A concise log of recent changes that may affect residence, nationality, identification numbers or essential services.
AIMA indicates the portal for residence permits expired or expiring from 1 July 2025 to 31 October 2026, with additional current functions for ARI and certain permanent EU residence documents.
Read more →For some residence-permit applications initiated directly with AIMA, the Contact Form may be used to add missing documents. AIMA excludes Renewal Portal and services.aima.gov.pt cases from this specific mechanism.
Read more →The amount depends on the procedure. Where eligible, AIMA indicates a 25% digital/online reduction and 10% assisted-digital reduction compared with the corresponding in-person amount.
Read more →gov.pt currently lists 12 participating Citizen Shops for eligible foreign nationals with an address in Portugal.
Read more →For new general adult naturalisation applications by legal residence: seven years for Portuguese-speaking-country nationals and EU citizens, and ten years for nationals of other States, subject to the remaining statutory requirements. Pending cases on 19 May keep the previous wording.
Read more →(+351) 217 115 000, Monday to Friday, 08:00–20:00. The general e-mail remains geral@aima.gov.pt.
Contacts →Portuguese and foreign individuals, resident or non-resident, can request NIF. Documentation and tax representation depend on the situation.
NIF guide →Foreign nationals can request NISS online and the official request is free. The NHS/SNS user number can be assigned at a first visit to a public health unit; the number alone does not guarantee full cost coverage.
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