How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?
Treatment costs: the official source does not establish a separate requirement to prove payment or funding of the treatment itself. Living costs: proof of financial resources is required; a term of responsibility signed by a Portuguese citizen or a foreign citizen holding a Portuguese residence permit, guaranteeing food, accommodation and removal costs, may be considered. Under the stated Cooperation Agreement conditions, an embassy statement may replace proof of means of subsistence and housing. Insurance: valid travel insurance must cover necessary medical expenses, urgent assistance and possible repatriation; the stated bilateral/international-agreement waiver is conditional on qualifying recognised cover.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The stored passages do not establish how the treatment itself must be paid for or what proof of treatment-cost funding is required. The resource threshold referred to in the general documentation is not quantified in these passages.
- General documentation > financial resources
Proof of financial resources, as defined by decree of the competent government members;
- General documentation > travel insurance
Valid travel insurance, covering necessary medical expenses, including urgent medical assistance and possible repatriation; (*)
- General documentation > insurance footnote
(*) Please note that this requirement may be waived in the case of a Bilateral/International Agreement between Portugal and the country of origin concerning medical assistance that qualifies certain beneficiaries with recognized insurance, as for example in the case of Brazil (PB4) and the United Kingdom (S1).
- Temporary stay visa to accompany a family member undergoing medical treatment > means of subsistence
Presentation of a term of responsibility, signed by a Portuguese citizen or a foreign citizen, with a residence permit in Portugal [recognized signature], which guarantees food and accommodation for the visa applicant, as well as the replacement of removal costs, in case of irregular stay.
- Temporary stay visa to accompany a family member undergoing medical treatment > Cooperation Agreements
In case of patients travelling under Cooperation Agreements, a document issued by a medical committee and medical appointment must be produced. In such cases, proof of means of subsistence and proof of housing may be replaced by a statement issued by the relevant Embassy in Lisbon to ensure the referred conditions.
