Where can I find out how to retire to Portugal as a permanent resident?

Lisbon area. Income is fixed. Will I qualify for health insurance? I speak no Portuguese but have Portuguese friends who do. I would like to set up a small studio in Lisbon and spend a minimum of six months a year in Portugal and the remainder in the USA - maintaining two domiciles. High Speed internet access is crucial.

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1. Marry a Portuguese lady
2. You should call the portuguese embassy or a consulate in the USA and ask them. search for there website on the net. other than that don't worry about internet or anything else Portugal is a modern country and has anything or more that you have at home concerning technology and other stuff. http://experienceportugal.blogspot.com/
3. You are very welcome to come and live in Portugal. Lots of USA citizens live in Lisbon area. The following link can help you: http://www.justlanded.com/english/portugal/topics/visas_permits You can also get more information from the Portuguese Embassy or any Consulate: Embassies and Consulates of Portugal in the USA 2125 Kalorama Road, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, Tel: (202) 328-8610, Fax: (202) 462-3726 630 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor, Suite 801, New York, NY 10111, Tel: (212) 246-4580, Fax: (212) 459-0190 One Exeter Plaza, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02116, Tel. 1(617) 536-8740, Fax 1(617) 536-2503, E-mail : mail@cgbos.dgaccp.pt 3298 Washington Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, Tel: (415) 346-3400, Fax: (415) 346-1440 The Legal Center, 1 Riverfront Plaza, Lobby, Newark, NJ 07102-5401, Tel: (973) 643-4200, Fax: (973) 643-3900 7950 Loretto Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, Tel: (215) 745-2889, Fax: (215) 745-2867 56 Pine Street - 6th Floor, Providence, R.I. 02903, Tel: (401) 272-2003, Fax: (401) 273-6247 628 Pleasant Street - Room 204, New Bedford, MA 02740, Tel: (508) 997-6151, Fax: (508) 992-1068 20 East Main Street - Room 220, Waterbury, CT 06702, Tel: (203) 755-4111, Fax: (203) 755-7563 2310 Tracy Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008, Tel: (202) 332-3007, Fax: (202) 328-6827 1901 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 2nd Floor, Coral Gables, Fl 33134, Tel: (305) 444- 6311, Fax: (305) 444-7649 1955 N. New England Street, Chicago, IL 60635, Tel: (773) 889-7405 700 Louisiana, Suite 4200, Houston, TX 77002, Tel: (713) 759-1188, Fax: (713) 230-0016 1801 Avenue of the Stars - Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90067, Tel: (310) 277-1491 416 San Leandro, Sagrado Corazon, Rio Piedras, P.R. 00926, Tel. and Fax: (787) 755-8556, Dr. John Henry Fox, Honorary Consul of Portugal P.O. Box 3470, Honolulu, Hawaii 96801-3470, Tel: (808) 841-2828