Services at Business Spots

Business Spots offer a variety of services. The most commonly requested services are:

• Establish a company on the spot
• Activate the Digital Mobile Key
• Register a Local Accommodation establishment
• Opening a food or beverage establishment
• Running a business as a stallholder or street vendor
• Occupation of public space

To find out whether the Business Spot nearest to you offers the service you want, follow these steps:

1. Go to the ‘Service desks’ page.
2. Use the filters:
   • Text – indicate the name of the service desk or the area that you are looking for.
   • Public services bureaus – select ‘Business Spot’.
   • District or island – select your district.
3. In the list of results, click on the name of the Business Spot you want to go to.
4. Contact the Business Spot for the list of services available.

NB: check whether you meet the requirements to use the service, and find out what you need to take with you when you go to the Business Spot.

There are more than 30 Business Spots in Portugal. Read below to see how to find the nearest Business Spot to you and how to schedule an in-person appointment.

Find the Business Spot nearest to you:

1. Go to the ‘Service Desks’ page.
2. Use the filters:

   • Text - indicate the name of the service desk or the area that you are looking for.

   • Local de atendimento - select ‘Business Spot’

   • District or island - select your district.

3. In the list of results, click on the name of the Business Spot you want to go to.

Is the Business Spot you have chosen located inside a Citizen Shop?

Business Spots that are inside a Citizen Shop can be visited without prior appointment. The only service for which an appointment can be booked is setting up a company on the spot.

Is the Business Spot you have chosen not located inside a Citizen Shop?

Find the Business Spot where you want to go on the ‘Service Desks’ page. Contact the Business Spot to find out whether you can book an appointment.