New identification number service for foreigners launched

Since 14 March, foreigners with an address in Portugal have been able to apply for identification numbers for foreigners, which allow them to interact with the Portuguese state. Once the numbers have been applied for and allocated, they can be consulted.

The services are available on the gov.pt portal:

• Request the tax identification, social security and national user (health) numbers for foreigners.
• View the tax, social security and National Health Service identification numbers for foreigners.

The service allows you to request tax identification numbers, social security numbers and national user numbers (health) for foreigners. These numbers are essential for living and working in Portugal.

At the moment, these identification numbers can only be requested at the counter of 12 Citizen Spots:

• Braga
  • Braga Citizen Spot - Municipality
• Faro
  • Lagos Citizen Spot
  • Olhão Citizen Spot
• Lisboa
  • Citizen Spot in Cascais Citizen Shop
  • Citizen Spot in Saldanha Citizen Shop 
  • Citizen Spot in Laranjeiras - Lisboa Citizen Shop
  • Nova SBE Citizen Spot - Citizen Lab
  • Loures Citizen Spot - LoureShopping
  • Oeiras Parque Citizen Spot
• Porto
  • Citizen Spot of the Union of Parishes of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau and Vitória
  • Citizen Spot in Pólo Zero - Federação Académica do Porto
• Setúbal
  • Citizen Spot in Setúbal Citizen Shop.

Once the numbers have been requested and allocated, they can be viewed:

• Online, in the reserved area of the gov.pt portal
• On the gov.pt mobile app
• In the Citizen Spots where the request can also be made.