Authorising public entities to check your Social Security contribution status

If you need to submit a declaration of your Social Security contribution status to a public entity, you can use Social Security Direct to authorise the entity to check your contribution status online.

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    You will need to specify the NISS (Social Security identification number), the NIF (tax identification number) or NIPC (legal person identification number) of the entity you want to authorise to check.

Who can authorisepublic entities to check your Social Security contribution status?

Anyone who is insured under the Social Security system may authorise a public entity to check their contribution status on Social Security Direct.

Which public entities can be authorised to check my Social Security contribution status?

The public entities that can be authorised to check your Social Security contribution status are:

  • government departments (e.g. ministries, government agencies);
  • indirect state administration bodies (e.g. public foundations, public companies); and
  • local authorities, their associations or federations and their departments, and metropolitan areas.

What information can public entities check?

Authorised public entities will only know whether your contribution status is:

  • up to date;
  • not up to date; or
  • under review.

What documents are needed and what are the requirements for authorising public entities to check your Social Security contribution status?

You will need to sign in using one of the following means of authentication:

  • a Digital Mobile Key (CMD)
  • Citizen Card
  • Social Security number and password.

If you do not yet have a Digital Mobile Key, find out how to activate your Digital Mobile Key.

If you want to use your Citizen Card, find out how to sign in with a Citizen Card.

You will need to specify the NISS (Social Security identification number), the NIF (tax identification number) or NIPC (legal person identification number) of the entity you want to authorise to check.

For how long is the authorisation to check my Social Security contribution status valid?

The authorisation will be active for as long as is shown, or until it is cancelled.

To cancel authorisation, follow the steps below:

  1. After logging in to Social Security Direct, in the ‘pagamentos e dívidas’ (‘Payments and debts’) menu, click on ‘Situação contributiva’ (‘Contribution status’).
  2. Click on ‘declaração da situação contributiva’ (‘Contribution status declaration’), and then on ‘continuar para ações’ (‘Continue to actions’).
  3. Click on ‘Pedir e alterar consentimento a entidades públicas para consulta de situação contributiva’ (‘Request and amend consent for public entities to check your contribution status’).

The information on the contribution status checked by the entity is valid for six months.

How authorising public entities to check your Social Security contribution status?

To authorise public entities to check your Social Security contribution status, follow the steps below:

  1. In the ‘pagamentos e dívidas’ (‘Payments and debts’) menu, click on ‘Situação contributiva’ (‘Contribution status’).
  2. Click on ‘declaração da situação contributiva’ (‘Contribution status declaration’), and then on ‘continuar para ações’ (‘Continue to actions’).
  3. Choose ‘pedir e alterar consentimento a entidades para consulta da situação contributiva’ (‘Request and amend consent for entities to check contribution status’).
  4. Click on the ‘Dar novo consentimento’ (‘Give new consent’) button.
  5. Enter the entity's NISS, NIF or NIPC and the start and end date of the period during which you authorise the check.
  6. Confirm the authorisation.

NB: you can change the end date of the authorisation. Simply select the entity, edit the date and click on ‘Corrigir’ (‘Correct’).

You can also find out which public entities have already checked your contribution status, and your active and inactive authorisations, in the same section of Social Security Direct.

For more information on the contribution status declaration, see the Social Security website and the Practical Guide – Contribution Status Declaration – Legal Person / Natural Person (clicking on the link will download the guide automatically).

What is the support legislation?

Decree-Law No 114/2007 of 19 April establishing the option, in relation to public services, to waive the requirement to present a tax and Social Security status certificate.