Citizenship and documents

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Services | Applying for a Taxpayer Identification Number for a natural person

The taxpayer identification number TIN is a form of personal identification that is essential for purchasing goods or services entering into contracts opening bank accounts etc. Portuguese nationals with a valid Citizen s Card already have a TIN allocated to them. If you are not in the aforementione ...

Services | Request portuguese nationality

Learn more about if you can obtain the Portuguese nationality and how to submit the request. If you obtain the Portuguese nationality you are now a Portuguese citizen and are bound to rights and duties connected to Portugal.

Services | Apply for a Social Security Identification Number (NISS)

The Social Security Identification Number NISS allows access to rights and obligations in Social Security. Persons with a citizen s card do not need to apply for an NISS because this number already appears on the citizen s card. Legal persons companies also don t need to ask for the NISS. When compa ...

Services | Confirm the change of address of the Citizen Card

The confirmation completes the process of address change on the Citizen Card.

Services | Request a birth certificate

A birth certificate is a document which confirms the facts in the birth registry. The certificate may be issued in paper or online.

Services | Request the Portuguese electronic passport

The passport comprises all the data necessary to identify the Portuguese citizens who travel out of the European Union and the Schengen area. As a rule the Portuguese passport is electronic. Only in exceptional cases of great urgency may a temporary passport which is not electronic be issued. Here y ...

Services | Exchange a foreign driving licence for a Portuguese driving licence

Driving licenses from countries such as Angola Brazil Cape Verde Switzerland and the United Kingdom among other OECD and CPLP members allow you to drive in Portugal without having to exchange them for a Portuguese driver s license. If your driving licence is from an European Union country you can dr ...

Services | Request the first Citizen Card

The Citizen Card identifies the Portuguese citizen before any public or private entity. It is mandatory for all Portuguese citizens. The Citizen Card comprises the civil identification fiscal identification tax payer number health services user and social security number.

Services | Request a short-term Schengen visa

The Schengen visa for short stay allows you to stay in Portugal for a maximum period of 90 days. It is usually requested for reasons of tourism business or family visits. The visa does not automatically guarantee entry into Portugal. At the border or any other control point additional documentation ...

Services | Request the SNS’s user number

Find out what you need to do to request the SNS National Health Service user number. Foreign citizens with legal residence in Portugal can request a user number. People with a Citizen Card do not need to request a user number as this number that identifies them in order to receive health care is ind ...