Short guides to the things nobody tells you when you arrive. Every fact comes from an official page, with the date we checked it.
You need the NIF to buy goods or services, sign contracts or open a bank account. Here is who has to ask for one, and how.
Getting aroundUp to the age of 23, the monthly pass for all public transport in the Lisbon metropolitan area costs nothing. You don't have to be a student. You do need a Portuguese NIF.
HealthPortugal has 2 health lines. 112 is for emergencies. SNS 24 is for health problems that are not an emergency, like a fever or a cough.
Sakaloz is free. Verify once that you study in Portugal, then show one code at the counter.