Citizen's Card will be free for newborns

25.01.2023

The Citizen's Card will become free of charge this year for all newborn Portuguese children up to the first 20 days of life. At the end of 2023 the new Citizen's Card will be launched, with contactless use.

The activation of digital certificates will be possible through biometrics, so it will not be necessary to go to a counter to activate them.

In addition to the new digital functionalities, the Citizen's Card will have the following changes:

  • the chip will be on the back of the card

  • the photograph will be larger and will occupy the former position of the chip

  • the number of lines for first and last names will be increased, as well as the font size

  • presence of the European Union flag in blue and with the initials PT in negative.

The current Citizen's Cards will remain valid until the expiry date shown on the document and will only be replaced when the Citizen's Card is renewed.

Source: Portal da Justiça