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Portugal Citizen Card and Passport

Assistance in obtaining the Portugal ID card and Passport

If you require guidance during your stay in Portugal to obtain your Portuguese ID card (Citizen Card) and Portuguese passport, professional legal support can help ensure the process is completed smoothly and without unnecessary delays. You may consult our team by contacting info@cscadvogada.com or via WhatsApp Link.

Many new citizens are unaware that, under Portuguese law, there is no legal obligation to apply for a Portuguese passport or Citizen Card after acquiring nationality. However, obtaining both documents offers clear practical advantages, particularly for international travel, official identification, and accessing public and private services as a Portuguese and EU citizen.

If you have just finished obtaining your birth certificate because youโ€™re a recent citizen or didnโ€™t renew it because youโ€™re an expat you may experienc difficulties and have time constrainments and due to it the necessity to obtain it smoothly.

Portugal allows dual nationality, enabling immigrant residents and naturalized citizens to apply for a Portuguese passport without renouncing their original citizenship. As an EU member state, Portugal grants its citizens the right to travel, live, and work freely across the European Union, with a Portuguese passport offering extensive global mobility.

Portuguese passports are issued by the Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN), under the Ministry of Justice. To apply for both the Citizen Card and passport, applicants typically need:

To be able to issue an ID card and a passport you will need your portuguese birth certificate, your foreign passport and your current address with a postal code.

The process requires multiple in-person appointments at government offices, first to apply for the Citizen Card and later to collect it, followed by separate appointments to apply for and collect the passport. While the procedure may take three to five working days under ideal conditions, delays can occur due to strikes, public holidays, discrepancies in names, printing backlogs, or logistical constraints.

Because the procedure is not particularly user-friendly, many applicants especially those who do not speak Portuguese, choose to be accompanied by an immigration lawyer in Lisbon to ensure appointments are handled efficiently, documentation is accurate, and the process remains fast and stress-free.

You can submit your application for a Portuguese passport and ID card at any of the following sites:

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1. ย  ย The offices of the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service (SEF),

2. ย  ย The Portuguese Citizen Shops,

3. ย  ย The Portuguese passport shops in the Lisbon and Porto airports,

4. ย  ย The administrative offices of the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira,

5. ย  ย In Portuguese consulates around the world.

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