--- title: "Corrections and review status" description: "The correction record, outstanding reviews, and verification policy for Ultimate Portugal." url: "https://ultimateportugal.com/corrections" author: "Rex McIntosh" author_role: "Founder & Editor, Ultimate Portugal" author_url: "https://ultimateportugal.com/authors/rex-mcintosh" publisher: "Ultimate Portugal" license: "Free to read and quote with attribution to Ultimate Portugal." --- # Corrections and review status ## Review policy Updated is the date an article changed. Facts last verified records its last editorial fact check. Narrow corrections do not reset whole-page verification. Maintained guides about visas, tax, health, money and official procedures are due after 30 days; other maintained pages after 180 days, unless a specific date overrides this. News reports its publication-date context. A review date is not a guarantee or a legal expiry date. Known issues take priority. The official source takes priority over our summary. Statuses are calculated at build time; compare catalog next_review_due dates against today. Report errors: https://ultimateportugal.com/contact ## Pages awaiting review - [AIMA Appointments & Portugal's Residency Backlog: How to Navigate It (2026)](https://ultimateportugal.com/guides/aima-residency-appointments): Review due since 2026-07-22. This page has reached its scheduled review date. Check the linked official sources for changes. - [Cost of Living in Portugal: Three Example Budgets (2026)](https://ultimateportugal.com/guides/cost-of-living-portugal): Update pending. We have identified information on this page that needs review. Check the linked official sources before acting on its guidance. - [Portugal D7 Visa (Retirement / Passive-Income Visa): 2026 Guide](https://ultimateportugal.com/guides/d7-visa-portugal): Update pending. We have identified information on this page that needs review. Check the linked official sources before acting on its guidance. - [Digital Nomad Visa Portugal (D8): 2026 Requirements & How to Apply](https://ultimateportugal.com/guides/d8-digital-nomad-visa): Update pending. We have identified information on this page that needs review. Check the linked official sources before acting on its guidance. - [Portugal Golden Visa in 2026: Routes, Costs & Is It Still Worth It?](https://ultimateportugal.com/guides/golden-visa-portugal): Update pending. We have identified information on this page that needs review. Check the linked official sources before acting on its guidance. - [Healthcare in Portugal (2026): SNS, Private Insurance & How to Register](https://ultimateportugal.com/guides/healthcare-in-portugal): Review due since 2026-07-22. This page has reached its scheduled review date. Check the linked official sources for changes. ## Recorded corrections This record begins in September 2026; it is not a complete edit history. ### 2026-09-05: return-law-promulgation-2026-09-05 Updated to reflect that President António José Seguro promulgated the asylum-and-return diploma on 31 August 2026. The article no longer states that a veto is possible or that a presidential decision is pending, and does not assert an effective date until the final Diário da República publication is confirmed. Page: https://ultimateportugal.com/posts/portugal-return-law-constitutional-court Scope: selected claims only; not a whole-page recheck. Sources: - https://www.presidencia.pt/atualidade/toda-a-atualidade/2026/08/presidente-da-republica-promulga-lei-de-estrangeiros-e-de-concessao-de-asilo/ ### 2026-09-05: school-phone-rules-2026-09-05 Corrected the smartphone-ban timeline: Decreto-Lei n.º 176/2026 was published on 3 September 2026 and took legal effect on 4 September 2026, not 1 January 2027 — that date is the deadline for schools to adapt their internal regulations. Also corrected the list of exceptions to the ban. Page: https://ultimateportugal.com/posts/portugal-school-year-2026-27-phone-rules-later-start Scope: selected claims only; not a whole-page recheck. Sources: - https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto-lei/176-2026-1166155909 ### 2026-09-05: healthcare-registration-coverage-2026-09-05 Corrected SNS registration requirements, the distinction between a patient number and payment coverage, emergency-department charges, and pharmacy assistance rules. Removed an unsupported insurance price range and clarified the provider descriptions. This is a partial correction; the whole-page verification date is unchanged. Page: https://ultimateportugal.com/guides/healthcare-in-portugal Scope: selected claims only; not a whole-page recheck. Sources: - https://www.acss.min-saude.pt/2025/07/16/registo-nacional-de-utentes/ - https://www.gov.pt/servicos/pedir-o-numero-de-utente-do-sns - https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2022/05/10300/0000300004.pdf - https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2026/05/08800/0001300016.pdf ### 2026-09-05: nif-application-channels-2026-09-05 Replaced walk-in advice with advance booking, distinguished an authorised remote applicant from an ongoing fiscal representative, clarified non-resident documents, and removed unsupported private-service prices and processing promises. This is a partial correction; the whole-page verification date remains unchanged. Page: https://ultimateportugal.com/guides/how-to-get-a-nif-portugal Scope: selected claims only; not a whole-page recheck. Sources: - https://info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/pt/destaques/Paginas/NIF_nao_titulares_de_CC.aspx - https://info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/pt/apoio_contribuinte/questoes_frequentes/pages/faqs-00299.aspx - https://info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/pt/apoio_contribuinte/Folhetos_informativos/Documents/Atribuicao_de_NIF_a_cidadaos_estrangeiros_nao_residentes.pdf ### 2026-09-05: aima-residence-rules-2026-09-05 Corrected the ended automatic permit extensions, distinguished domestic document acceptance from residence rights and travel requirements, corrected the MI repeal date to 4 June 2024 and the scope of the December 2025 transitional deadline, and replaced unsupported appointment tactics and current backlog figures with attributed official instructions and dated activity counts. This is a partial correction; the whole-page verification date remains unchanged. Page: https://ultimateportugal.com/guides/aima-residency-appointments Scope: selected claims only; not a whole-page recheck. Sources: - https://aima.gov.pt/pt/noticias/direito-de-residencia - https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto-lei/85-b-2025-923131698 - https://aima.gov.pt/pt/noticias/jhgh - https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/lei/40-2024-895836361 - https://portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc25/comunicacao/noticias/operacao-extraordinaria-de-regularizacao-migratoria-efetuou-763-mil-atendimentos - https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto-lei/37-a-2024-867842979 - https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/lei/61-2025-941547426 ### 2026-09-05: household-budget-provenance-2026-09-05 Corrected the sums of the three household budgets to €1,315–1,990, €2,440–3,680 and €3,500–6,690+ per month. Identified all scenario inputs as editorial assumptions, removed unsupported cost and ranking claims, and cited narrowly scoped transport, fibre and electricity examples. Clarified that tuition-free public compulsory education does not mean every school expense is zero. Rent inputs are unchanged. This is a partial correction; the whole-page verification date remains unchanged. Page: https://ultimateportugal.com/guides/cost-of-living-portugal Scope: selected claims only; not a whole-page recheck. Sources: - https://www.metrolisboa.pt/en/buy/ - https://andante.pt/comprar-a/ - https://www.amp.pt/en/noticia/taxa-de-atualizacao-tarifaria-2026/ - https://www.erse.pt/media/lmrp4h2q/perguntasrespostas_tarifasele_2026.pdf - https://www.digi.pt/net/ - https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto-lei/176-2012-179057 --- Ultimate Portugal — https://ultimateportugal.com HTML version of this page: https://ultimateportugal.com/corrections