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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
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No Nov 26, 2025

In Portugal, all foreign nationals are entitled to healthcare under the National Health Service (SNS). According to the legislation, all Portuguese citizens, as well as all citizens with permanent residence or temporary stay or residence in Portugal, who are nationals of European Union Member States or equivalent, nationals of third countries or stateless persons, applicants for international protection and migrants, with or without legal status, are beneficiaries of the SNS. It is one of the ar... See more
In Portugal, all foreign nationals are entitled to healthcare under the National Health Service (SNS). According to the legislation, all Portuguese citizens, as well as all citizens with permanent residence or temporary stay or residence in Portugal, who are nationals of European Union Member States or equivalent, nationals of third countries or stateless persons, applicants for international protection and migrants, with or without legal status, are beneficiaries of the SNS. It is one of the arguments used against immigration.

P.S. I can't figure out what this has to do with translation. ▲ Collapse


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Philip Lees
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Emily Scott
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Royaume-Uni
Local time: 16:26
Membre (2018)
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Checking? Nov 26, 2025

Also, who is checking these questions before they're posted? "Pay for health" is not the same as "pay for healthcare" (which is what is intended here).

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Claudio Machado Junior
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svetlana cosqueric
Maria Laura Curzi
Gerard Barry
 
Lingua 5B
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Bosnie-Herzegovine
Local time: 17:26
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Nobody Nov 26, 2025

Emily Scott wrote:

Also, who is checking these questions before they're posted? "Pay for health" is not the same as "pay for healthcare" (which is what is intended here).


They are just mindlessly churned with an automated software and there are no staff members checking or monitoring them.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Alex Lichanow
Maria Laura Curzi
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Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
Slovénie
Local time: 17:26
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no idea Nov 26, 2025

No idea. I know they cover to certain ammount, than it is payable. All i know is that resque with a helicopter should be charged for sure! We have Alps in my country and the conditions, expecially in winters are many times underestimated. Foreigners basically climb in flip-flops...
 
Daryo
Daryo
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Any website specialising in helping expats or travellers Nov 26, 2025

can gives you this kind of information.

What's this got to do with language services in any shape or form???

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Philip Lees
Emily Scott
Maria Laura Curzi
 


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