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The British Embassy and Consulates in Lisbon and Portimão will be closed on 28 May
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
If you need consular assistance, please call us on (+351) 21 392 4000
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Surcharge of £200 per year and £150 per year for students enables access to National Health Service in the same way as a permanent UK resident.
The RT Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, visited Portugal on 18 February 2015.
Portuguese national arrested in London in context of DWP efforts to convict UK benefits fraudsters abroad
The British Consulate is organising an outreach event in Caldas da Rainha on 16 October 2014
Advice for fans travelling to Portugal for Chelsea FC’s match with Sporting Clube de Portugal on 30th September
Travel advice for Gibraltar fans travelling to Faro for the Gibraltar vs Poland match on Sunday 7th September
Due to essential maintenance, our telephones will go down for up to 5 hours from 5pm today
26 June 2014
Oporto, 28 May 2014
The British Embassy will also be closed between 11am and 3pm
Check here for public opening hours at the British Consulates in Lisbon and Portimão.
Mrs Kirsty Hayes is Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic.
From 9 June 2014, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office is changing the way that it registers the births & deaths of British Citizens overseas.
With 100 days to go until the 2014 NATO Summit, Welsh Secretary David Jones highlights the huge opportunities that it will provide for Wales
28 May - Alternative numbers for customers experiencing difficulty in calling emergency consular assistance numbers in Portugal
Oporto/Lisbon - 28th and 29th May 2014
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