Foreign Associations and Cooperatives - request for public utility status of permanent representation

Permanent representations may request the attribution of the public utility status of permanent representation in Portugal.

NOTE: The Portuguese associations, cooperatives and foundations and the permanent representations of foreign foundations must make the requests in the corresponding services.

Time of issue/decision

É gratuito.

Territorial Scope
Permanent representations with national, regional or local scope. Note: Excludes permanent representations of foreign associations and cooperatives that carry out their activity exclusively in one of the Autonomous Regions.

Centro Jurídico do Estado