Foreign Foundation - Request for allocation of Public Utility Status

A foreign foundation may request the attribution of the public utility status of permanent representation in Portugal.

This service is only available through the reserved area of the gov.pt portal.

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

Service channels

  • Request online

    Request the attribution of the public utility status of permanent representation in Portugal

Procedure and requirements

Time of issue/decision

120 dias úteis a contar desde o pedido de atribuição ou desde a notificação para completar o pedido.

How much

É gratuito.

Additional Data

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

Legislation, refusals, contests, claims

Legislation

Competent Entity

Centro Jurídico do Estado