You must make the request in person

To request the card, go to one of the following service locations and bring the necessary documents with you:

• Service desks of the Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (Registries and Notary Institute).
• Citizen Bureaus, which provide this service.
• Services of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
• RIAC Bureaus, at the Autonomous Region of the Azores.

The temporary card:

• is delivered on the same day or on the following business day
• is valid for 90 days.

When you request the card, you must choose its collection point

You may choose one of the following locations:

• Azores - Civil Registry Office of Ponta Delgada and Civil Registry Office of Angra do Heroísmo.
• Aveiro - Civil Registry Office of Aveiro.
• Braga - Civil Registry Office of Braga.
• Castelo Branco - Civil Registry Office of Castelo Branco.
• Coimbra - Citizen’s Bureau of Coimbra.
• Évora - Civil Registry Office of Évora.
• Faro - Civil Registry Office of Faro.
• Lisbon - Reception Desk of the Civil Identification Department (Justice Campus).
• Madeira - Civil Registry Office of Funchal.
• Porto - Reception Desk of the Departamento de Identificação Civil (DIC) (Civil Identification Department).