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BEFORE
YOU GO

NEED TO KNOW Before You Go all eventualities by considering the following points before you travel.
Forward planning is essential to any successful trip. Be prepared for

Passports and Visas
AT A GLANCE
EU nationals may visit for an unlimited period,
CURRENCY
registering with local authorities after three
Euro (EUR)
months. Citizens of the US, Canada, Australia
and New Zealand can reside without a visa for
up to 90 days. For those arriving from other
countries, check with your local Portuguese
embassy or on the Camara Municipal website.
AVERAGE DAILY SPEND Camara Municipal
∑ cm-lisboa.pt/en
Travel Safety Advice
SAVE SPEND SPLURGE
€35 €70 €150+ Visitors can get up-to-date travel safety
information from the UK Foreign and
Commonwealth Office, the US State
Department and the Australian Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
AUS
BOTTLED COFFEE BEER DINNER
WATER FOR TWO ∑ smartraveller.gov.au
€0.80 €1 €3 €45 UK
∑ gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
US
ESSENTIAL PHRASES ∑ travel.state.gov
Hello Olá Customs Information
An individual is permitted to carry the following
Goodbye Adeus within the EU for personal use:
Tobacco products 800 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos,
Please Por favor 200 cigars or 1 kg of smoking tobacco.
Alcohol 10 litres of alcoholic beverages above
Thank you Obrigado/Obrigada 22 per cent strength, 20 litres of alcoholic
beverages below 22 per cent strength,
Do you speak Fala inglês? 90 litres of wine (60 litres of which can be
English? sparkling wine) and 110 litres of beer.
I don’t Cash If you plan to enter or leave the EU with
understand Não compreendo €10,000 or more in cash (or the equivalent in
other currencies) you must declare it to the
customs authorities.
ELECTRICITY
SUPPLY Insurance
Power sockets are
type F, fitting a two- It is wise to take out an insurance policy covering
prong, round-pin plug. theft, loss of belongings, medical problems,
Standard voltage is cancellations and delays. EU citizens are eligible
220–240v. for free emergency medical care in Portugal

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