Request a duplicate of the pin letter

You do not have the letter with the PIN codes to pick up your Citizen Card? You made an address change request and didn’t receive the address confirmation letter?

For 90 days from the card request date or 50 days from the address change, you may request a duplicate of the PIN letter, free of charge. The letter is mandatory to pick up the card or to confirm the address change.

If you already have your new Citizen Card and have lost the PIN codes letter, you must request new PIN codes of the Citizen Card.

Service channels

Find out where you can do the service and what the advantages of each channel
  • Request on location
    You can only request the second copy of the PIN if you have not yet picked up the citizen card

    Free

    After you have placed your order at a service point where the citizen card is concerned, you will receive the PIN at the address you indicated

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Who can request a duplicate of the pin letter?

Where request a duplicate of the pin letter?

It must be ordered in person. You can do this in either:

What are the documents and requirements to request a duplicate of the pin letter?

  • You will need to identify yourself

    To submit the request, you will need to identify yourself in one of the following ways:

    • stating the number which identifies the request process of the Citizen Card and your civil identification number
    • stating your full name, date of birth and place of birth.

    The people under the age of 12 must be accompanied by their legal representative

    If the person that requested the Citizen Card is under the age of 12, the request must be carried out by their legal representative, which must hold one of the following documents:

    • Citizen Card
    • Identification document
    • Residence permit
    • Document of consular registration of your residence area
    • Document that proves your power of attorney, if you are not registered as a representative on the IRN databases.

    The legal representative may be the mother, father or other person with parental power over the person requesting the card.

    The prohibited and disabled must be accompanied by their guardian

    If the Citizen Card is for a prohibited or disabled person, the request of the duplicate of the PIN letter with the codes must be presented by their guardian or caregiver. The guardian or caregiver shall have to identify themselves through the display of one of the following documents:

    • Citizen Card
    • Identification document
    • Residence permit
    • Document of consular registration of your residence area
    • Document that proves your power of attorney, if you are not registered as a representative on the IRN databases.

    There are deadlines to request a duplicate

    You may request a duplicate within:

    1. 90 days after the card request

    If there has already been more than 90 days from the date of request of the Citizen Card, it is not possible to request a duplicate of the PIN letter with the codes.

    If you did not receive the letter with the codes and it passed 90 days from the date of request of the Citizen Card, you must request a new card. When you submit this request, you shall receive a new PIN letter with new codes.

    1. 50 days after the request of change of address

    If there has already been more than 50 days from the date of request of the change of address, it is not possible to request a duplicate of the letter for address confirmation.

    If you did not receive the confirmation letter and it passed already 50 days from the date of request of change of address, you must make a new request of change of address. When you submit this request, you shall receive a new address confirmation letter.

    You may only request a duplicate if you have not picked up your card yet

    It is not impossible to request a duplicate of the PIN letter with the codes after picking up the Citizen Card. In this case, you must request a new card. When you submit this request, you shall receive a new pin letter, with new codes.

What is the Price to request a duplicate of the pin letter?

Free.

How request a duplicate of the pin letter?

It must be requested in person, on a reception desk where the Citizen Card is created. Then, you shall receive a letter on the indicated address.

The time the letter takes to arrive depends on the place where you will receive the letter with the codes and the request urgency.

Type of request

Delivery of the letter with the PIN codes in

Waiting time (average)
Normal

 

 

Portugal (Continent)

8 business days

Faial, Pico, Santa Maria, Graciosa, São Jorge, Flores and Corvo

9 business days

Europe

Macau, Canada, United States of America, Venezuela, South Africa, Brazil, Australia, Argentina, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, India and  East Timor

Rest of the world

9 business days
Urgent Portugal (Continent)
 
3 business days
Madeira, São Miguel, Terceira, Faial, Pico and Santa Maria  4 business days
Graciosa, Corvo, São Jorge and Flores 5 business days
Europe 5 business days
Rest of the world 7 business days
Extremely Urgent Portugal (reception desk of the Civil Identification Department of the Justice Campus, in Lisbon) in the same day or in the following business day

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