Any legal resident — a Portuguese national, OR a foreign national holding a residence permit (autorização de residência) — can obtain an SNS número de utente and access the public health service.●Verified ·
Issuing authority
gov.pt — Migrantes: cuidados de saúde em Portugal
Last verified
Review cadence
quarterly
Notes
A foreign national with a residence permit or work visa registers at the centro de saúde of their area of residence. A person legally in Portugal for fewer than 90 days without permanent residence may instead obtain a provisional número de utente via SNS 24 — see the provisional-registration fact.
Change history
Initial captureAny legal resident — a Portuguese national, OR a foreign national holding a residence permit (autorização de residência) — can obtain an SNS número de utente and access the public health service.
No further changes recorded yet — unchanged since it was first captured.
