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News from afpop 26-02 - State of Emergency extended again
Included in this briefing: State of Emergency extended Travel reminder AGM 2021 Driving licence and Residência BLiP Exhibitor Spring offers Covid map

News from afpop - 12-02 - State of Emergency extended
Included in this briefing: • President and Prime Minister's comments • State of Emergency extended • Easter • Travel reminder • Vaccines Fact Sheet • AGM 2021

News from afpop - Friday 29th January 2021 update
Included in this briefing: 1. President of the Republic comments 2. State of Emergency extended 3. Additional restrictions 4. The islands 5. Covid states across Portugal

'News from afpop' - Tuesday 26th January 2021 update
Included in this briefing: Restrictions reminder, Private healthcare, vaccine update, Vaccination programme, Registration at Centro de Saúde.Non-residents, The islands, Covid states across Portugal

News from afpop - Friday 22nd January 2021 update
Lastest news about additional restrictions,vaccine information, private health patients and more

Dangerous Dogs
We are frequently contacted about dangerous dogs and asked which dogs are included in Portugal and what the rules are about owning and exercising them.

News from afpop - Tuesday 19th update
Included in this briefing: 1. Additional restrictions; 2. The islands; 3. Risk areas; 4. Vaccine information; 5. Flights to UK; 6. afpop office; 7. Covid-19 website

News from afpop - Thursday 14th January 2021 update
Included in this briefing: 1. New State of Emergency; 2. Reminder of restrictions; 3. The islands; 4. Risk areas; 5.afpop office; 6. Covid-19 website

News from afpop - Thursday 7th of January 2021
Included in this briefing: 1. New State of Emergency dates, 2. Map of risk areas, 3. Interactive Covid-19 map

News from afpop - Residence Card UK Nationals
Residence Card UK Nationals
Cleaning chimneys
As summer comes to a close each year, we are often asked if we have a chimneysweep in the Advantage Directory and we are pleased to tell Members that we now do have a sweep, Neill Bailey, offering services to Members. We asked Neill if he h...

What to do if you lose your wallet with the documents
We know what to do if we lose our bank cards or find that they have been used fraudulently, but what about other documents? Passports and identity cards for example. Did you know that you can report those to the Bank of Portugal (BdP), or w...

News from afpop - Friday 18th December update
Included in this briefing: 1.18th to 23rd December; 2. 24th to 26th December; 3. 27th to 31st December; 4. 31st December to 4th January; 5.Rubbish collection; 6. UK citizens; 7. Map of risk areas; 8. Interactive Covid-19 map

How long to keep an invoice
Whether for guarantees, claims or proof of payment, invoices can have different purposes and it"s important to know how to manage them.

Prevention of burglary in the home
Earlier this year officers of the GNR visited home owners across the region, and afpop Members may have been visited as part of the operation, to talk about their home security and offer advice on how to avoid being victims of burglary, but...

Used cars - did you know?
New or second-hand cars are, by law, entitled to a two-year warranty from the date of purchase. However, if you purchase a car in a private sale of course the seller in not obliged to give any guarantee. In that case it is highly advisable ...

Alcoholic gel in cars
Members who receive the 'News from afpop" mailings will know that one of the measures that the government have constantly advised in the fight against Covid-19 is the use of hand gels and many if not all Members will no doubt be followi...

Be vigilant when using credit cards
It seems that this edition of UPDATE is focussed on credit and debit card issues, but we have heard of a possible scam that Members should be aware of when using their debit/credit cards in stores. The good news is it is very easy to avoid ...

Damage to unattended vehicles
Recently a Member returned to their car which was parked in a carpark, to find that someone had reversed into it, in fact still was reversing into as she entered the carpark. Fortunately she witnessed the damage and was able to take details...

News from afpop - Wednesday December 9th Update
Included in this briefing: 1. 9th to 23rd December (and restrictions reminder); 2. 24th to 26th December; 3. 27th to 31st December; 4. 31st December to 4th January; 5. Non-compliance/fines; 6.Travel to the airport; 7. Changes to Highway Cod...

News from afpop - Monday November 23rd Update
Included in this briefing: 1. State of Emergency dates, 2. New risk levels, 3. Restrictions reminder, 4. Movement between municipalities, 5. afpop office, 6. Map of risk areas, 7. Interactive Covid-19 map

News from afpop - Friday 13th of November update
Included in this briefing: 1. State of Emergency, 2. Exceptions, 3. Map of affected areas, 4. Interactive Covid-19 map

News from afpop - Monday November 9th Update
Included in this briefing: 1. State of Emergency, 2. Map of affected areas, 3. Interactive Covid-19 map

News from afpop - Tuesday November 3rd update
Included in this briefing: 1. New 'lockdown' rules, 2. Map of affected areas, 3. Rest of mainland Portugal, 4. Madeira, 5. Possible future State of Emergency, 6. Interactive Covid-19 map

News from afpop - Tuesday October 27th update
Included in this briefing: 1. Masks in public, 2.Circulation prohibited between municipalities, 3. Blood bank shortages, 4. BLiP Expo, 5. Interactive Covid-19 map


Wat is afpop?
Een vereniging die in haar 30 jarige geschiedenis al meer dan twintigduizend leden van dienst heeft mogen zijn en die nog steeds elke dag duizenden leden helpt. Ons team van gespecialiseerde medewerkers werkt om antwoorden op vragen te vinden [...]
Kijk wat onze leden zeggen
Wij zijn lid sinds onze aankomst in Portugal, 8 jaar geleden, en wij bevelen afpop altijd aan als we met nieuwkomers praten, want jullie hebben ons de laatste jaren op zoveel manieren geholpen.Lid Nº 5624
Dank u voor de opheldering - je hoort ook zoveel verschillende tegenstrijdige verhalen.Lid Nº 11241
Jullie vereniging is fantastisch! Jullie zijn zo behulpzaam. Reuze bedankt!Lid Nº 10808
Wij willen jullie bedanken voor jullie vriendelijkheid en geduld bij de hulp die wij nodig hadden.Lid Nº 2501
Wij willen u alleen even berichten, dat onze magnetron binnen een week was gerepareerd, nadat wij jullie voor advies hadden geraadpleegd!Lid Nº 11065
Zeer nuttig, die rekeningen van nutsbedrijven hadden een probleem kunnen zijn, bedankt voor de waarschuwing!Lid Nº 9694
Het welkomstpakket is zojuist aangekomen. Bedankt voor de interessante informatie en website instructies. In beiden kan ik veel nuttige voorlichting vinden.Lid Nº 11153
Nogmaals hartelijk dank voor uw snelle en duidelijke reactie op mijn vragen m.b.t. ziektekostenverzekering. We hebben nog zoveel te leren in de komende maanden en het is goed te weten dat we ons kunnen wenden tot vakkundige en hulpvaardige mensen.Lid Nº 11062
Heel veel dank! Ik vertrouw op u.Lid Nº 9621
Hartelijk dank voor uw Update. Zoals altijd is het leuk van u te horen en ik waardeer de manier waarop u helpt onze Portugese gastheren nog betere gastheren te laten zijn.Lid Nº 9217
Hartelijk dank voor de vriendelijke assistentie. We zijn erin geslaagd om de pop-ups te deblokkeren en de site is nu perfect toegankelijk. De informatie is zeer nuttig.Lid Nº 7805