aluga-se” [for rent] or “vende-se”
[for sale]):
Rents vary according to the type and location,
the quality and the number of rooms of the
accommodation. The following is an indication
of the minimum and maximum reference cost
for renting an apartment in Lisbon:
– in the most widely-read national newspapers:
Diário de Notícias, Jornal de Notícias, Correio
da Manhã, Público or the weekly Expresso, for
the main cities;
– T1 flat: minimum ¤250 / maximum ¤900
– in some advertising newspapers, such as Jornal
Ocasião;
The rent generally does not cover water, electricity,
telephone or gas. Most houses or flats for longterm rental are unfurnished, though some may
have wardrobes or fitted kitchens. Central heating
or air-conditioning are still far from being
generalised.
– in the local press if you intend to live in a
smaller city.
You can also find some ads for accommodation
in English, in some Anglo-Portuguese newspapers
and online (e.g. The Portugal News, mostly for
the Algarve region).
You should always check if these ads are genuine
and liable. Ask whether you have to pay to see
the accommodation: if the answer is yes, it is
better not to go. Always look for ads stating
“Mediador Autorizado” [government licensed
Real Estate Agent].
– T2 flat: minimum ¤350 / maximum ¤1.100
– T3 flat: minimum ¤750 / maximum ¤2.000
Rental agreements usually have a minimum
duration of six months. When the contract is
signed, it is usual to pay an additional month’s
rent in advance as a deposit. This corresponds to
the month’s notice the tenant must give the
landlord of his/her intention to leave.
Although not very common, the landlord may
sometimes require a surety (fiador, a third person
who will be responsible for paying the debts of
the rent run into by the tenant).
Real Estate Agents
You can also use Empresas / Sociedades de
Mediação Imobiliária (Real Estate Agents /
Mediators) or contact certain associations, such
as the APEMIP – Associação Portuguesa de
Empresas de Mediação Imobiliária (Portuguese
Buying
If you are planning to stay for a long period it
may be cheaper and easier to buy rather than to
rent an apartment.
Real estate agents and newspapers are a good
way to find high-quality accommodation.
The purchase price of a 3-bedroom house in the
Lisbon area can vary between ¤150.000 in the
outskirts and ¤600.000 at some of the most
fashionable areas in Lisbon.
A mortgage can be obtained from banks, whose
conditions vary according to the financial terms
of the mortgage, the location of the property and
the bank itself.
The purchase of accommodation is subject to a
tax of almost 10% of the sale price (before you
can buy the property you need a Portuguese
taxpayer’s number and a Taxpayer’s Card – which
you must already have if you pay taxes).
A notary deals with the entire property purchasing
transaction. A contrato promessa de compra e
venda (preliminary contract) is generally signed
before the final contract, escritura (deed of sale).
The purchase of accommodation is still subject
to the payment of IMT – Imposto Municipal Sobre
as Transmissões Onerosas de Imóveis (municipal
tax on the costly transfer of property), based on
the value of the property, its location and local services.
The rate of this tax varies from 0.7% to 1.3%.
Short-Term Accommodation
A network of almost 50 youth hostels and youth
centres may be a more economic alternative
for a short-term stay in Portugal. However, a
membership card (cartão de alberguista) or the
European youth card will be required in order
for you to have access to the bookings. Both of
these cards are valid for a one-year period and
can be obtained at one of the following places:
youth hostels, IPJ (Portuguese Youth Institute)
regional delegations, Movijovem, Ponto Já youth
store or Citizen Stores (Lojas do Cidadão). They
can also be required online.
For a more sophisticated accommodation solution,
the hotel offer is very diversified in the country,
covering reasonably well the whole territory. You
can reach most of the hotel chains by entering
the Portugal Tourism Official Portal.
More Information
APEMIP – Associação de Profissionais e Empresas
de Mediação Imobiliária de Portugal
(Portuguese Real Estate Agents Association):
www.apemip.pt
ComprarCasa:
www.comprarcasa.pt
Portal da Habitação (House Ownership Portal):
www.portaldahabitação.pt
INCI – Instituto da Construção e do Imobiliário,
I.P. (Construction and Real Estate Institute):
www.inci.pt
The Portugal News online:
http://thenews.net/property/
Portugal Tourism Official Portal:
www.visitportugal.com
Youth Hostels in Portugal:
www.pousadasjuventude.pt
Living and Working in Portugal
Renting or buying a house or apartment in the
big cities and in touristic regions may be a difficult
and very expensive task, mostly when taking into
account the average wages practiced in Portugal.
6
7
Index
4. Looking for a Place to Stay
Real Estate Agents Association) or the Associação
Lisbonense de Proprietários (Lisbon Property Owners
Association), or some banks, which also have
databases of houses or flats for sale or to rent.
Because it is rare for an employer to provide
accommodation (although you might get a help
in the search), you should start to look for a place
to live in before you travel to Portugal.
Before signing any contract with a real estate
agent, make sure that it is in fact government
licensed. INCI – Instituto da Construção e do
Imobiliário, I.P. (Construction and Real Estate
Institute) is the responsible body for licensing
and making available an updated online database
on the licensed real estate agents.
Finding a Place to Stay
Internet
In the main university cities some people also
rent rooms (generally furnished) to students.
You can start by looking on the Internet: there
are many sites (some in English) that provide
reasonable coverage of what is available in the
main cities.
Houses / apartments that are to rent / for sale
may have a sign saying aluga-se (to rent) or
vende-se (for sale), with a telephone number for
direct contact and further information. The contact
may be the owner’s or that of a real estate agency.
For short-term accommodation you can always
visit the “Onde dormir” [Where to stay] section
on the Portugal Tourism Official Portal or make
an online reservation in one of the Portuguese
Youth Hostels at the Youth Portal.
Types of Accommodation
Renting
Newspapers
Once you are in Portugal you can look at the
classified ads (”aluga-se” [for rent] or “vende-se”
[for sale]):
Rents vary according to the type and location,
the quality and the number of rooms of the
accommodation. The following is an indication
of the minimum and maximum reference cost
for renting an apartment in Lisbon:
– in the most widely-read national newspapers:
Diário de Notícias, Jornal de Notícias, Correio
da Manhã, Público or the weekly Expresso, for
the main cities;
– T1 flat: minimum ¤250 / maximum ¤900
– in some advertising newspapers, such as Jornal
Ocasião;
The rent generally does not cover water, electricity,
telephone or gas. Most houses or flats for longterm rental are unfurnished, though some may
have wardrobes or fitted kitchens. Central heating
or air-conditioning are still far from being
generalised.
– in the local press if you intend to live in a
smaller city.
You can also find some ads for accommodation
in English, in some Anglo-Portuguese newspapers
and online (e.g. The Portugal News, mostly for
the Algarve region).
You should always check if these ads are genuine
and liable. Ask whether you have to pay to see
the accommodation: if the answer is yes, it is
better not to go. Always look for ads stating
“Mediador Autorizado” [government licensed
Real Estate Agent].
– T2 flat: minimum ¤350 / maximum ¤1.100
– T3 flat: minimum ¤750 / maximum ¤2.000
Rental agreements usually have a minimum
duration of six months. When the contract is
signed, it is usual to pay an additional month’s
rent in advance as a deposit. This corresponds to
the month’s notice the tenant must give the
landlord of his/her intention to leave.
Although not very common, the landlord may
sometimes require a surety (fiador, a third person
who will be responsible for paying the debts of
the rent run into by the tenant).
Real Estate Agents
You can also use Empresas / Sociedades de
Mediação Imobiliária (Real Estate Agents /
Mediators) or contact certain associations, such
as the APEMIP – Associação Portuguesa de
Empresas de Mediação Imobiliária (Portuguese
Buying
If you are planning to stay for a long period it
may be cheaper and easier to buy rather than to
rent an apartment.
Real estate agents and newspapers are a good
way to find high-quality accommodation.
The purchase price of a 3-bedroom house in the
Lisbon area can vary between ¤150.000 in the
outskirts and ¤600.000 at some of the most
fashionable areas in Lisbon.
A mortgage can be obtained from banks, whose
conditions vary according to the financial terms
of the mortgage, the location of the property and
the bank itself.
The purchase of accommodation is subject to a
tax of almost 10% of the sale price (before you
can buy the property you need a Portuguese
taxpayer’s number and a Taxpayer’s Card – which
you must already have if you pay taxes).
A notary deals with the entire property purchasing
transaction. A contrato promessa de compra e
venda (preliminary contract) is generally signed
before the final contract, escritura (deed of sale).
The purchase of accommodation is still subject
to the payment of IMT – Imposto Municipal Sobre
as Transmissões Onerosas de Imóveis (municipal
tax on the costly transfer of property), based on
the value of the property, its location and local services.
The rate of this tax varies from 0.7% to 1.3%.
Short-Term Accommodation
A network of almost 50 youth hostels and youth
centres may be a more economic alternative
for a short-term stay in Portugal. However, a
membership card (cartão de alberguista) or the
European youth card will be required in order
for you to have access to the bookings. Both of
these cards are valid for a one-year period and
can be obtained at one of the following places:
youth hostels, IPJ (Portuguese Youth Institute)
regional delegations, Movijovem, Ponto Já youth
store or Citizen Stores (Lojas do Cidadão). They
can also be required online.
For a more sophisticated accommodation solution,
the hotel offer is very diversified in the country,
covering reasonably well the whole territory. You
can reach most of the hotel chains by entering
the Portugal Tourism Official Portal.
More Information
APEMIP – Associação de Profissionais e Empresas
de Mediação Imobiliária de Portugal
(Portuguese Real Estate Agents Association):
www.apemip.pt
ComprarCasa:
www.comprarcasa.pt
Portal da Habitação (House Ownership Portal):
www.portaldahabitação.pt
INCI – Instituto da Construção e do Imobiliário,
I.P. (Construction and Real Estate Institute):
www.inci.pt
The Portugal News online:
http://thenews.net/property/
Portugal Tourism Official Portal:
www.visitportugal.com
Youth Hostels in Portugal:
www.pousadasjuventude.pt
Living and Working in Portugal
Renting or buying a house or apartment in the
big cities and in touristic regions may be a difficult
and very expensive task, mostly when taking into
account the average wages practiced in Portugal.
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5. Recognition of Professional Skills
and Academic Diplomas
If the profession you are going to carry out is
not regulated in Portugal, you do not have to
request the recognition of your professional
qualifications. You will carry out your professional
activity under the same conditions as the
Portuguese workers.
Automatic Recognition System
For a limited number of regulated professions,
an automatic recognition system was established,
by means of a series of Sectoral European
Directives, which confers you the right to pursue
that profession in any member state (automatic
recognition) if you are a citizen of one of the
member states and possess one of the relevant
diplomas for that profession’s pursue.
The 7 professions presently covered by this
system are: Doctors – General Practitioners and
Specialists; Nurses – General Health Care;
Dentists; Midwives; Veterinarians; Pharmacists;
and Architects.
Recognition Mechanism
may require that you have relevant professional
experience.
School Equivalence
If you wish to pursue a regulated profession in
Portugal which is not covered by this automatic
recognition system, you should apply for
recognition at the competent authority that will
examine your case individually, making sure that:
Should there be considerable differences in terms
of the professions themselves or of the training
contents, the authority may require that you
undergo a training period or an examination (at
your choice). In any case, only one compensatory
measure may be imposed.
For information on the equivalence request
process of your school diplomas and certificates,
you should contact:
– the regulated profession you wish to carry out
is the profession for which you are fully qualified
in your member state; and
– the duration and content of your training are
not significantly different from the duration and
training content required.
If the professions are the same and the respective
training is similar overall, the competent authority
should recognise your qualifications. In most
cases, if you’re fully qualified in the country of
origin to pursue a specific profession, these
professional qualifications will be recognised as
such in Portugal.
However, if there proves to be substantial
differences between the professions’ functional
contents or between the respective training duration
or contents, a compensatory measure may apply.
Compensatory Measures
Should there be a difference of at least 1 year in
the training duration, the competent authority
In addition, it should, in principle, take into
account the professional experience that may
have been acquired, which may reduce, or even
do away with, the compensatory measure
envisaged.
Special Cases
– If the profession for which you have requested
qualifications recognition is not regulated in
your country, the competent authority may
require that you have at least 2 years of
professional experience;
– If you obtained your diploma in a country not
belonging to the EU/EEA but that diploma has
already been recognised in a member state and
if you carried out that profession in that member
state for 2 or 3 years, it is very likely that your
diploma will be recognised in Portugal.
Recognition Requests
– The Ministry of Education’s DGIDC, or the
basic or secondary school nearest to you in
Portugal, for the basic and secondary education
levels;
– NARIC Portugal, for higher education diplomas.
Translations
In some instances, you will be required to present
a translation into Portuguese of these documents.
This translation should be obtained, at your own
expense, from a notary, a legally recognised
official translator or authenticated by a Portuguese
diplomatic or consular authority in your country.
More Information
NARIC Portugal:
www.dges.mctes.pt/dges/pt/reconhecimento/naricenic
Ministry of Education’s DGIDC:
www.dgidc.min-edu.pt/equivale.asp
National Reference Point for Qualifications:
http://portal.iefp.pt/pnrq/index.html
The request should be addressed at the competent
authority in Portugal for receiving and analysing
the requests regarding the regulated profession
you wish to pursue. To identify the competent
authority in your specific case, please contact:
– NARIC Portugal, for higher education diplomas;
– The Ministry of Educations’s DGIDC – Direcção
Geral de Inovação e Desenvolvimento Curricular
(Innovation and Curricular Development
Directorate-General), or the basic or secondary
school nearest to you in Portugal, for professional
education/training certificates of basic, secondary
or post-secondary levels;
– NRP Portugal (National Reference Point for
Vocational Qualifications recognition), integrated
in the Portuguese Public Employment Service
(IEFP, I.P.), for other diplomas, certificates and
evidence of formal qualifications not covered
by the former, as well as for the recognition of
qualifications acquired by means of professional
experience.
Living and Working in Portugal
As a basic principle, any EU/EEA citizen should
be able to freely practise his/her profession in
any member state. However, in Portugal, as in
many other EU/EEA countries, access to certain
professional activities is still restricted by national
requirements, related to specific diploma,
certificate or another degree requisites. These are
called regulated professions.
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5. Recognition of Professional Skills
and Academic Diplomas
If the profession you are going to carry out is
not regulated in Portugal, you do not have to
request the recognition of your professional
qualifications. You will carry out your professional
activity under the same conditions as the
Portuguese workers.
Automatic Recognition System
For a limited number of regulated professions,
an automatic recognition system was established,
by means of a series of Sectoral European
Directives, which confers you the right to pursue
that profession in any member state (automatic
recognition) if you are a citizen of one of the
member states and possess one of the relevant
diplomas for that profession’s pursue.
The 7 professions presently covered by this
system are: Doctors – General Practitioners and
Specialists; Nurses – General Health Care;
Dentists; Midwives; Veterinarians; Pharmacists;
and Architects.
Recognition Mechanism
may require that you have relevant professional
experience.
School Equivalence
If you wish to pursue a regulated profession in
Portugal which is not covered by this automatic
recognition system, you should apply for
recognition at the competent authority that will
examine your case individually, making sure that:
Should there be considerable differences in terms
of the professions themselves or of the training
contents, the authority may require that you
undergo a training period or an examination (at
your choice). In any case, only one compensatory
measure may be imposed.
For information on the equivalence request
process of your school diplomas and certificates,
you should contact:
– the regulated profession you wish to carry out
is the profession for which you are fully qualified
in your member state; and
– the duration and content of your training are
not significantly different from the duration and
training content required.
If the professions are the same and the respective
training is similar overall, the competent authority
should recognise your qualifications. In most
cases, if you’re fully qualified in the country of
origin to pursue a specific profession, these
professional qualifications will be recognised as
such in Portugal.
However, if there proves to be substantial
differences between the professions’ functional
contents or between the respective training duration
or contents, a compensatory measure may apply.
Compensatory Measures
Should there be a difference of at least 1 year in
the training duration, the competent authority
In addition, it should, in principle, take into
account the professional experience that may
have been acquired, which may reduce, or even
do away with, the compensatory measure
envisaged.
Special Cases
– If the profession for which you have requested
qualifications recognition is not regulated in
your country, the competent authority may
require that you have at least 2 years of
professional experience;
– If you obtained your diploma in a country not
belonging to the EU/EEA but that diploma has
already been recognised in a member state and
if you carried out that profession in that member
state for 2 or 3 years, it is very likely that your
diploma will be recognised in Portugal.
Recognition Requests
– The Ministry of Education’s DGIDC, or the
basic or secondary school nearest to you in
Portugal, for the basic and secondary education
levels;
– NARIC Portugal, for higher education diplomas.
Translations
In some instances, you will be required to present
a translation into Portuguese of these documents.
This translation should be obtained, at your own
expense, from a notary, a legally recognised
official translator or authenticated by a Portuguese
diplomatic or consular authority in your country.
More Information
NARIC Portugal:
www.dges.mctes.pt/dges/pt/reconhecimento/naricenic
Ministry of Education’s DGIDC:
www.dgidc.min-edu.pt/equivale.asp
National Reference Point for Qualifications:
http://portal.iefp.pt/pnrq/index.html
The request should be addressed at the competent
authority in Portugal for receiving and analysing
the requests regarding the regulated profession
you wish to pursue. To identify the competent
authority in your specific case, please contact:
– NARIC Portugal, for higher education diplomas;
– The Ministry of Educations’s DGIDC – Direcção
Geral de Inovação e Desenvolvimento Curricular
(Innovation and Curricular Development
Directorate-General), or the basic or secondary
school nearest to you in Portugal, for professional
education/training certificates of basic, secondary
or post-secondary levels;
– NRP Portugal (National Reference Point for
Vocational Qualifications recognition), integrated
in the Portuguese Public Employment Service
(IEFP, I.P.), for other diplomas, certificates and
evidence of formal qualifications not covered
by the former, as well as for the recognition of
qualifications acquired by means of professional
experience.
Living and Working in Portugal
As a basic principle, any EU/EEA citizen should
be able to freely practise his/her profession in
any member state. However, in Portugal, as in
many other EU/EEA countries, access to certain
professional activities is still restricted by national
requirements, related to specific diploma,
certificate or another degree requisites. These are
called regulated professions.
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6. Labour Legislation
Types of Labour Contract
Indefinite duration labour contract: no time
limit.
Fixed-term labour contract: duration limited in
time. This type of contract generally lasts for six
months, though they may be shorter (in situations
provided for by law) or longer, up to a maximum
of six years (including renewals).
Labour contract of unspecified duration: lasts
as long as necessary to replace an absent
employee or to complete an activity, project,
work or task the performance of which justifies
the contract.
Part-time labour contract: corresponds to normal
weekly working hours equal to or less than 75%
of the hours worked on a full-time basis in
comparable circumstances.
Telework contract: provision of labour with legal
dependence, usually not on the employer’s
premises, by means of information and
communication technologies.
Labour Contracts
Portuguese law requires fixed-term labour contracts,
contracts of unspecified duration, part-time and
telework contracts to be set down in writing.
This requirement does not apply to indefinite
duration labour contracts.
Special Categories
Portuguese law lays down rules to protect children
and young people. Since the minimum age for
providing work is generally 16, minors under 16
who have completed compulsory schooling may
carry out light work – e.g. very simple, defined
tasks that cannot jeopardise the minor’s physical
integrity, health or physical, mental or moral
development. Working time for children must be
defined so that they can take part in educational
or vocational training programmes.
The disabled whose average capacity to work is
equal to or greater than one third of the normal
capacity to work may benefit from a special
employment scheme that provides personal and
professional development to help them to be
transferred to a regular job. Several benefits for
employers associated to the creation of “Protected
Employment” exist.
Pregnant women or women with children less
than 12 months of age may be exempted from
working overtime outside normal working hours.
Self-Employment
The level of entrepreneurship in Portugal is not
yet very high.
The initiative to set up a company entails a range
of risks that must be assessed and important
decisions that must be taken, including defining
the legal status of the company – with implications
in terms of the entrepreneur’s liability and the
liability of the business.
Although complex, this process has been
developing and certain alternative methods of
setting up a company have recently been
introduced: Empresa Online (possibility of setting
up a company only by resorting to the Internet)
and Empresa na Hora (possibility of setting up a
company in less than one hour by delivering the
requested documentation in one of the Business
Formality Centres).
These simplified forms are not available as yet
for all legal types of company or for the whole
country, however, so the traditional method is
still the most widely used.
It should be noted that the several steps to be
taken to set up a company may be simplified to
a greater or lesser extent according to the legal
status chosen. The legislation regulating the setting
up of companies in some specific areas of activity
must also be borne in mind.
Business Formality Centres (Centros de
Formalidades de Empresas) can help you when
it comes to formalising companies and licensing
requirements.
The Company Portal provides services, supporting
information and guidelines on the several
alternative procedures for starting your business.
More Information
Wages
ACT – Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho
(Labour Conditions Authority):
www.act.gov.pt
All employees are guaranteed a minimum
monthly remuneration, the national minimum
wage, which is set annually by special legislation.
In 2008 this figure stood at ¤426 and in 2009 it
will reach ¤450.
Monthly, daily and hourly wages are the most
common payment systems. Commission is often
paid for sales work. In addition to monthly wages
there is also a meal allowance, and travel
allowances may also be payable. In the private
sector these allowances are included in multiemployer collective agreements. Overtime and
work on rest days may be compensated by
statutory increases in pay for the work carried
out. In most cases the wages paid by employers
are higher than those provided for in the collective
agreements for sectors of activity.
Employees are also entitled to a Christmas
and a holiday bonus, each one of them equal to
one month's pay (paid respectively in November
/ December and in May / June).
Salaries or wages are usually paid by bank transfer,
though some employers still pay by cheque or
cash. The employee is entitled to a pay slip which
shows the remuneration (gross pay, meal
allowance, etc.) and IRS tax and social security
deductions. The employer is responsible for
transferring the amounts withheld to the social
security and tax authorities.
DGERT – Direcção-Geral do Emprego e das
Relações de Trabalho (Employment and Industrial
Relations Directorate-General):
www.dgert.mtss.gov.pt
CITE – Comissão para a Igualdade no Trabalho
e no Emprego (Equality in Work and Employment
Commission):
www.cite.gov.pt
INR – Instituto Nacional para a Reabilitação
(National Institute for Rehabilitation):
www.inr.pt
Company Portal:
www.portaldaempresa.pt
AICEP Portugal Global (Portuguese Investment
and Foreign Trade Agency):
www.investinportugal.pt
Enterprise Europe Network in Portugal:
www.enterpriseeuropenetwork.pt
Empresa na Hora (On the spot company):
www.empresanahora.mj.pt
CGTP-IN – Confederação Geral dos
Trabalhadores Portugueses (Portuguese Workers
General Confederation):
www.cgtp.pt
UGT – União Geral de Trabalhadores
(Workers General Trade Union):
www.ugt.pt
Living and Working in Portugal
The minimum age for working with an employer
is 16. A young person can only enter into a labour
contract, however, if he/she has completed
compulsory schooling. If you are 18 years old,
you may enter into a labour contract without
having completed compulsory schooling (although
we would not advise you to do so).
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6. Labour Legislation
Types of Labour Contract
Indefinite duration labour contract: no time
limit.
Fixed-term labour contract: duration limited in
time. This type of contract generally lasts for six
months, though they may be shorter (in situations
provided for by law) or longer, up to a maximum
of six years (including renewals).
Labour contract of unspecified duration: lasts
as long as necessary to replace an absent
employee or to complete an activity, project,
work or task the performance of which justifies
the contract.
Part-time labour contract: corresponds to normal
weekly working hours equal to or less than 75%
of the hours worked on a full-time basis in
comparable circumstances.
Telework contract: provision of labour with legal
dependence, usually not on the employer’s
premises, by means of information and
communication technologies.
Labour Contracts
Portuguese law requires fixed-term labour contracts,
contracts of unspecified duration, part-time and
telework contracts to be set down in writing.
This requirement does not apply to indefinite
duration labour contracts.
Special Categories
Portuguese law lays down rules to protect children
and young people. Since the minimum age for
providing work is generally 16, minors under 16
who have completed compulsory schooling may
carry out light work – e.g. very simple, defined
tasks that cannot jeopardise the minor’s physical
integrity, health or physical, mental or moral
development. Working time for children must be
defined so that they can take part in educational
or vocational training programmes.
The disabled whose average capacity to work is
equal to or greater than one third of the normal
capacity to work may benefit from a special
employment scheme that provides personal and
professional development to help them to be
transferred to a regular job. Several benefits for
employers associated to the creation of “Protected
Employment” exist.
Pregnant women or women with children less
than 12 months of age may be exempted from
working overtime outside normal working hours.
Self-Employment
The level of entrepreneurship in Portugal is not
yet very high.
The initiative to set up a company entails a range
of risks that must be assessed and important
decisions that must be taken, including defining
the legal status of the company – with implications
in terms of the entrepreneur’s liability and the
liability of the business.
Although complex, this process has been
developing and certain alternative methods of
setting up a company have recently been
introduced: Empresa Online (possibility of setting
up a company only by resorting to the Internet)
and Empresa na Hora (possibility of setting up a
company in less than one hour by delivering the
requested documentation in one of the Business
Formality Centres).
These simplified forms are not available as yet
for all legal types of company or for the whole
country, however, so the traditional method is
still the most widely used.
It should be noted that the several steps to be
taken to set up a company may be simplified to
a greater or lesser extent according to the legal
status chosen. The legislation regulating the setting
up of companies in some specific areas of activity
must also be borne in mind.
Business Formality Centres (Centros de
Formalidades de Empresas) can help you when
it comes to formalising companies and licensing
requirements.
The Company Portal provides services, supporting
information and guidelines on the several
alternative procedures for starting your business.
More Information
Wages
ACT – Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho
(Labour Conditions Authority):
www.act.gov.pt
All employees are guaranteed a minimum
monthly remuneration, the national minimum
wage, which is set annually by special legislation.
In 2008 this figure stood at ¤426 and in 2009 it
will reach ¤450.
Monthly, daily and hourly wages are the most
common payment systems. Commission is often
paid for sales work. In addition to monthly wages
there is also a meal allowance, and travel
allowances may also be payable. In the private
sector these allowances are included in multiemployer collective agreements. Overtime and
work on rest days may be compensated by
statutory increases in pay for the work carried
out. In most cases the wages paid by employers
are higher than those provided for in the collective
agreements for sectors of activity.
Employees are also entitled to a Christmas
and a holiday bonus, each one of them equal to
one month's pay (paid respectively in November
/ December and in May / June).
Salaries or wages are usually paid by bank transfer,
though some employers still pay by cheque or
cash. The employee is entitled to a pay slip which
shows the remuneration (gross pay, meal
allowance, etc.) and IRS tax and social security
deductions. The employer is responsible for
transferring the amounts withheld to the social
security and tax authorities.
DGERT – Direcção-Geral do Emprego e das
Relações de Trabalho (Employment and Industrial
Relations Directorate-General):
www.dgert.mtss.gov.pt
CITE – Comissão para a Igualdade no Trabalho
e no Emprego (Equality in Work and Employment
Commission):
www.cite.gov.pt
INR – Instituto Nacional para a Reabilitação
(National Institute for Rehabilitation):
www.inr.pt
Company Portal:
www.portaldaempresa.pt
AICEP Portugal Global (Portuguese Investment
and Foreign Trade Agency):
www.investinportugal.pt
Enterprise Europe Network in Portugal:
www.enterpriseeuropenetwork.pt
Empresa na Hora (On the spot company):
www.empresanahora.mj.pt
CGTP-IN – Confederação Geral dos
Trabalhadores Portugueses (Portuguese Workers
General Confederation):
www.cgtp.pt
UGT – União Geral de Trabalhadores
(Workers General Trade Union):
www.ugt.pt
Living and Working in Portugal
The minimum age for working with an employer
is 16. A young person can only enter into a labour
contract, however, if he/she has completed
compulsory schooling. If you are 18 years old,
you may enter into a labour contract without
having completed compulsory schooling (although
we would not advise you to do so).
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7. Social Security
Internet or by means of a form or any other writing
procedure at the Social Security District Centre.
Portuguese social security system consists of: the
public social security system, the social action
system and the supplementary protection system.
Once registered, the worker receives a Social
Security Beneficiary’s Card.
The public social security system, granted by the
State, comprises the previdencial, the solidarity
and the family protection schemes.
Contributions
It is the previdencial scheme, contributory-based,
which covers in general all the workers (though
special conditions apply for the independent
workers). It provides financial support to those
workers who lost their income due to one of the
following events: sickness; maternity, paternity
and adoption; unemployment; occupational
diseases; invalidity; old age; and death
(survivorship and supplementary support to
dependants).
In case of independent workers, the compulsory
discounts (compulsory protection scheme) only
cover the risks of maternity, paternity and
adoption, occupational diseases, invalidity, old
age and death (survivorship and supplementary
support to dependants). These workers may,
however, opt for an extended protection scheme,
based on a higher discount rate, including in this
case also support in the event of sickness.
The family protection scheme covers all
the people in general, particularly for increased
family charges in such cases as disability and
dependency (family grant for children and young
people).
The public social security system does not cover
accidents at work. Employers (or, in the case of
independent workers, themselves) are responsible
for the full financing of protection against this
risk. This coverage and a supplementary system
covering occupational diseases are normally
provided by insurance companies hired by
employers. The independent workers must take
out their own policies with insurance companies.
Registration
Employees are entitled to receive benefits only
if they are registered in the public social security
system. You should only register yourself once in
a lifetime.
Employers are required to notify the hiring of
new employees and to register employees who
are not yet registered in the public social security
system.
Every time an employee signs a labour contract,
he/she will also have to notify the social security
of the employer’s name, in 24 hours after the
contract begins to take effect, either through the
Both the employer and the employee registered
in the social security system are required to pay
contributions. The rates generally applied are
23.75% for employers and 11% (deducted at
source from gross pay) for employees.
Independent workers have to pay monthly
contributions at a rate of 25.4% of their declared
income (if covered by the compulsory protection
scheme alone) or 32% (if they choose the
extended protection scheme).
Unemployment Insurance
Involuntary unemployment, in case of an
employee, may provide entitlement to the
following benefits:
– unemployment benefit;
– social unemployment benefit;
– partial unemployment benefit.
People who were employed and are covered by
the previdencial scheme are entitled to
unemployment benefit.
In order to qualify for unemployment benefit you
must register with the nearest Job Centre within
90 days of becoming unemployed. You may
request the benefit either in the act of registration
in the Job Centre or online, in the Social Security
portal – Segurança Social Directa (Social Security
Online).
You are entitled to unemployment benefit if you
completed a period of 450 days’ paid work in
the 24 months preceding the date your
unemployment began.
You are entitled to the initial social unemployment
benefit if, not having reached the minimum
period for unemployment benefit granting, you
completed 180 days’ paid work in the 12 months
preceding the date your unemployment began.
This grant is also subsequently awarded to
unemployed workers when their unemployment
benefit expires.
In both cases, the benefit is only granted to those
whose per capita household income does not
exceed 80% of the national IAS2.
2
Indexante dos Apoios Sociais (Social Supports Index): equal to
¤407.41 in 2008; amount revised every year.
Partial unemployment benefit is granted when
you were receiving unemployment benefit and
begin a part-time job, in which the wage must
not exceed the unemployment benefit you were
receiving and your working time must be between
20% and 75% of normal full-time work.
Benefits duration and amount
Unemployment benefit can be awarded for
between 9 and 38 months, depending on the
employee’s age and on the number of years with
registered earnings (after the last record as a
benefit recipient unemployed).
It corresponds to 65% of the average daily income
received in the previous 12 months, starting from
the second month prior to the one in which you
became unemployed – but it is never less than
the IAS or greater than three times the IAS.
Social unemployment benefit can be awarded
for the same period, except when it follows the
unemployment benefit payment (when it is
reduced by half). It may amount to 80% of the
IAS, for a single worker, or 100%, if the employee
has dependants. This amount will only go up to
the average payment received in the previous six
months.
The payment of partial unemployment benefit
begins when the part-time job starts and ends on
conclusion of the unemployment benefit you were
entitled to initially. It corresponds to the difference
between the unemployment benefit the employee
was receiving plus 35%, and the payment for the
new part-time job.
Unemployment benefit export
If you are receiving an unemployment benefit in
your country and wish to look for a job in Portugal,
you may request that your unemployment benefit
be exported to this country for a maximum period
of 3 months.
Nevertheless, the following rules and procedures
should be observed: to remain available for
employment in the Public Employment Service
of your country for a minimum period of 4 weeks;
to inform the competent Social Security entity in
your country of your intention to look for work
in Portugal, indicating the departure date; and to
register as a jobseeker with the Public Employment
Service in Portugal (IEFP, I.P. in the Mainland;
IRE in Madeira; DRTQP in the Azores) in the 7
days immediately following the departure from
your country.
You should bring with you form E303 which you
may obtain from the competent Social Security
entity in your country.
The Department for International Social Security
Agreements is the link between Portuguese social
security institutions and their foreign counterparts.
It is also responsible for providing foreign
employees in Portugal with information on their
social security rights and obligations.
District Social Security Centres, which make part
of the Instituto de Segurança Social (Social Security
Institute), can also currently provide first-level
information on this issue.
More Information
Social Security Portal:
www.seg-social.pt
Living and Working in Portugal
The System
12
13
Index
7. Social Security
Internet or by means of a form or any other writing
procedure at the Social Security District Centre.
Portuguese social security system consists of: the
public social security system, the social action
system and the supplementary protection system.
Once registered, the worker receives a Social
Security Beneficiary’s Card.
The public social security system, granted by the
State, comprises the previdencial, the solidarity
and the family protection schemes.
Contributions
It is the previdencial scheme, contributory-based,
which covers in general all the workers (though
special conditions apply for the independent
workers). It provides financial support to those
workers who lost their income due to one of the
following events: sickness; maternity, paternity
and adoption; unemployment; occupational
diseases; invalidity; old age; and death
(survivorship and supplementary support to
dependants).
In case of independent workers, the compulsory
discounts (compulsory protection scheme) only
cover the risks of maternity, paternity and
adoption, occupational diseases, invalidity, old
age and death (survivorship and supplementary
support to dependants). These workers may,
however, opt for an extended protection scheme,
based on a higher discount rate, including in this
case also support in the event of sickness.
The family protection scheme covers all
the people in general, particularly for increased
family charges in such cases as disability and
dependency (family grant for children and young
people).
The public social security system does not cover
accidents at work. Employers (or, in the case of
independent workers, themselves) are responsible
for the full financing of protection against this
risk. This coverage and a supplementary system
covering occupational diseases are normally
provided by insurance companies hired by
employers. The independent workers must take
out their own policies with insurance companies.
Registration
Employees are entitled to receive benefits only
if they are registered in the public social security
system. You should only register yourself once in
a lifetime.
Employers are required to notify the hiring of
new employees and to register employees who
are not yet registered in the public social security
system.
Every time an employee signs a labour contract,
he/she will also have to notify the social security
of the employer’s name, in 24 hours after the
contract begins to take effect, either through the
Both the employer and the employee registered
in the social security system are required to pay
contributions. The rates generally applied are
23.75% for employers and 11% (deducted at
source from gross pay) for employees.
Independent workers have to pay monthly
contributions at a rate of 25.4% of their declared
income (if covered by the compulsory protection
scheme alone) or 32% (if they choose the
extended protection scheme).
Unemployment Insurance
Involuntary unemployment, in case of an
employee, may provide entitlement to the
following benefits:
– unemployment benefit;
– social unemployment benefit;
– partial unemployment benefit.
People who were employed and are covered by
the previdencial scheme are entitled to
unemployment benefit.
In order to qualify for unemployment benefit you
must register with the nearest Job Centre within
90 days of becoming unemployed. You may
request the benefit either in the act of registration
in the Job Centre or online, in the Social Security
portal – Segurança Social Directa (Social Security
Online).
You are entitled to unemployment benefit if you
completed a period of 450 days’ paid work in
the 24 months preceding the date your
unemployment began.
You are entitled to the initial social unemployment
benefit if, not having reached the minimum
period for unemployment benefit granting, you
completed 180 days’ paid work in the 12 months
preceding the date your unemployment began.
This grant is also subsequently awarded to
unemployed workers when their unemployment
benefit expires.
In both cases, the benefit is only granted to those
whose per capita household income does not
exceed 80% of the national IAS2.
2
Indexante dos Apoios Sociais (Social Supports Index): equal to
¤407.41 in 2008; amount revised every year.
Partial unemployment benefit is granted when
you were receiving unemployment benefit and
begin a part-time job, in which the wage must
not exceed the unemployment benefit you were
receiving and your working time must be between
20% and 75% of normal full-time work.
Benefits duration and amount
Unemployment benefit can be awarded for
between 9 and 38 months, depending on the
employee’s age and on the number of years with
registered earnings (after the last record as a
benefit recipient unemployed).
It corresponds to 65% of the average daily income
received in the previous 12 months, starting from
the second month prior to the one in which you
became unemployed – but it is never less than
the IAS or greater than three times the IAS.
Social unemployment benefit can be awarded
for the same period, except when it follows the
unemployment benefit payment (when it is
reduced by half). It may amount to 80% of the
IAS, for a single worker, or 100%, if the employee
has dependants. This amount will only go up to
the average payment received in the previous six
months.
The payment of partial unemployment benefit
begins when the part-time job starts and ends on
conclusion of the unemployment benefit you were
entitled to initially. It corresponds to the difference
between the unemployment benefit the employee
was receiving plus 35%, and the payment for the
new part-time job.
Unemployment benefit export
If you are receiving an unemployment benefit in
your country and wish to look for a job in Portugal,
you may request that your unemployment benefit
be exported to this country for a maximum period
of 3 months.
Nevertheless, the following rules and procedures
should be observed: to remain available for
employment in the Public Employment Service
of your country for a minimum period of 4 weeks;
to inform the competent Social Security entity in
your country of your intention to look for work
in Portugal, indicating the departure date; and to
register as a jobseeker with the Public Employment
Service in Portugal (IEFP, I.P. in the Mainland;
IRE in Madeira; DRTQP in the Azores) in the 7
days immediately following the departure from
your country.
You should bring with you form E303 which you
may obtain from the competent Social Security
entity in your country.
The Department for International Social Security
Agreements is the link between Portuguese social
security institutions and their foreign counterparts.
It is also responsible for providing foreign
employees in Portugal with information on their
social security rights and obligations.
District Social Security Centres, which make part
of the Instituto de Segurança Social (Social Security
Institute), can also currently provide first-level
information on this issue.
More Information
Social Security Portal:
www.seg-social.pt
Living and Working in Portugal
The System
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Index
8. Taxes
IRS is assessed annually. Income declarations
relating to the previous year must be submitted
from 1st February to 15th March for categories A
and H, and from 16th March to 30th April for the
other categories3.
A Taxpayer’s Card is required and obtained from
the Tax Authorities by presenting a valid identity
document, e.g. an identity card or passport. A
provisional taxpayer’s number is allocated for
the first few months (Provisional Taxpayer
Identification Document).
IRS is levied on the value of the following
categories of income:
Category A – Labour income
Category B – Income from business and
professional services
Category E – Investment income
Category F – Property income
Category G – Income from capital
Category H – Pensions
Residents are subject to IRS on income earned
anywhere in the world. You will be considered
to be a tax resident in Portugal for a given fiscal
year if: 1. you remain in Portugal for more than
183 days during the tax year; 2. you remain in
Portugal for a shorter period in a given year,
and on 31 st December that year you have
accommodation such as to suggest that you
intend it to be a permanent residence; 3. you
are a member of a vessel or aircraft crew whose
companies are based in Portugal.
All members of a family are considered to be
resident in Portugal if the person responsible for
the family lives in Portugal.
Portugal has bilateral agreements with other
Member States to avoid double taxation of
3
income. If you earn income in another Member
State, for example, you will only have to pay tax
on that income in that country.
Married taxpayers who are not separated or living
separately, and unmarried couples as well, present
their annual tax declaration jointly. This includes
all income earned in or outside Portugal, including
the income of dependants and people who are
considered to be part of the household. Single
taxpayers pay tax individually.
The following deductions are made from taxable
income: health, nursing homes, education and
vocational training expenditure (of the taxpayer
and dependants), expenditure on the purchase
of or repairs/improvements to a dwelling
(including the purchase of renewable power
supplies equipments), some insurance prize
charges, “PPR – Plano Poupança Reforma” (private
pension plans) and other tax benefits.
The employer must deduct a percentage of the
employee's monthly salary (”tax deduction at
source”) depending on his / her marital status
and the number of dependants. A proportion of
25% is deducted from the salary of non-residents
(please check the Double Taxation International
Agreements).
Income tax rates vary according to the 7 scales
of annual income defined, and may range from
10.5% for income below ¤4.639 to 42% for
income in excess of ¤62.5464.
For further information you should consult your
Local Tax Office.
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
The transmission of goods, the provision of
services and the importation of goods are subject
to this tax. The applicable rates vary according
to the type of goods and services: 5% for basic
goods, 12% for restaurants, 21% for other goods
and services.
These deadlines can be extended up until end-May, in case you
choose to deliver the declaration online.
More Information
DGCI – Direcção Geral de Impostos
(Taxes Directorate-General):
www.dgci.min-financas.pt
Online Tax Services
www.e-financas.gov.pt
4
Income ranges revised every year. These apply to the 2008 fiscal
year.
9. Health Care
In Portugal, the Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS)
(national health service – NHS), supervised by
the Ministry of Health, provides healthcare by
means of Health Centres and Public Hospitals.
EU/EEA citizens are also beneficiaries of the NHS
under the terms of the applicable EU legislation.
Registration
To be able to benefit from NHS healthcare you
should register with the Health Centre in the
area where you live as soon as you start a job,
presenting:
– a valid identity document (identity card or
passport),
– a social security beneficiary’s card and
– a document proving that you are a resident.
The Health Centre will issue a NHS user’s card
in your name and inform you who your family
doctor (médico de família) is.
Health Centres provide general practice and
family medicine, public healthcare, nursing,
vaccination and some diagnostic tests.
Hospitals have out-patient (specialist consultants),
in-patient and emergency services.
Beneficiaries pay a small charge (taxa moderadora)
for each appointment or treatment provided in
the NHS. A regular appointment in a Health
Centre, for example, in 2008, costs ¤2.15, while
an emergency appointment in a Hospital costs
¤9.205.
In addition to Health Centres and Public Hospitals,
several private health establishments and health
practitioners operate on a freelance basis and
5
These charge values are revised every year.
complete the supply of healthcare, providing
services privately or by means of agreements or
conventions with the NHS.
When you go to Portugal you should bring your
European Health Insurance Card with you so
that you can get health care until your NHS user’s
card is issued.
Medicines
The Portuguese State partially supports the cost
of many medicines, though some are totally
subsidised, particularly those which are vital for
treating certain illnesses.
NHS beneficiaries are partially subsidised when
they purchase medicines prescribed by NHS
doctors or private doctors, provided they present
their NHS user’s card.
Prescribed medicines are usually sold in Farmácias
(pharmacies), though the sale of medicines in
commercial areas, such as supermarkets or
convenience stores, has been allowed since the
end of 2005, provided they are duly controlled
by qualified staff. These establishments are
identified by a green cross on a white background.
More Information
Health Portal: www.portaldasaude.pt
Ministry of Health: www.min-saude.pt
DGS – Direcção Geral da Saúde
(Health Directorate-General): www.dgs.pt
Living and Working in Portugal
Personal Income Tax (IRS)
14
15
Index
8. Taxes
IRS is assessed annually. Income declarations
relating to the previous year must be submitted
from 1st February to 15th March for categories A
and H, and from 16th March to 30th April for the
other categories3.
A Taxpayer’s Card is required and obtained from
the Tax Authorities by presenting a valid identity
document, e.g. an identity card or passport. A
provisional taxpayer’s number is allocated for
the first few months (Provisional Taxpayer
Identification Document).
IRS is levied on the value of the following
categories of income:
Category A – Labour income
Category B – Income from business and
professional services
Category E – Investment income
Category F – Property income
Category G – Income from capital
Category H – Pensions
Residents are subject to IRS on income earned
anywhere in the world. You will be considered
to be a tax resident in Portugal for a given fiscal
year if: 1. you remain in Portugal for more than
183 days during the tax year; 2. you remain in
Portugal for a shorter period in a given year,
and on 31 st December that year you have
accommodation such as to suggest that you
intend it to be a permanent residence; 3. you
are a member of a vessel or aircraft crew whose
companies are based in Portugal.
All members of a family are considered to be
resident in Portugal if the person responsible for
the family lives in Portugal.
Portugal has bilateral agreements with other
Member States to avoid double taxation of
3
income. If you earn income in another Member
State, for example, you will only have to pay tax
on that income in that country.
Married taxpayers who are not separated or living
separately, and unmarried couples as well, present
their annual tax declaration jointly. This includes
all income earned in or outside Portugal, including
the income of dependants and people who are
considered to be part of the household. Single
taxpayers pay tax individually.
The following deductions are made from taxable
income: health, nursing homes, education and
vocational training expenditure (of the taxpayer
and dependants), expenditure on the purchase
of or repairs/improvements to a dwelling
(including the purchase of renewable power
supplies equipments), some insurance prize
charges, “PPR – Plano Poupança Reforma” (private
pension plans) and other tax benefits.
The employer must deduct a percentage of the
employee's monthly salary (”tax deduction at
source”) depending on his / her marital status
and the number of dependants. A proportion of
25% is deducted from the salary of non-residents
(please check the Double Taxation International
Agreements).
Income tax rates vary according to the 7 scales
of annual income defined, and may range from
10.5% for income below ¤4.639 to 42% for
income in excess of ¤62.5464.
For further information you should consult your
Local Tax Office.
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
The transmission of goods, the provision of
services and the importation of goods are subject
to this tax. The applicable rates vary according
to the type of goods and services: 5% for basic
goods, 12% for restaurants, 21% for other goods
and services.
These deadlines can be extended up until end-May, in case you
choose to deliver the declaration online.
More Information
DGCI – Direcção Geral de Impostos
(Taxes Directorate-General):
www.dgci.min-financas.pt
Online Tax Services
www.e-financas.gov.pt
4
Income ranges revised every year. These apply to the 2008 fiscal
year.
9. Health Care
In Portugal, the Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS)
(national health service – NHS), supervised by
the Ministry of Health, provides healthcare by
means of Health Centres and Public Hospitals.
EU/EEA citizens are also beneficiaries of the NHS
under the terms of the applicable EU legislation.
Registration
To be able to benefit from NHS healthcare you
should register with the Health Centre in the
area where you live as soon as you start a job,
presenting:
– a valid identity document (identity card or
passport),
– a social security beneficiary’s card and
– a document proving that you are a resident.
The Health Centre will issue a NHS user’s card
in your name and inform you who your family
doctor (médico de família) is.
Health Centres provide general practice and
family medicine, public healthcare, nursing,
vaccination and some diagnostic tests.
Hospitals have out-patient (specialist consultants),
in-patient and emergency services.
Beneficiaries pay a small charge (taxa moderadora)
for each appointment or treatment provided in
the NHS. A regular appointment in a Health
Centre, for example, in 2008, costs ¤2.15, while
an emergency appointment in a Hospital costs
¤9.205.
In addition to Health Centres and Public Hospitals,
several private health establishments and health
practitioners operate on a freelance basis and
5
These charge values are revised every year.
complete the supply of healthcare, providing
services privately or by means of agreements or
conventions with the NHS.
When you go to Portugal you should bring your
European Health Insurance Card with you so
that you can get health care until your NHS user’s
card is issued.
Medicines
The Portuguese State partially supports the cost
of many medicines, though some are totally
subsidised, particularly those which are vital for
treating certain illnesses.
NHS beneficiaries are partially subsidised when
they purchase medicines prescribed by NHS
doctors or private doctors, provided they present
their NHS user’s card.
Prescribed medicines are usually sold in Farmácias
(pharmacies), though the sale of medicines in
commercial areas, such as supermarkets or
convenience stores, has been allowed since the
end of 2005, provided they are duly controlled
by qualified staff. These establishments are
identified by a green cross on a white background.
More Information
Health Portal: www.portaldasaude.pt
Ministry of Health: www.min-saude.pt
DGS – Direcção Geral da Saúde
(Health Directorate-General): www.dgs.pt
Living and Working in Portugal
Personal Income Tax (IRS)
16
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Index
10. Educational System
Pre-School Education
Pre-school education for children between 3 and
5 years of age is optional. It is provided by
kindergartens, which are run by a variety of State
organisations, charitable institutions, private
schools and cooperatives, unions and other
organisations.
Basic Education
Basic education is compulsory and free-of-charge
and lasts for 9 years, covering children and young
people between 6 and 15 years of age. It consists
of 3 consecutive cycles: the 1st cycle (4 years)
promotes overall education, with a single teacher
(sometimes supported by others in specialised
areas); the 2nd cycle (2 years) and the 3rd cycle
(3 years) are taught by a teacher per subject or
multidisciplinary educational field.
Secondary Education
This comprises 3 years of education (10th, 11th
and 12th years of schooling). It is geared towards
anyone who intends to continue studying or enter
the labour market. It can take the form of scientific-humanistic courses, specialised artistic courses,
technological or professional courses, and it is
provided by secondary schools and professional
schools.
Higher Education
Higher education in Portugal involves universities
and polytechnics. The academic year generally
begins in October.
Bachelor (1st cycle), masters (2nd cycle) and PhD
(3rd cycle) degrees can be obtained by university
students.
Bachelor courses last an average of 3 years and
masters courses, in general, 1 to 2 years.
Admission to higher education institutions
depends on the number of vacancies available,
which is regulated by the national admission
exam organised by the Direcção Geral do Ensino
Superior (Directorate-General for Higher
Education).
Applications are normally submitted in July and
August to the admission services in the applicant’s
area of residence. In order to be accepted,
EU/EEA nationals must present an academic
qualification equivalent to the 12 th year of
schooling.
Equivalence / Recognition of
Academic Diplomas
To obtain a direct comparison or equivalence
between your qualifications and those recognised
in Portugal you should contact the nearest basic
or secondary school to the place where you live
in Portugal or the Ministry of Education’s DGIDC
(in Lisbon), in the case of basic or secondary
qualifications, and NARIC Portugal in the case
of higher education diplomas.
Applications for equivalence or recognition must
be presented to a pedagogically autonomous
basic or secondary education establishment, or
to the Scientific Board of a higher education
establishment providing the same courses, and
are treated on a case-by-case basis.
Pre-School
Education
Basic Education
Ministry of Education:
www.min-edu.pt
Ministry of Education’s Schooling Equivalences
Webpage:
www.dgidc.min-edu.pt/equivale.asp
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher
Education: www.mctes.pt
NARIC Portugal:
www.dges.mctes.pt/dges/pt/reconhecimento/naricenic
Secondary Education
nd
rd
1st cycle 2 cycle 3 cycle
Kindergarten
More Information
Post-Secondary
Education
Courses
Technological
Scientific-Humanistic
Specialisation
Technological
Courses
Higher Education
University Education
Graduate
Specialised Artistic
Graduate
4
5
6
9 10
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
11 12
14 15
6th , 7th, 8th, 9th
Compulsory Education
17 18
1 0 th, 1 1 th, 1 2 th
Doctor
Polytechnics
Education
Professional
3
Master
1st
19 18
2nd
Master
20 21
1st 2nd 3rd
22
Ages
...
1st 2nd
...
Schooling
Years
Living and Working in Portugal
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of
Science, Technology and Higher Education are
jointly responsible for the education system as a
whole in Portugal.
16
17
Index
10. Educational System
Pre-School Education
Pre-school education for children between 3 and
5 years of age is optional. It is provided by
kindergartens, which are run by a variety of State
organisations, charitable institutions, private
schools and cooperatives, unions and other
organisations.
Basic Education
Basic education is compulsory and free-of-charge
and lasts for 9 years, covering children and young
people between 6 and 15 years of age. It consists
of 3 consecutive cycles: the 1st cycle (4 years)
promotes overall education, with a single teacher
(sometimes supported by others in specialised
areas); the 2nd cycle (2 years) and the 3rd cycle
(3 years) are taught by a teacher per subject or
multidisciplinary educational field.
Secondary Education
This comprises 3 years of education (10th, 11th
and 12th years of schooling). It is geared towards
anyone who intends to continue studying or enter
the labour market. It can take the form of scientific-humanistic courses, specialised artistic courses,
technological or professional courses, and it is
provided by secondary schools and professional
schools.
Higher Education
Higher education in Portugal involves universities
and polytechnics. The academic year generally
begins in October.
Bachelor (1st cycle), masters (2nd cycle) and PhD
(3rd cycle) degrees can be obtained by university
students.
Bachelor courses last an average of 3 years and
masters courses, in general, 1 to 2 years.
Admission to higher education institutions
depends on the number of vacancies available,
which is regulated by the national admission
exam organised by the Direcção Geral do Ensino
Superior (Directorate-General for Higher
Education).
Applications are normally submitted in July and
August to the admission services in the applicant’s
area of residence. In order to be accepted,
EU/EEA nationals must present an academic
qualification equivalent to the 12 th year of
schooling.
Equivalence / Recognition of
Academic Diplomas
To obtain a direct comparison or equivalence
between your qualifications and those recognised
in Portugal you should contact the nearest basic
or secondary school to the place where you live
in Portugal or the Ministry of Education’s DGIDC
(in Lisbon), in the case of basic or secondary
qualifications, and NARIC Portugal in the case
of higher education diplomas.
Applications for equivalence or recognition must
be presented to a pedagogically autonomous
basic or secondary education establishment, or
to the Scientific Board of a higher education
establishment providing the same courses, and
are treated on a case-by-case basis.
Pre-School
Education
Basic Education
Ministry of Education:
www.min-edu.pt
Ministry of Education’s Schooling Equivalences
Webpage:
www.dgidc.min-edu.pt/equivale.asp
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher
Education: www.mctes.pt
NARIC Portugal:
www.dges.mctes.pt/dges/pt/reconhecimento/naricenic
Secondary Education
nd
rd
1st cycle 2 cycle 3 cycle
Kindergarten
More Information
Post-Secondary
Education
Courses
Technological
Scientific-Humanistic
Specialisation
Technological
Courses
Higher Education
University Education
Graduate
Specialised Artistic
Graduate
4
5
6
9 10
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
11 12
14 15
6th , 7th, 8th, 9th
Compulsory Education
17 18
1 0 th, 1 1 th, 1 2 th
Doctor
Polytechnics
Education
Professional
3
Master
1st
19 18
2nd
Master
20 21
1st 2nd 3rd
22
Ages
...
1st 2nd
...
Schooling
Years
Living and Working in Portugal
The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of
Science, Technology and Higher Education are
jointly responsible for the education system as a
whole in Portugal.
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Index
11. Checklist
Before arriving
After arriving
Make sure that you have:
Mostly if you’re planning to stay for more than
3 months, you should:
– a valid identity document (passport or identity
card);
– a European Health Insurance Card;
– documents in evidence of professional
experience and academic and vocational
training, and professional skills certificates
translated into Portuguese;
– passport-size photographs;
– enough money to remain in the country until
you receive your first salary, or to return home
should this prove necessary.
If you already have a job offer in sight, make sure
that you:
– have a copy of the labour contract or document
confirming the conditions offered, and you
understand them;
– know the method and frequency of the salary
payment;
– know the housing conditions and if the employer
will be bearing this expense.
It is advisable that you:
– try to obtain as much information as you can
on the Portuguese labour market situation,
either on the Internet (visit the EURES Portal,
under Living & Working > Labour Market
Information) or on the most relevant Portuguese
newspapers (also made available online);
– contact the social security in your country for
more detailed information on the social security
system in Portugal;
– take out travel insurance.
If you do not know any Portuguese you should
learn the language beforehand:
– look for a language school offering Portuguese
classes in your country;
– use the e-learning resources available on the
Internet, such as the Centro Virtual Camões or
Easy Portuguese;
– contact one of the Portuguese Language Centres
in your country (if any);
– if you cannot access any of these resources, at
least buy a Conversation Guide and a dictionary
to help you in the initial stages.
– open a bank account, since salaries are normally
paid by bank transfer;
– if you are looking for a job, register with the
nearest Job Centre or at www.netemprego.gov.pt;
– if you hold professional skills certificates or
academic qualifications, ask for them to be
recognised (you can also begin the procedure
before you go to Portugal: please check the
above info on Recognition of Professional Skills
and Academic Diplomas, for further details);
– register yourself and your family members in
the Town Council (Municipality) where you live
or at the nearest SEF Regional Delegation (please
check the above info on Free Movement of
Workers);
– apply for a Taxpayer’s Card in a Local Tax Office;
– apply for a Health Card in the Health Centre
in the area where you live;
– apply for a Social Security Card when you start
work;
– improve your Portuguese.
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Index
11. Checklist
Before arriving
After arriving
Make sure that you have:
Mostly if you’re planning to stay for more than
3 months, you should:
– a valid identity document (passport or identity
card);
– a European Health Insurance Card;
– documents in evidence of professional
experience and academic and vocational
training, and professional skills certificates
translated into Portuguese;
– passport-size photographs;
– enough money to remain in the country until
you receive your first salary, or to return home
should this prove necessary.
If you already have a job offer in sight, make sure
that you:
– have a copy of the labour contract or document
confirming the conditions offered, and you
understand them;
– know the method and frequency of the salary
payment;
– know the housing conditions and if the employer
will be bearing this expense.
It is advisable that you:
– try to obtain as much information as you can
on the Portuguese labour market situation,
either on the Internet (visit the EURES Portal,
under Living & Working > Labour Market
Information) or on the most relevant Portuguese
newspapers (also made available online);
– contact the social security in your country for
more detailed information on the social security
system in Portugal;
– take out travel insurance.
If you do not know any Portuguese you should
learn the language beforehand:
– look for a language school offering Portuguese
classes in your country;
– use the e-learning resources available on the
Internet, such as the Centro Virtual Camões or
Easy Portuguese;
– contact one of the Portuguese Language Centres
in your country (if any);
– if you cannot access any of these resources, at
least buy a Conversation Guide and a dictionary
to help you in the initial stages.
– open a bank account, since salaries are normally
paid by bank transfer;
– if you are looking for a job, register with the
nearest Job Centre or at www.netemprego.gov.pt;
– if you hold professional skills certificates or
academic qualifications, ask for them to be
recognised (you can also begin the procedure
before you go to Portugal: please check the
above info on Recognition of Professional Skills
and Academic Diplomas, for further details);
– register yourself and your family members in
the Town Council (Municipality) where you live
or at the nearest SEF Regional Delegation (please
check the above info on Free Movement of
Workers);
– apply for a Taxpayer’s Card in a Local Tax Office;
– apply for a Health Card in the Health Centre
in the area where you live;
– apply for a Social Security Card when you start
work;
– improve your Portuguese.
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Belgium
Honorary Consulates
Mainland
IEFP – Instituto do Emprego e Formação
Profissional, I.P.
(Employment and Vocational Training Institute)
Rua de Xabregas, 52 – 2º
1949-003 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 614 100
Fax: +351 218 614 612
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.iefp.pt
Chancellery
Praça Marquês Pombal, 14 – 6º
1269-024 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 170 510
Fax: +351 213 561 556
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.diplomatie.be/lisbon/
Oporto
Rua dos Arrependidos
Quinta do Cisne – Laborim de Baixo
4430-099 VILA NOVA DE GAIA
Phone: +351 252 853 351
Fax: +351 252 859 011
E-mail: [email protected]
Madeira Autonomous Region
IRE – Instituto Regional de Emprego da Madeira
(Madeira Regional Employment Institute)
Rua da Boa Viagem, 36
9060-027 LISBOA
Phone: +351 291 213 260/261
Fax: +351 291 220 014
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ire.gov.pt
Oporto
Edifício Palácio da Bolsa
Rua Ferreira Borges, s/n
4050-253 PORTO
Phone: +351 223 392 110
Fax: +351 223 392 119
E-mail: [email protected]
Azores Autonomous Region
DRTQP – Direcção Regional do Trabalho e
Qualificação Profissional
(Labour and Professional Qualification
Regional Directorate)
Rua Dr. José Bruno Tavares Carreiro, s/n
9500-119 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 308 000
Fax: +351 296 308 190
E-mail: [email protected]
EURES in Portugal
Website: www.iefp.pt/eures
Embassies and Consulates
Austria
Chancellery
Av. Infante Santo, 43 – 4º
1399-046 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 943 900
Fax: +351 213 958 224
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
Pç. Bom Sucesso, 123-137, 8° – Sala 803
(Edifício Península)
4150-146 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 053 000/001
Fax: +351 226 053 002
E-mail: [email protected]
Albufeira (Algarve)
Rua Ramalho Ortigão
Praia da Oura
8200-604 ALBUFEIRA
Phone: +351 289 510 900
Fax: +351 289 510 999
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua Imperatriz D. Amélia
Edifício Princesa – Loja 0/4
9000-018 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 206 100/103
Fax: +351 291 281 6 20
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulates
Faro (Algarve)
Rua de Santo António, 68 – 2° Dto.
8000-283 FARO
Phone: +351 289 899 590
Fax: +351 289 899 599
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua Dr. Brito Câmara, 20 – 1°
9000-039 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 210 200/202
Fax: +351 291 210 209
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores)
Dr. José Manuel Almeida Braz
Rua da Pranchinha, 92
9500-331 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 201 580
Fax: +351 296 201 589
E-mail: [email protected]
Bulgaria
Chancellery
Rua Sacramento à Lapa, 31
1200-792 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 976 364/367
Fax: +351 213 979 272
E-mail: [email protected]
Cyprus
Chancellery
Av. da Liberdade, 229 – 1º
1250-142 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 194 180
Fax: +351 213 194 189
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mfa.gov.cy/embassylisbon
Czech Republic
Chancellery
Rua Pêro de Alenquer, 14
Phone: +351 213 010 487
Fax: +351 213 010 629
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail (Economic Section): [email protected]
Website:
www.czechtourism.com/por/pt/docs/_pt/embassyconsulate/
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua Dr. José Joaquim de Freitas, 24
9060-143 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 228 654
E-mail: [email protected]
Denmark
Tavira (Algarve)
Praça Dr. António Padinha, 12
8800-354 TAVIRA
Phone: +351 281 321 779
Fax: +351 281 320 888
E-mail: [email protected]
Finland
Chancellery
Rua do Possolo, 76 – 1º
1350-251 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 933 040
Fax: +351 213 904 758
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.finlandia.org.pt
Chancellery
Rua Castilho, 14 C – 3º
1296-077 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 512 960
Fax: +351 213 554 615
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.amblissabon.um.dk
Honorary Consulates
Honorary Consulates
Lisbon
Edifício Alcântara Rio
Rua Fradesso da Silveira, 2 – 2º A
1300-260 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 210 900
Fax: +351 210 051 100
Oporto
Rua Eugénio de Castro, 280 – 1
4100-225 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 094 584
Fax: +351 226 099 746
E-mail: [email protected]
Faro (Algarve)
Rua Conselheiro Bívar, 10 – 1º
8000-255 FARO
Phone: +351 289 803 010
Fax: +351 289 803 333
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua do Paiol, 4
9000-198 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 761 997
Fax: +351 291 742 596
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores)
Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6 – 1º
9500-762 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 284 291/283 249/
286 013/287 405
Fax: +351 296 283 619
E-mail: [email protected]
Estonia
Chancellery
Rua Filipe Folque, 10 J – 2º Esq.
1050-113 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 194 150
Fax: +351 213 194 155
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.embest.pt
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
Rua de São Francisco, 4 – 2º Dto.
4050-548 PORTO
Phone: +351 223 402 514
Fax: +351 223 402 511
E-mail: [email protected]
Oporto
Av. da Boavista, 3477-4, Room 401
4100-139 PORTO
Phone: 351 226 102 397
Fax: +351 226 107 346
E-mail: [email protected]
Vila Real de Sto. António (Algarve)
Av. da República, 133, Apartado 31
8900 Vila Real de Santo António
Phone: +351 281 511 721
Fax: +351 281 511 199
Quarteira (Algarve)
Estrada Nacional 125
Edifício Cor de Rosa
(Gisélia Farias’ Lawyers Office)
Pereiras – Quatro Estradas, Apartado 92
8125-902 QUARTEIRA
Phone: +351 289 399 873/4
Fax: +351 289 399 872
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua 31 de Janeiro, 15-B-1
9050-011 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 234 871
Fax: +351 291 227 111
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores)
Ladeira de Sta. Rita, 17
Fajã de Baixo
9500-454 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 381 378
Mobile: +351 917 700 290
E-mail: [email protected]
France
Chancellery
Rua de Santos-o-Velho, 5
1249-079 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 939 100
Fax: +351 213 939 151
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ambafrance-pt.org
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Belgium
Honorary Consulates
Mainland
IEFP – Instituto do Emprego e Formação
Profissional, I.P.
(Employment and Vocational Training Institute)
Rua de Xabregas, 52 – 2º
1949-003 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 614 100
Fax: +351 218 614 612
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.iefp.pt
Chancellery
Praça Marquês Pombal, 14 – 6º
1269-024 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 170 510
Fax: +351 213 561 556
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.diplomatie.be/lisbon/
Oporto
Rua dos Arrependidos
Quinta do Cisne – Laborim de Baixo
4430-099 VILA NOVA DE GAIA
Phone: +351 252 853 351
Fax: +351 252 859 011
E-mail: [email protected]
Madeira Autonomous Region
IRE – Instituto Regional de Emprego da Madeira
(Madeira Regional Employment Institute)
Rua da Boa Viagem, 36
9060-027 LISBOA
Phone: +351 291 213 260/261
Fax: +351 291 220 014
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ire.gov.pt
Oporto
Edifício Palácio da Bolsa
Rua Ferreira Borges, s/n
4050-253 PORTO
Phone: +351 223 392 110
Fax: +351 223 392 119
E-mail: [email protected]
Azores Autonomous Region
DRTQP – Direcção Regional do Trabalho e
Qualificação Profissional
(Labour and Professional Qualification
Regional Directorate)
Rua Dr. José Bruno Tavares Carreiro, s/n
9500-119 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 308 000
Fax: +351 296 308 190
E-mail: [email protected]
EURES in Portugal
Website: www.iefp.pt/eures
Embassies and Consulates
Austria
Chancellery
Av. Infante Santo, 43 – 4º
1399-046 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 943 900
Fax: +351 213 958 224
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
Pç. Bom Sucesso, 123-137, 8° – Sala 803
(Edifício Península)
4150-146 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 053 000/001
Fax: +351 226 053 002
E-mail: [email protected]
Albufeira (Algarve)
Rua Ramalho Ortigão
Praia da Oura
8200-604 ALBUFEIRA
Phone: +351 289 510 900
Fax: +351 289 510 999
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua Imperatriz D. Amélia
Edifício Princesa – Loja 0/4
9000-018 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 206 100/103
Fax: +351 291 281 6 20
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulates
Faro (Algarve)
Rua de Santo António, 68 – 2° Dto.
8000-283 FARO
Phone: +351 289 899 590
Fax: +351 289 899 599
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua Dr. Brito Câmara, 20 – 1°
9000-039 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 210 200/202
Fax: +351 291 210 209
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores)
Dr. José Manuel Almeida Braz
Rua da Pranchinha, 92
9500-331 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 201 580
Fax: +351 296 201 589
E-mail: [email protected]
Bulgaria
Chancellery
Rua Sacramento à Lapa, 31
1200-792 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 976 364/367
Fax: +351 213 979 272
E-mail: [email protected]
Cyprus
Chancellery
Av. da Liberdade, 229 – 1º
1250-142 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 194 180
Fax: +351 213 194 189
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mfa.gov.cy/embassylisbon
Czech Republic
Chancellery
Rua Pêro de Alenquer, 14
Phone: +351 213 010 487
Fax: +351 213 010 629
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail (Economic Section): [email protected]
Website:
www.czechtourism.com/por/pt/docs/_pt/embassyconsulate/
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua Dr. José Joaquim de Freitas, 24
9060-143 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 228 654
E-mail: [email protected]
Denmark
Tavira (Algarve)
Praça Dr. António Padinha, 12
8800-354 TAVIRA
Phone: +351 281 321 779
Fax: +351 281 320 888
E-mail: [email protected]
Finland
Chancellery
Rua do Possolo, 76 – 1º
1350-251 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 933 040
Fax: +351 213 904 758
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.finlandia.org.pt
Chancellery
Rua Castilho, 14 C – 3º
1296-077 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 512 960
Fax: +351 213 554 615
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.amblissabon.um.dk
Honorary Consulates
Honorary Consulates
Lisbon
Edifício Alcântara Rio
Rua Fradesso da Silveira, 2 – 2º A
1300-260 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 210 900
Fax: +351 210 051 100
Oporto
Rua Eugénio de Castro, 280 – 1
4100-225 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 094 584
Fax: +351 226 099 746
E-mail: [email protected]
Faro (Algarve)
Rua Conselheiro Bívar, 10 – 1º
8000-255 FARO
Phone: +351 289 803 010
Fax: +351 289 803 333
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua do Paiol, 4
9000-198 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 761 997
Fax: +351 291 742 596
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores)
Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6 – 1º
9500-762 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 284 291/283 249/
286 013/287 405
Fax: +351 296 283 619
E-mail: [email protected]
Estonia
Chancellery
Rua Filipe Folque, 10 J – 2º Esq.
1050-113 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 194 150
Fax: +351 213 194 155
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.embest.pt
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
Rua de São Francisco, 4 – 2º Dto.
4050-548 PORTO
Phone: +351 223 402 514
Fax: +351 223 402 511
E-mail: [email protected]
Oporto
Av. da Boavista, 3477-4, Room 401
4100-139 PORTO
Phone: 351 226 102 397
Fax: +351 226 107 346
E-mail: [email protected]
Vila Real de Sto. António (Algarve)
Av. da República, 133, Apartado 31
8900 Vila Real de Santo António
Phone: +351 281 511 721
Fax: +351 281 511 199
Quarteira (Algarve)
Estrada Nacional 125
Edifício Cor de Rosa
(Gisélia Farias’ Lawyers Office)
Pereiras – Quatro Estradas, Apartado 92
8125-902 QUARTEIRA
Phone: +351 289 399 873/4
Fax: +351 289 399 872
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua 31 de Janeiro, 15-B-1
9050-011 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 234 871
Fax: +351 291 227 111
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores)
Ladeira de Sta. Rita, 17
Fajã de Baixo
9500-454 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 381 378
Mobile: +351 917 700 290
E-mail: [email protected]
France
Chancellery
Rua de Santos-o-Velho, 5
1249-079 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 939 100
Fax: +351 213 939 151
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ambafrance-pt.org
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Consular Sections
Lisbon
Calçada do Marquês de Abrantes, 123
1200-718 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 939 292
Fax: +351 213 939 222
E-mail: [email protected]
Oporto
Av. da Boavista, 1681 – 2º
4100-132 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 078 220
Fax: +351 226 078 221
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.consulfrance-porto.org
Germany
Chancellery
Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 38
1169-043 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 810 210
Fax: +351 218 853 846
Fax (Consular Section): +351 218 810 261
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.lissabon.diplo.de
Consulate
Oporto
Av. da França, 20 – 6º
4050-275 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 052 810
Fax: +351 226 052 819
E-mail: [email protected]
Greece
Chancellery
Rua do Alto do Duque, 3
1449-026 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 031 260
Fax: +351 213 011 205
E-mail: [email protected]
Consulates
Lisbon
Av. Defensores de Chaves, 15 – 4º G
1000-109 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 501 600
Oporto
Rua Pedro Homem de Melo, 91 – 9.4
4150-599 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 175 669
Fax: +351 226 175 669
Greece also has Honorary Consulates in Funchal
(Madeira), Angra do Heroísmo and Ponta Delgada
(Azores).
Hungary
Chancellery and Consulate
Calçada de Sto. Amaro, 85
1349-042 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 645 928
Phone (General Consulate): +351 213 630 395
Fax: +351 213 632 314
E-mail: [email protected]
Iceland
Chancellery
8, Avenue Kléber
75116 PARIS
Phone: +33 1 44 17 32 85
Fax: +33 1 40 67 99 96
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.iceland.org/fr
Consulates
Lisbon
Rua José Ferrão, Castelo Branco, 19
2780-682 PAÇO DE ARCOS
Phone: +351 214 411 564
Fax: +351 214 411 564
Oporto
Largo do Terreiro, 4
4150-339 PORTO
Phone: +351 223 322 512
Fax: +351 222 054 955
E-mail: [email protected]
Gafanha da Nazaré (Aveiro)
Porto Bacalhoeiro, Apartado 6
3830-556 GAFANHA DA NAZARÉ
Phone: +351 234 390 210
Fax: +351 234 390 211
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores, S. Miguel)
Rua Luís Soares de Sousa, 35
9501-902 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 284 558
Fax: +351 296 284 920
Horta (Azores, Faial)
Rua Cônsul Dabney, Bungalow 2
9900 HORTA
Phone: +351 292 282 770
Chancellery
Rua da Imprensa à Estrela, 1 – 4º
1200-684 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 929 440
Fax: +351 213 977 363
E-mail: [email protected]
Italy
Chancellery and Consular Section
Lg. Conde Pombeiro, 6
1150-100 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 515 320
Fax: +351 213 154 926
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail (Consular Section):
[email protected]
Website: www.amblisbona.esteri.it
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
Rua de Restauração, 409
4000 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 006 546
Fax: +351 226 006 532
E-mail: [email protected]
Vila Real de S. António (Algarve)
Av. 25 de Abril, 65
8900 VILA REAL DE S. ANTÓNIO
Phone: +351 281 512 025
Fax: +351 281 512 293
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua do Bom Jesus, 14 – 1 Dto.
9050-028 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 223 890
Fax: +351 291 224 388
Chancellery
Av. da Liberdade, 49 – 5º Esq.
1250-139 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 405 470
Fax: +351 213 405 479
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulates
Latvia
Chancellery
Tv. da Palmeira, 31A
1200-315 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 407 170
Fax: +351 213 469 045
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulate
Oporto
Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 292
4100-259 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 167 331
Fax: +351 226 167 315
E-mail: [email protected]
Lithuania
Ireland
Malta
Chancellery
Av. 5 de Outubro, 81 – 1º Esq.
1050-050 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 990 110
Fax: +351 217 996 363
E-mail: [email protected]
Luxembourg
Chancellery and Consular Section
Rua das Janelas Verdes, 43
1200-690 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 931 940
Fax: +351 213 901 410
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mae.lu/mae.taf?ldNav=620
Lisbon
Praça Duque de Terceira, 24 – 1º
1200-017 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 470 231
Fax: +351 213 463 832
E-mail: [email protected]
Oporto
Praça dos Álamos, 30
4100-026 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 170 68
Fax: +351 226 168 434
E-mail: [email protected]
Tavira (Algarve)
Rua José Pires Padinha, 44 – Gab. 8
8800 TAVIRA
Phone: +351 281 380 930
Fax: +351 281 380 939
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores)
Palácio José do Canto
9500 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 213 243 690
Fax: +351 213 243 699
E-mail: [email protected]
Netherlands
Chancellery
Av. Infante Santo, 43 – 5º
1399-011 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 914 900
Fax: +351 213 966 436
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.emb-paisesbaixos.pt
Honorary Consulates
Honorary Consulates
Lisbon
Pç. de Londres, 3 – 3° Dto.
1000 LISBOA
Phone: +351 211 881 177
Oporto
Rua Garcia de Orta, 37
4150-345 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 160 066
Fax: +351 226 161 222
E-mail: gagç[email protected]
Vila Real
Av. 1° de Maio, 11 – 2°
5000-651 VILA REAL
Phone: +351 259 322 312 / 325 516
Fax: +351 259 375 204
Oporto
Rua da Reboleira, 7
4050-492 PORTO
Phone: +351 222 080 061
Fax: +351 222 080 061
E-mail: [email protected]
Albufeira (Algarve)
Rua do Lageado, Lt.14
Edifício Mercúrio
8200-328 ALBUFEIRA
Phone: +351 289 820 903
Fax: +351 289 820 903
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Complexo Vila Porto Maré
Rua Leichlingen, 5 – 2º
9000-003 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 703 803
Fax: +351 291 703 803
E-mail: [email protected]
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Consular Sections
Lisbon
Calçada do Marquês de Abrantes, 123
1200-718 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 939 292
Fax: +351 213 939 222
E-mail: [email protected]
Oporto
Av. da Boavista, 1681 – 2º
4100-132 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 078 220
Fax: +351 226 078 221
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.consulfrance-porto.org
Germany
Chancellery
Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 38
1169-043 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 810 210
Fax: +351 218 853 846
Fax (Consular Section): +351 218 810 261
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.lissabon.diplo.de
Consulate
Oporto
Av. da França, 20 – 6º
4050-275 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 052 810
Fax: +351 226 052 819
E-mail: [email protected]
Greece
Chancellery
Rua do Alto do Duque, 3
1449-026 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 031 260
Fax: +351 213 011 205
E-mail: [email protected]
Consulates
Lisbon
Av. Defensores de Chaves, 15 – 4º G
1000-109 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 501 600
Oporto
Rua Pedro Homem de Melo, 91 – 9.4
4150-599 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 175 669
Fax: +351 226 175 669
Greece also has Honorary Consulates in Funchal
(Madeira), Angra do Heroísmo and Ponta Delgada
(Azores).
Hungary
Chancellery and Consulate
Calçada de Sto. Amaro, 85
1349-042 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 645 928
Phone (General Consulate): +351 213 630 395
Fax: +351 213 632 314
E-mail: [email protected]
Iceland
Chancellery
8, Avenue Kléber
75116 PARIS
Phone: +33 1 44 17 32 85
Fax: +33 1 40 67 99 96
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.iceland.org/fr
Consulates
Lisbon
Rua José Ferrão, Castelo Branco, 19
2780-682 PAÇO DE ARCOS
Phone: +351 214 411 564
Fax: +351 214 411 564
Oporto
Largo do Terreiro, 4
4150-339 PORTO
Phone: +351 223 322 512
Fax: +351 222 054 955
E-mail: [email protected]
Gafanha da Nazaré (Aveiro)
Porto Bacalhoeiro, Apartado 6
3830-556 GAFANHA DA NAZARÉ
Phone: +351 234 390 210
Fax: +351 234 390 211
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores, S. Miguel)
Rua Luís Soares de Sousa, 35
9501-902 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 284 558
Fax: +351 296 284 920
Horta (Azores, Faial)
Rua Cônsul Dabney, Bungalow 2
9900 HORTA
Phone: +351 292 282 770
Chancellery
Rua da Imprensa à Estrela, 1 – 4º
1200-684 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 929 440
Fax: +351 213 977 363
E-mail: [email protected]
Italy
Chancellery and Consular Section
Lg. Conde Pombeiro, 6
1150-100 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 515 320
Fax: +351 213 154 926
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail (Consular Section):
[email protected]
Website: www.amblisbona.esteri.it
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
Rua de Restauração, 409
4000 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 006 546
Fax: +351 226 006 532
E-mail: [email protected]
Vila Real de S. António (Algarve)
Av. 25 de Abril, 65
8900 VILA REAL DE S. ANTÓNIO
Phone: +351 281 512 025
Fax: +351 281 512 293
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua do Bom Jesus, 14 – 1 Dto.
9050-028 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 223 890
Fax: +351 291 224 388
Chancellery
Av. da Liberdade, 49 – 5º Esq.
1250-139 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 405 470
Fax: +351 213 405 479
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulates
Latvia
Chancellery
Tv. da Palmeira, 31A
1200-315 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 407 170
Fax: +351 213 469 045
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulate
Oporto
Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 292
4100-259 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 167 331
Fax: +351 226 167 315
E-mail: [email protected]
Lithuania
Ireland
Malta
Chancellery
Av. 5 de Outubro, 81 – 1º Esq.
1050-050 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 990 110
Fax: +351 217 996 363
E-mail: [email protected]
Luxembourg
Chancellery and Consular Section
Rua das Janelas Verdes, 43
1200-690 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 931 940
Fax: +351 213 901 410
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mae.lu/mae.taf?ldNav=620
Lisbon
Praça Duque de Terceira, 24 – 1º
1200-017 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 470 231
Fax: +351 213 463 832
E-mail: [email protected]
Oporto
Praça dos Álamos, 30
4100-026 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 170 68
Fax: +351 226 168 434
E-mail: [email protected]
Tavira (Algarve)
Rua José Pires Padinha, 44 – Gab. 8
8800 TAVIRA
Phone: +351 281 380 930
Fax: +351 281 380 939
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores)
Palácio José do Canto
9500 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 213 243 690
Fax: +351 213 243 699
E-mail: [email protected]
Netherlands
Chancellery
Av. Infante Santo, 43 – 5º
1399-011 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 914 900
Fax: +351 213 966 436
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.emb-paisesbaixos.pt
Honorary Consulates
Honorary Consulates
Lisbon
Pç. de Londres, 3 – 3° Dto.
1000 LISBOA
Phone: +351 211 881 177
Oporto
Rua Garcia de Orta, 37
4150-345 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 160 066
Fax: +351 226 161 222
E-mail: gagç[email protected]
Vila Real
Av. 1° de Maio, 11 – 2°
5000-651 VILA REAL
Phone: +351 259 322 312 / 325 516
Fax: +351 259 375 204
Oporto
Rua da Reboleira, 7
4050-492 PORTO
Phone: +351 222 080 061
Fax: +351 222 080 061
E-mail: [email protected]
Albufeira (Algarve)
Rua do Lageado, Lt.14
Edifício Mercúrio
8200-328 ALBUFEIRA
Phone: +351 289 820 903
Fax: +351 289 820 903
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Complexo Vila Porto Maré
Rua Leichlingen, 5 – 2º
9000-003 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 703 803
Fax: +351 291 703 803
E-mail: [email protected]
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Ponta Delgada (Azores, S. Miguel)
Rua de Lisboa, Apart. 195
9501-997 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 301 800
Fax: +351 296 301 812
E-mail: [email protected]
Norway
Chancellery
Av. D. Vasco da Gama, 1
1400-127 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 015 344
Fax: +351 213 016 158
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.noruega.org.pt
Consulates
Oporto
Largo do Terreiro, 4
4050-603 PORTO
Phone: +351 223 322 512/587
Fax: +351 222 081 568
E-mail:
[email protected]
Portimão (Algarve)
Rua Júdice Biker, 11 – 4°
8500 PORTIMÃO
Phone: +351 282 414 878/480 580
Fax: +351 282 414 879/416 660
Funchal (Madeira)
Quinta das Maravilhas
Rua das Maravilhas, 23
9000 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 741 515
Fax: +351 291 741 514
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores, S. Miguel)
Largo da Matriz, 56
9500-118 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 205 030
Fax: +351 296 205 039
E-mail: [email protected]
Horta (Azores, Faial)
Azores University
Cais de Santa Cruz
9901-862 HORTA
Phone: +351 292 200 400/414
Fax: +351 292 200 411
E-mail: [email protected]
Poland
Chancellery
Av. das Descobertas, 2
1400-092 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 012 350
Fax: +351 213 041 429
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.emb-polonia.pt
Consular Section
Phone: +351 213 012 350
Fax: +351 213 041 427
E-mail: [email protected]
Romania
Caniço (Madeira)
Switzerland
Chancellery
Rua de S. Caetano, 5 (Lapa)
1200-828 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 968 812/979 982
Fax: +351 213 960 984
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://lisabona.mae.ro or
http://lisbon.mae.ro
9125-043 CANIÇO
Phone: +351 291 936 936
Fax: +351 291 936 936
E-mail: [email protected]
Chancellery
Tv. do Jardim, 17
1350-185 LISBOA
Phone: 213 944 090
Fax: 213 955 945
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.eda.admin.ch/lisbon
Consular Section
Phone: +351 213 966 463/960 866
Fax: +351 213 976 169/960 984
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
R. do Campo Alegre, 1306, 4º – Sala 407
4150 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 004 215
Fax: +351 226 007 631
E-mail: [email protected]
Cascais
R. dos Bem Lembrados, 141 – Manique
2645-471 ALCABIDECHE – CASCAIS
Phone: +351 214 449 666
Fax: +351 214 449 667
E-mail: [email protected]
Vilamoura (Algarve)
R. das Estrelas, Edifício Bacará, R/c – Sala 005
8125-468 VILAMOURA
Phone: +351 289 324 811
Fax: +351 289 324 813
E-mail: [email protected]
Slovak Republic
Chancellery
Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 19 – 7º Dto.
1050-116 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 583 300
Fax: +351 213 583 309
E-mail: [email protected]
Slovenia
Chancellery
Av. da Liberdade, 49 – 6º Esq.
1250-139 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 423 301
Fax: +351 213 423 305
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://lizbona.veleposlanistvo.si
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
Rua António Cândido, 287
4200-077 PORTO
Phone: +351 225 510 032
Fax: +351 225 510 032
E-mail: [email protected]
Rua da Olaria, Falésia do Garajau, Bloco C, R/c U
Spain
Chancellery
Rua do Salitre, 1
1269-052 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 472 381/382/383
+351 213 478 621/622
Fax: +351 213 472 384/425 376
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mae.es/embajadas/lisboa/es/home
Labour Services and Social Affairs
Phone: +351 213 469 877
Fax: +351 213 422 015
E-mail: [email protected]
Sweden
Chancellery
R. Miguel Lupi, 12 – 2º
1249-077 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 942 260
Fax: +351 213 942 261
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.swedenabroad.com/lisbon
Consulates
Oporto
Largo do Terreiro, 4
4050-603 PORTO
Phone: +351 223 322 512/587
Fax: +351 222 054 955
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua Padre Gonçalves da Câmara, 26 – 1º Dto.
9000-085 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 233 603
Fax: +351 291 220 634
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulates
Almancil (Algarve)
Av. 5 de Outubro
Edifício Coral, Sala V
8135-908 ALMANCIL
Phone: +351 289 355 213
Fax: +351 289 358 637
E-mail: [email protected]
Vila Franca do Campo (Azores, S. Miguel)
Rua de S. Lázaro, 20 B
Água d'Alto
9680-909 VILA FRANCA DO CAMPO
Phone: +351 296 582 776
Fax: +351 296 582 998
E-mail: [email protected]
Consulate
Oporto
Rua do Carvalho, 102 M – 6º Dto.
4150-192 PORTO
Phone: +351 225 321 433
Fax: +351 225 321 434
E-mail: [email protected]
United Kingdom
Embassy and Consular Section
Rua de S. Bernardo, 33
1249-082 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 924 000
Fax: +351 213 924 153
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.uk-embassy.pt
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
Tv. Barão de Forrester, 10
4400-034 VILA NOVA DE GAIA
Phone: +351 226 184 789
Fax: +351 226 100 438
E-mail: [email protected]
Portimão (Algarve)
Largo Francisco A. Maurício, 7 – 1°
8500-535 PORTIMÃO
Phone: +351 282 490 750
Fax: +351 282 490 758
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua da Alfândega, 10 – 3º C
9000-059 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 212 860/867
Fax: +351 291 212 869
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores, S. Miguel)
Rua Domingos Rebelo, 43 A
9500-234 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 628 175
Fax: +351 296 628 175
E-mail: [email protected]
Portuguese Embassies and Consulates
in the World
Website:
www.mne.publinet.com.pt/home/missoesdiplomaticas-no-mundo/
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Ponta Delgada (Azores, S. Miguel)
Rua de Lisboa, Apart. 195
9501-997 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 301 800
Fax: +351 296 301 812
E-mail: [email protected]
Norway
Chancellery
Av. D. Vasco da Gama, 1
1400-127 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 015 344
Fax: +351 213 016 158
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.noruega.org.pt
Consulates
Oporto
Largo do Terreiro, 4
4050-603 PORTO
Phone: +351 223 322 512/587
Fax: +351 222 081 568
E-mail:
[email protected]
Portimão (Algarve)
Rua Júdice Biker, 11 – 4°
8500 PORTIMÃO
Phone: +351 282 414 878/480 580
Fax: +351 282 414 879/416 660
Funchal (Madeira)
Quinta das Maravilhas
Rua das Maravilhas, 23
9000 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 741 515
Fax: +351 291 741 514
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores, S. Miguel)
Largo da Matriz, 56
9500-118 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 205 030
Fax: +351 296 205 039
E-mail: [email protected]
Horta (Azores, Faial)
Azores University
Cais de Santa Cruz
9901-862 HORTA
Phone: +351 292 200 400/414
Fax: +351 292 200 411
E-mail: [email protected]
Poland
Chancellery
Av. das Descobertas, 2
1400-092 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 012 350
Fax: +351 213 041 429
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.emb-polonia.pt
Consular Section
Phone: +351 213 012 350
Fax: +351 213 041 427
E-mail: [email protected]
Romania
Caniço (Madeira)
Switzerland
Chancellery
Rua de S. Caetano, 5 (Lapa)
1200-828 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 968 812/979 982
Fax: +351 213 960 984
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://lisabona.mae.ro or
http://lisbon.mae.ro
9125-043 CANIÇO
Phone: +351 291 936 936
Fax: +351 291 936 936
E-mail: [email protected]
Chancellery
Tv. do Jardim, 17
1350-185 LISBOA
Phone: 213 944 090
Fax: 213 955 945
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.eda.admin.ch/lisbon
Consular Section
Phone: +351 213 966 463/960 866
Fax: +351 213 976 169/960 984
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
R. do Campo Alegre, 1306, 4º – Sala 407
4150 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 004 215
Fax: +351 226 007 631
E-mail: [email protected]
Cascais
R. dos Bem Lembrados, 141 – Manique
2645-471 ALCABIDECHE – CASCAIS
Phone: +351 214 449 666
Fax: +351 214 449 667
E-mail: [email protected]
Vilamoura (Algarve)
R. das Estrelas, Edifício Bacará, R/c – Sala 005
8125-468 VILAMOURA
Phone: +351 289 324 811
Fax: +351 289 324 813
E-mail: [email protected]
Slovak Republic
Chancellery
Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 19 – 7º Dto.
1050-116 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 583 300
Fax: +351 213 583 309
E-mail: [email protected]
Slovenia
Chancellery
Av. da Liberdade, 49 – 6º Esq.
1250-139 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 423 301
Fax: +351 213 423 305
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://lizbona.veleposlanistvo.si
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
Rua António Cândido, 287
4200-077 PORTO
Phone: +351 225 510 032
Fax: +351 225 510 032
E-mail: [email protected]
Rua da Olaria, Falésia do Garajau, Bloco C, R/c U
Spain
Chancellery
Rua do Salitre, 1
1269-052 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 472 381/382/383
+351 213 478 621/622
Fax: +351 213 472 384/425 376
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mae.es/embajadas/lisboa/es/home
Labour Services and Social Affairs
Phone: +351 213 469 877
Fax: +351 213 422 015
E-mail: [email protected]
Sweden
Chancellery
R. Miguel Lupi, 12 – 2º
1249-077 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 942 260
Fax: +351 213 942 261
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.swedenabroad.com/lisbon
Consulates
Oporto
Largo do Terreiro, 4
4050-603 PORTO
Phone: +351 223 322 512/587
Fax: +351 222 054 955
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua Padre Gonçalves da Câmara, 26 – 1º Dto.
9000-085 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 233 603
Fax: +351 291 220 634
E-mail: [email protected]
Honorary Consulates
Almancil (Algarve)
Av. 5 de Outubro
Edifício Coral, Sala V
8135-908 ALMANCIL
Phone: +351 289 355 213
Fax: +351 289 358 637
E-mail: [email protected]
Vila Franca do Campo (Azores, S. Miguel)
Rua de S. Lázaro, 20 B
Água d'Alto
9680-909 VILA FRANCA DO CAMPO
Phone: +351 296 582 776
Fax: +351 296 582 998
E-mail: [email protected]
Consulate
Oporto
Rua do Carvalho, 102 M – 6º Dto.
4150-192 PORTO
Phone: +351 225 321 433
Fax: +351 225 321 434
E-mail: [email protected]
United Kingdom
Embassy and Consular Section
Rua de S. Bernardo, 33
1249-082 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 924 000
Fax: +351 213 924 153
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.uk-embassy.pt
Honorary Consulates
Oporto
Tv. Barão de Forrester, 10
4400-034 VILA NOVA DE GAIA
Phone: +351 226 184 789
Fax: +351 226 100 438
E-mail: [email protected]
Portimão (Algarve)
Largo Francisco A. Maurício, 7 – 1°
8500-535 PORTIMÃO
Phone: +351 282 490 750
Fax: +351 282 490 758
E-mail: [email protected]
Funchal (Madeira)
Rua da Alfândega, 10 – 3º C
9000-059 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 212 860/867
Fax: +351 291 212 869
E-mail: [email protected]
Ponta Delgada (Azores, S. Miguel)
Rua Domingos Rebelo, 43 A
9500-234 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 628 175
Fax: +351 296 628 175
E-mail: [email protected]
Portuguese Embassies and Consulates
in the World
Website:
www.mne.publinet.com.pt/home/missoesdiplomaticas-no-mundo/
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Professional Associations
Ordem dos Advogados
(Lawyers Professional Association)
Largo de São Domingos, 14 – 1º
1169-060 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 823 550
Fax: +351 218 862 403
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.oa.pt
Ordem dos Arquitectos
(Architects Professional Association)
Tv. do Carvalho, 23
1249-003 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 241 110
Fax: +351 213 241 101
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.arquitectos.pt
Ordem dos Biólogos
(Biologists Professional Association)
Rua José Ricardo, 11 – 2º Esq.
1900-286 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 401 878
Fax: +351 218 401 876
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordembiologos.pt
Associação Nacional de Bioquímicos
(Biochemists Professional Association)
Apartado 756
4151-701 PORTO
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.anbioq.org
Ordem dos Economistas
(Economists Professional Association)
Rua da Estrela, 8
1200-669 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 929 470
Fax: +351 213 961 428
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemeconomistas.pt
Ordem dos Enfermeiros
(Nurses Professional Association)
Av. Almirante Gago Coutinho, 75
1700-028 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 455 230
Fax: +351 218 455 259
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemenfermeiros.pt
Ordem dos Engenheiros
(Engineers Professional Association)
Av. Sidónio Pais, 4 E
1050-212 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 132 600
Fax: +351 213 524 632
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemengenheiros.pt
Associação Nacional dos Engenheiros Técnicos
(Technical Engineers Professional Association)
Praça D. João da Câmara, 19
1200-147 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 256 327/328
Fax: +351 213 256 334
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.anet.pt
Ordem dos Farmacêuticos
(Pharmacists Professional Association)
Rua da Sociedade Farmacêutica, 18
1169-075 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 191 380
Fax: +351 213 191 399
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemfarmaceuticos.pt
Comissão da Carteira Profissional dos Jornalistas
(Journalists Professional Card Commission)
Palácio Foz – Praça dos Restauradores
1250-187 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 221 230
+351 213 424 303
Fax: +351 213 221 229
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccpi.pt
Ordem dos Médicos
(Medical Doctors Professional Association)
Av. Almirante Gago Coutinho, 151
1749-084 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 427 100
Fax: +351 218 427 199
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemdosmedicos.pt
Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas
(Medical Dentists Professional Association)
Av. Dr. Antunes Guimarães, 463
4100-080 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 197 690
Fax: +351 226 197 699
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.omd.pt
Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários
(Veterinary Professional Association)
Rua Gomes Freire, Edifício ESMV
1169-014 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 129 370
Fax: +351 213 129 379
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.omv.pt
Pró-Ordem dos Professores
(Teachers Professional Association)
Rua Prof. Vieira de Almeida, 7 – 4º N
1600-664 LISBOA
Phone / Fax: +351 217 590 701
Mobile: +351 967 615 321
Website: www.ordemdosprofessores.org
Associação Pró-Ordem dos Psicólogos
(Psychologists Professional Association)
Latino Coelho Business Centre
Rua Latino Coelho, 87
1050-134 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 502 571
Mobile: +351 962 251 575
Fax: +351 213 502 564
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemdospsicologos.org
Ordem dos Revisores Oficiais de Contas
(Chartered Account Auditors Professional
Association)
Rua do Salitre, 51/53
1250-198 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 536 158
Fax: +351 213 536 149
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.oroc.pt
Câmara dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas
(Chamber of Chartered Accountants)
Av. Barbosa du Bocage, 45
1049-013 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 999 700
Fax: +351 217 957 332 / 959 080 / 959 208
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ctoc.pt
Trade Union Confederations
CGTP-IN – Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores
Portugueses
(Portuguese Workers’ General Confederation)
Rua Victor Cordon, 1
1249-102 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 236 500
Fax: +351 213 236 695
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.cgtp.pt
UGT – União Geral dos Trabalhadores
(Workers General Trade Union)
Rua de Buenos Aires, 11
1249-067 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 931 200
Fax: +351 213 974 612
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ugt.pt
Business Associations and
Chambers of Commerce
Associação Empresarial de Portugal
(Portugal Business Association)
Leça de Palmeira
4450-617 MATOSINHOS
Phone: +351 229 981 500/530
Fax: +351 229 981 616/617
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.aeportugal.pt
Associação de Empresas de Construção Civil e
Obras Públicas
(Civil Construction and Public Works
Companies Association)
R. Duque de Palmela, 20
1250-098 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 110 200
Fax: +351 213 562 816
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.aecops.pt
Confederação do Comércio e Serviços de Portugal
(Commerce and Services
Portuguese Confederation)
Av. D. Vasco da Gama, 29
1449-032 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 031 380
Fax: +351 213 031 401
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccp.pt
Associação Industrial de Lisboa –
Câmara de Comércio e Indústria
(Lisbon Business Association – Portuguese
Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Rua das Portas de Sto. Antão, 89
1169-022 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 224 050
Fax: +351 213 224 051
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.port-chambers.com
Associação Industrial Portuguesa
(Portuguese Industrial Association)
Praça das Indústrias
1300-307 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 601 000
Fax: +351 213 641 301
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.aip.pt
Câmara de Comércio Luso-Alemã
(German-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Av. Liberdade, 38 – 2º
1269-039 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 211 200
Fax: +351 213 467 150
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccila-portugal.com
Câmara de Comércio
Luso-Belga-Luxemburguesa
(Portuguese-Belgian-Luxembourghese
Chamber of Commerce)
Av. Duque d’Ávila, 203 – 5º
1050-082 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 152 502/503
Fax: +351 213 547 738
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.cclbl.com
Câmara de Comércio Luso-Britânica
(British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Rua da Estrela, 8
1200-669 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 942 020
Fax: +351 213 942 029
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.bpcc.pt
Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Espanhola
(Spanish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and
Industry)
Av. Marquês de Tomar, 2 – 7º
1050-155 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 509 310
Fax: +351 213 526 333
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.portugalespanha.org
Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Francesa
(French-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and
Industry)
Av. Liberdade, 9 – 7º
1250-139 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 241 996
Fax: +351 213 424 881
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccilf.pt
Câmara de Comércio Portugal-Holanda
(Dutch-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Av. Infante Santo, 43 – 5º
1399-011 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 955 581
Fax: +351 213 955 582
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccph.pt
Câmara de Comércio Luso-Húngara
(Hungarian-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Rua Tierno Galvan, 3 – 7º, Sala 701
1070-274 LISBOA
Phone: +351 917 256 594 / 933 258 251
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Website: www.cclusohungara.pt
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Professional Associations
Ordem dos Advogados
(Lawyers Professional Association)
Largo de São Domingos, 14 – 1º
1169-060 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 823 550
Fax: +351 218 862 403
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.oa.pt
Ordem dos Arquitectos
(Architects Professional Association)
Tv. do Carvalho, 23
1249-003 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 241 110
Fax: +351 213 241 101
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.arquitectos.pt
Ordem dos Biólogos
(Biologists Professional Association)
Rua José Ricardo, 11 – 2º Esq.
1900-286 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 401 878
Fax: +351 218 401 876
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordembiologos.pt
Associação Nacional de Bioquímicos
(Biochemists Professional Association)
Apartado 756
4151-701 PORTO
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.anbioq.org
Ordem dos Economistas
(Economists Professional Association)
Rua da Estrela, 8
1200-669 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 929 470
Fax: +351 213 961 428
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemeconomistas.pt
Ordem dos Enfermeiros
(Nurses Professional Association)
Av. Almirante Gago Coutinho, 75
1700-028 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 455 230
Fax: +351 218 455 259
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemenfermeiros.pt
Ordem dos Engenheiros
(Engineers Professional Association)
Av. Sidónio Pais, 4 E
1050-212 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 132 600
Fax: +351 213 524 632
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemengenheiros.pt
Associação Nacional dos Engenheiros Técnicos
(Technical Engineers Professional Association)
Praça D. João da Câmara, 19
1200-147 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 256 327/328
Fax: +351 213 256 334
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.anet.pt
Ordem dos Farmacêuticos
(Pharmacists Professional Association)
Rua da Sociedade Farmacêutica, 18
1169-075 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 191 380
Fax: +351 213 191 399
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemfarmaceuticos.pt
Comissão da Carteira Profissional dos Jornalistas
(Journalists Professional Card Commission)
Palácio Foz – Praça dos Restauradores
1250-187 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 221 230
+351 213 424 303
Fax: +351 213 221 229
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccpi.pt
Ordem dos Médicos
(Medical Doctors Professional Association)
Av. Almirante Gago Coutinho, 151
1749-084 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 427 100
Fax: +351 218 427 199
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemdosmedicos.pt
Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas
(Medical Dentists Professional Association)
Av. Dr. Antunes Guimarães, 463
4100-080 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 197 690
Fax: +351 226 197 699
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.omd.pt
Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários
(Veterinary Professional Association)
Rua Gomes Freire, Edifício ESMV
1169-014 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 129 370
Fax: +351 213 129 379
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.omv.pt
Pró-Ordem dos Professores
(Teachers Professional Association)
Rua Prof. Vieira de Almeida, 7 – 4º N
1600-664 LISBOA
Phone / Fax: +351 217 590 701
Mobile: +351 967 615 321
Website: www.ordemdosprofessores.org
Associação Pró-Ordem dos Psicólogos
(Psychologists Professional Association)
Latino Coelho Business Centre
Rua Latino Coelho, 87
1050-134 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 502 571
Mobile: +351 962 251 575
Fax: +351 213 502 564
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ordemdospsicologos.org
Ordem dos Revisores Oficiais de Contas
(Chartered Account Auditors Professional
Association)
Rua do Salitre, 51/53
1250-198 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 536 158
Fax: +351 213 536 149
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.oroc.pt
Câmara dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas
(Chamber of Chartered Accountants)
Av. Barbosa du Bocage, 45
1049-013 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 999 700
Fax: +351 217 957 332 / 959 080 / 959 208
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ctoc.pt
Trade Union Confederations
CGTP-IN – Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores
Portugueses
(Portuguese Workers’ General Confederation)
Rua Victor Cordon, 1
1249-102 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 236 500
Fax: +351 213 236 695
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.cgtp.pt
UGT – União Geral dos Trabalhadores
(Workers General Trade Union)
Rua de Buenos Aires, 11
1249-067 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 931 200
Fax: +351 213 974 612
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ugt.pt
Business Associations and
Chambers of Commerce
Associação Empresarial de Portugal
(Portugal Business Association)
Leça de Palmeira
4450-617 MATOSINHOS
Phone: +351 229 981 500/530
Fax: +351 229 981 616/617
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.aeportugal.pt
Associação de Empresas de Construção Civil e
Obras Públicas
(Civil Construction and Public Works
Companies Association)
R. Duque de Palmela, 20
1250-098 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 110 200
Fax: +351 213 562 816
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.aecops.pt
Confederação do Comércio e Serviços de Portugal
(Commerce and Services
Portuguese Confederation)
Av. D. Vasco da Gama, 29
1449-032 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 031 380
Fax: +351 213 031 401
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccp.pt
Associação Industrial de Lisboa –
Câmara de Comércio e Indústria
(Lisbon Business Association – Portuguese
Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
Rua das Portas de Sto. Antão, 89
1169-022 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 224 050
Fax: +351 213 224 051
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.port-chambers.com
Associação Industrial Portuguesa
(Portuguese Industrial Association)
Praça das Indústrias
1300-307 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 601 000
Fax: +351 213 641 301
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.aip.pt
Câmara de Comércio Luso-Alemã
(German-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Av. Liberdade, 38 – 2º
1269-039 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 211 200
Fax: +351 213 467 150
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccila-portugal.com
Câmara de Comércio
Luso-Belga-Luxemburguesa
(Portuguese-Belgian-Luxembourghese
Chamber of Commerce)
Av. Duque d’Ávila, 203 – 5º
1050-082 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 152 502/503
Fax: +351 213 547 738
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.cclbl.com
Câmara de Comércio Luso-Britânica
(British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Rua da Estrela, 8
1200-669 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 942 020
Fax: +351 213 942 029
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.bpcc.pt
Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Espanhola
(Spanish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and
Industry)
Av. Marquês de Tomar, 2 – 7º
1050-155 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 509 310
Fax: +351 213 526 333
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.portugalespanha.org
Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Francesa
(French-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and
Industry)
Av. Liberdade, 9 – 7º
1250-139 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 241 996
Fax: +351 213 424 881
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccilf.pt
Câmara de Comércio Portugal-Holanda
(Dutch-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Av. Infante Santo, 43 – 5º
1399-011 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 955 581
Fax: +351 213 955 582
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccph.pt
Câmara de Comércio Luso-Húngara
(Hungarian-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Rua Tierno Galvan, 3 – 7º, Sala 701
1070-274 LISBOA
Phone: +351 917 256 594 / 933 258 251
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Website: www.cclusohungara.pt
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Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Sueca
(Swedish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Av. do Forte, 3, Ed. Suécia I
2790-073 CARNAXIDE
Phone: +351 214 171 300
Fax: +351 214 171 304
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.camaralusosueca.pt
Câmara de Comércio Luso-Italiana
(Italian-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Av. 5 de Outubro, 95 – 4º Dto.
1050-051 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 950 263
Fax: +351 217 931 984
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccitalia.pt
Tourism and Information
on Portugal
Turismo de Portugal, I.P.
(Portugal Tourism Institute)
Rua Ivone Silva, Lote 6
1050-124 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 810 000
Fax: +351 217 937 537
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.turismodeportugal.pt
Portugal Official Tourism Portal
www.visitportugal.com
Some Regions’ Official Tourism Portals
Lisboa: www.visitlisboa.com
Algarve: www.visitallgarve.com
Alentejo: www.visitalentejo.com
Azores: www.visitazores.com
Madeira: www.madeiratourism.org
Portugal.org
www.portugal.org
Portuguese Government Official Portal
www.portugal.gov.pt
Instituto Nacional de Estatística
(National Statistics Institute)
Website: www.ine.pt
Agência Lusa
(Portugal Official News Agency)
Website: www.lusa.pt
Instituto de Meteorologia
(Institute of Meteorology)
Website: www.meteo.pt
Regional Authorities
CCDR Norte – Comissão de Coordenação e
Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
(North Regional Coordination Commission)
Rua Rainha D. Estefânia, 251
4150-304 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 086 300
Fax: +351 226 061 489
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccr-n.pt
CCDR Centro – Comissão de Coordenação e
Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
(Centre Regional Coordination Commission)
Rua Bernardim Ribeiro, 80
3000-069 COIMBRA
Phone: +351 239 400 100
Fax: +351 239 400 115
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccdrc.pt
CCDR Lisboa – Comissão de Coordenação e
Desenvolvimento Regional de Lisboa
(Lisbon Regional Coordination Commission)
Rua da Artilharia 1, 33
1269-145 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 837 100
Fax: +351 213 831 292
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccdr-lvt.pt
CCDR Alentejo – Comissão de Coordenação e
Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
(Alentejo Regional Coordination Commission)
Estrada das Piscinas, 193
7004-514 ÉVORA
Phone: +351 266 740 300
Fax: +351 266 706 562
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccdr-a.gov.pt
CCDR Algarve – Comissão de Coordenação e
Desenvolvimento Regional do Algarve
(Algarve Regional Coordination Commission)
Praça da Liberdade, 2
8000-164 FARO
Phone: +351 289 895 200
Fax: +351 289 807 623
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccdr-alg.pt
Governo da Região Autónoma da Madeira
(Madeira Islands Regional Government)
Avenida Zarco, Edif. Governo Regional
9004-527 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 212 001
Fax: +351 291 223 858
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.gov-madeira.pt
Governo da Região Autónoma dos Açores
(Azores Islands Regional Government)
Rua 16 de Fevereiro, Palácio da Conceição
9504-509 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 301 100 / 204 700
Fax: +351 296 629 335
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.azores.gov.pt
Language Learning
Instituto Camões
(Portuguese Language & Culture Promotion
Institute)
Rua Rodrigues Sampaio, 113
1150-279 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 109 100
Fax: +351 213 143 987
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.instituto-camoes.pt
Camões Virtual Centre
Website: www.instituto-camoes.pt/cvc/
Easy Portuguese: www.easyportuguese.com
Recognition of Professional
Skills and Academic Diplomas
DGES – Direcção Geral do Ensino Superior
(Higher Education Directorate-General)
NARIC Portugal
Av. Duque de Ávila, 137
1069-016 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 126 000
E-mails: [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Website:
www.dges.mctes.pt/dges/pt/reconhecimento/naricenic
DGIDC – Direcção Geral de Inovação e
Desenvolvimento Curricular (Innovation and
Contents Development Directorate-General)
Av. 24 de Julho, 140
1399-025 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 934 500
Fax: +351 213 934 695
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.dgidc.min-edu.pt/equivale.asp
IEFP – Instituto do Emprego e Formação
Profissional, I.P.
(Employment and Vocational Training Institute)
PNRQ – Ponto Nacional de Referência para as
Qualificações (National Reference Point for
Qualifications)
Rua de Xabregas, 52
Phone: +351 218 614 545
Fax: +351 218 614 602
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://portal.iefp.pt/pnrq/index.html
EUROPASS
Website: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/
EUROPASS Centre in Portugal:
Av. Infante Santo, 2 – 1º
1350-178 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 944 760
Fax: +351 213 944 737
Website: www.socleo.pt/europass/
Labour Legislation
ACT – Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho
(Labour Conditions Authority)
Av. Casal Ribeiro, 18 A
1000-092 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 308 700
Fax: +351 213 308 710
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.act.gov.pt
DGERT – Direcção Geral do Emprego e das
Relações do Trabalho (Employment and Industrial
Relations Directorate-General)
Praça de Londres, 2 – 7º
1049-056 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 441 100
Fax: +351 218 441 425
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.dgert.mtss.gov.pt
Social Security
Instituto de Segurança Social, I.P.
(Social Security Institute)
Rua Rosa Araújo, 43
1250-194 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 102 000
Fax: +351 213 102 090
E-mail: [email protected]
Departamento de Acordos Internacionais da
Segurança Social
(Social Security International Agreements
Department)
Rua da Junqueira, 112 – Apart. 3072
1300-344 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 652 300
Fax: +351 213 652 498
E-mail: [email protected]
Social Security Portal: www.seg-social.pt
Taxes
Direcção Geral dos Impostos
(Taxes Directorate General)
Rua do Comércio, 49
1149-017 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 812 600
Website: www.dgci.min-financas.pt/pt
Health Care
Ministério da Saúde
(Health Ministry)
Website: www.min-saude.pt
Direcção Geral de Saúde
(Health Directorate-General)
Alameda D. Afonso Henriques, 45
1049-005 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 430 500
Fax: +351 218 430 530
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.dgs.pt
INFARMED – Autoridade Nacional do
Medicamento e Produtos de Saúde, I.P.
(Pharmacy and Medicine National Institute)
Parque de Saúde de Lisboa – Av. do Brasil, 53
1749-004 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 987 100
Fax: +351 217 987 316
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.infarmed.pt
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Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Sueca
(Swedish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Av. do Forte, 3, Ed. Suécia I
2790-073 CARNAXIDE
Phone: +351 214 171 300
Fax: +351 214 171 304
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.camaralusosueca.pt
Câmara de Comércio Luso-Italiana
(Italian-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce)
Av. 5 de Outubro, 95 – 4º Dto.
1050-051 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 950 263
Fax: +351 217 931 984
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccitalia.pt
Tourism and Information
on Portugal
Turismo de Portugal, I.P.
(Portugal Tourism Institute)
Rua Ivone Silva, Lote 6
1050-124 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 810 000
Fax: +351 217 937 537
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.turismodeportugal.pt
Portugal Official Tourism Portal
www.visitportugal.com
Some Regions’ Official Tourism Portals
Lisboa: www.visitlisboa.com
Algarve: www.visitallgarve.com
Alentejo: www.visitalentejo.com
Azores: www.visitazores.com
Madeira: www.madeiratourism.org
Portugal.org
www.portugal.org
Portuguese Government Official Portal
www.portugal.gov.pt
Instituto Nacional de Estatística
(National Statistics Institute)
Website: www.ine.pt
Agência Lusa
(Portugal Official News Agency)
Website: www.lusa.pt
Instituto de Meteorologia
(Institute of Meteorology)
Website: www.meteo.pt
Regional Authorities
CCDR Norte – Comissão de Coordenação e
Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
(North Regional Coordination Commission)
Rua Rainha D. Estefânia, 251
4150-304 PORTO
Phone: +351 226 086 300
Fax: +351 226 061 489
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccr-n.pt
CCDR Centro – Comissão de Coordenação e
Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro
(Centre Regional Coordination Commission)
Rua Bernardim Ribeiro, 80
3000-069 COIMBRA
Phone: +351 239 400 100
Fax: +351 239 400 115
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccdrc.pt
CCDR Lisboa – Comissão de Coordenação e
Desenvolvimento Regional de Lisboa
(Lisbon Regional Coordination Commission)
Rua da Artilharia 1, 33
1269-145 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 837 100
Fax: +351 213 831 292
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccdr-lvt.pt
CCDR Alentejo – Comissão de Coordenação e
Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
(Alentejo Regional Coordination Commission)
Estrada das Piscinas, 193
7004-514 ÉVORA
Phone: +351 266 740 300
Fax: +351 266 706 562
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccdr-a.gov.pt
CCDR Algarve – Comissão de Coordenação e
Desenvolvimento Regional do Algarve
(Algarve Regional Coordination Commission)
Praça da Liberdade, 2
8000-164 FARO
Phone: +351 289 895 200
Fax: +351 289 807 623
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ccdr-alg.pt
Governo da Região Autónoma da Madeira
(Madeira Islands Regional Government)
Avenida Zarco, Edif. Governo Regional
9004-527 FUNCHAL
Phone: +351 291 212 001
Fax: +351 291 223 858
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.gov-madeira.pt
Governo da Região Autónoma dos Açores
(Azores Islands Regional Government)
Rua 16 de Fevereiro, Palácio da Conceição
9504-509 PONTA DELGADA
Phone: +351 296 301 100 / 204 700
Fax: +351 296 629 335
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.azores.gov.pt
Language Learning
Instituto Camões
(Portuguese Language & Culture Promotion
Institute)
Rua Rodrigues Sampaio, 113
1150-279 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 109 100
Fax: +351 213 143 987
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.instituto-camoes.pt
Camões Virtual Centre
Website: www.instituto-camoes.pt/cvc/
Easy Portuguese: www.easyportuguese.com
Recognition of Professional
Skills and Academic Diplomas
DGES – Direcção Geral do Ensino Superior
(Higher Education Directorate-General)
NARIC Portugal
Av. Duque de Ávila, 137
1069-016 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 126 000
E-mails: [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Website:
www.dges.mctes.pt/dges/pt/reconhecimento/naricenic
DGIDC – Direcção Geral de Inovação e
Desenvolvimento Curricular (Innovation and
Contents Development Directorate-General)
Av. 24 de Julho, 140
1399-025 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 934 500
Fax: +351 213 934 695
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.dgidc.min-edu.pt/equivale.asp
IEFP – Instituto do Emprego e Formação
Profissional, I.P.
(Employment and Vocational Training Institute)
PNRQ – Ponto Nacional de Referência para as
Qualificações (National Reference Point for
Qualifications)
Rua de Xabregas, 52
Phone: +351 218 614 545
Fax: +351 218 614 602
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://portal.iefp.pt/pnrq/index.html
EUROPASS
Website: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/
EUROPASS Centre in Portugal:
Av. Infante Santo, 2 – 1º
1350-178 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 944 760
Fax: +351 213 944 737
Website: www.socleo.pt/europass/
Labour Legislation
ACT – Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho
(Labour Conditions Authority)
Av. Casal Ribeiro, 18 A
1000-092 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 308 700
Fax: +351 213 308 710
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.act.gov.pt
DGERT – Direcção Geral do Emprego e das
Relações do Trabalho (Employment and Industrial
Relations Directorate-General)
Praça de Londres, 2 – 7º
1049-056 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 441 100
Fax: +351 218 441 425
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.dgert.mtss.gov.pt
Social Security
Instituto de Segurança Social, I.P.
(Social Security Institute)
Rua Rosa Araújo, 43
1250-194 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 102 000
Fax: +351 213 102 090
E-mail: [email protected]
Departamento de Acordos Internacionais da
Segurança Social
(Social Security International Agreements
Department)
Rua da Junqueira, 112 – Apart. 3072
1300-344 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 652 300
Fax: +351 213 652 498
E-mail: [email protected]
Social Security Portal: www.seg-social.pt
Taxes
Direcção Geral dos Impostos
(Taxes Directorate General)
Rua do Comércio, 49
1149-017 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 812 600
Website: www.dgci.min-financas.pt/pt
Health Care
Ministério da Saúde
(Health Ministry)
Website: www.min-saude.pt
Direcção Geral de Saúde
(Health Directorate-General)
Alameda D. Afonso Henriques, 45
1049-005 LISBOA
Phone: +351 218 430 500
Fax: +351 218 430 530
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.dgs.pt
INFARMED – Autoridade Nacional do
Medicamento e Produtos de Saúde, I.P.
(Pharmacy and Medicine National Institute)
Parque de Saúde de Lisboa – Av. do Brasil, 53
1749-004 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 987 100
Fax: +351 217 987 316
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.infarmed.pt
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Ministério da Educação (Ministry of Education)
Website: www.min-edu.pt
CIREP – Centro de Relações Públicas e
Atendimento
(Public Relations and Welcoming Centre)
E-mail: [email protected]
Av. 5 de Outubro, 107
1069-018 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 811 690
Fax: +351 217 978 020
Av. 24 de Julho, 134C
1399-029 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 932 860 / 1
Fax: +351 213 951 776
ANQ – Agência Nacional para a Qualificação
(National Agency for Qualification)
Av. 24 de Julho, 138
1399-026 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 943 700
Fax: +351 213 943 799
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.anq.gov.pt
Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino
Superior (Ministry of Science, Technology
and Higher Education)
Palácio das Laranjeiras
Estrada das Laranjeiras, 197-205
1649-018 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 231 000
Fax: +351 217 271 457
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mctes.pt
Other Public Services
Portal do Cidadão – Citizen Portal
(One-Stop Shop Public Information and Services)
Website: www.portaldocidadao.pt
AICEP – Portugal Global
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo
de Portugal, EPE (Portuguese Agency for
Investment and External Trade)
Phone: 808 214 214 (only available in Portugal)
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.investinportugal.pt
IAPMEI – Instituto de Apoio as Pequenas e Médias
Empresas e ao Investimento
(Institute for the Support to Small and Medium
Enterprises and to Investment)
Rua Rodrigo da Fonseca, 73
1269-169 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 836 000
Fax: +351 213 836 283
Website: www.iapmei.pt
Centros de Formalidades das Empresas
(Business Formality Centres)
Website: www.cfe.iapmei.pt
Enterprise Europe Network in Portugal
Website: www.enterpriseeuropenetwork.pt
IRN – Instituto de Registos e do Notariado IP
(Registration and Conveyancing Institute)
Av. 5 de Outubro, 202 – Apart. 14015
1064-803 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 985 500
Fax: +351 217 951 350
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Website: www.irn.mj.pt
Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Palácio das Necessidades, Largo do Rilvas
1399-030 LlSBOA
Phone: +351 213 946 000
Website: www.min-nestrangeiros.pt
SEF – Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras
(Immigration Service)
Rua Conselheiro José Silvestre Ribeiro, 4
1649-007 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 115 000
Fax: +351 217 140 332
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.sef.pt
Citizens Signpost Service
(Advisory service on solving specific problems
with mobility in the European Internal Market)
Europe Direct Call Centre: 00800 67 89 10 11
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/citizensrights/front_end/
SOLVIT – legal problems solving with Public
Administrations in Europe
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/solvit/
SOLVIT Centre in Portugal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - European Affairs
Directorate General – Internal Market Unit
Rua da Cova da Moura, 1
1350-115 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 935 750/753/540
Fax: +351 213 935 678
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mne.publinet.com.pt/solvit/
Banco de Portugal (Portuguese National Bank)
Website: www.bportugal.pt
National Generalist Portals
www.sapo.pt
www.clix.pt
www.vizzavi.pt
www.altavista.pt
www.aeiou.pt
www.iol.pt
www.cidadevirtual.pt
www.kompass.com/kinl/pt
(database on companies and services)
www.pai.pt (Portuguese yellow pages online)
EDITOR
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, I.P.
PROJECT EDITOR
EURES Portugal
Technical Coordination
HEAD EDITOR
Communication Department
Image and Marketing Unit
DESIGN
5W – Comunicação e Marketing Estratégico, Lda.
PRINT
Printipo – Indústrias Gráficas, Lda.
CIRCULATION
1000 Copies
ISBN
978-989-638-017-5
PUBLICATION DATE
March 2008
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Ministério da Educação (Ministry of Education)
Website: www.min-edu.pt
CIREP – Centro de Relações Públicas e
Atendimento
(Public Relations and Welcoming Centre)
E-mail: [email protected]
Av. 5 de Outubro, 107
1069-018 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 811 690
Fax: +351 217 978 020
Av. 24 de Julho, 134C
1399-029 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 932 860 / 1
Fax: +351 213 951 776
ANQ – Agência Nacional para a Qualificação
(National Agency for Qualification)
Av. 24 de Julho, 138
1399-026 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 943 700
Fax: +351 213 943 799
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.anq.gov.pt
Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino
Superior (Ministry of Science, Technology
and Higher Education)
Palácio das Laranjeiras
Estrada das Laranjeiras, 197-205
1649-018 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 231 000
Fax: +351 217 271 457
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mctes.pt
Other Public Services
Portal do Cidadão – Citizen Portal
(One-Stop Shop Public Information and Services)
Website: www.portaldocidadao.pt
AICEP – Portugal Global
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo
de Portugal, EPE (Portuguese Agency for
Investment and External Trade)
Phone: 808 214 214 (only available in Portugal)
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.investinportugal.pt
IAPMEI – Instituto de Apoio as Pequenas e Médias
Empresas e ao Investimento
(Institute for the Support to Small and Medium
Enterprises and to Investment)
Rua Rodrigo da Fonseca, 73
1269-169 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 836 000
Fax: +351 213 836 283
Website: www.iapmei.pt
Centros de Formalidades das Empresas
(Business Formality Centres)
Website: www.cfe.iapmei.pt
Enterprise Europe Network in Portugal
Website: www.enterpriseeuropenetwork.pt
IRN – Instituto de Registos e do Notariado IP
(Registration and Conveyancing Institute)
Av. 5 de Outubro, 202 – Apart. 14015
1064-803 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 985 500
Fax: +351 217 951 350
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Website: www.irn.mj.pt
Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Palácio das Necessidades, Largo do Rilvas
1399-030 LlSBOA
Phone: +351 213 946 000
Website: www.min-nestrangeiros.pt
SEF – Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras
(Immigration Service)
Rua Conselheiro José Silvestre Ribeiro, 4
1649-007 LISBOA
Phone: +351 217 115 000
Fax: +351 217 140 332
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.sef.pt
Citizens Signpost Service
(Advisory service on solving specific problems
with mobility in the European Internal Market)
Europe Direct Call Centre: 00800 67 89 10 11
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/citizensrights/front_end/
SOLVIT – legal problems solving with Public
Administrations in Europe
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/solvit/
SOLVIT Centre in Portugal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - European Affairs
Directorate General – Internal Market Unit
Rua da Cova da Moura, 1
1350-115 LISBOA
Phone: +351 213 935 750/753/540
Fax: +351 213 935 678
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.mne.publinet.com.pt/solvit/
Banco de Portugal (Portuguese National Bank)
Website: www.bportugal.pt
National Generalist Portals
www.sapo.pt
www.clix.pt
www.vizzavi.pt
www.altavista.pt
www.aeiou.pt
www.iol.pt
www.cidadevirtual.pt
www.kompass.com/kinl/pt
(database on companies and services)
www.pai.pt (Portuguese yellow pages online)
EDITOR
Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional, I.P.
PROJECT EDITOR
EURES Portugal
Technical Coordination
HEAD EDITOR
Communication Department
Image and Marketing Unit
DESIGN
5W – Comunicação e Marketing Estratégico, Lda.
PRINT
Printipo – Indústrias Gráficas, Lda.
CIRCULATION
1000 Copies
ISBN
978-989-638-017-5
PUBLICATION DATE
March 2008