The residence permit (autorização de residência) — which supplies the number and validity — plus the Número de Identificação Fiscal (NIF), and any document proving health benefits the person is entitled to.●Verified ·
Issuing authority
ePortugal — Inscrever-se no centro de saúde
Last verified
Review cadence
quarterly
Notes
The residence permit and the NIF are the documents the public-service pages list for a foreign national. A NISS (Social Security number) is NOT among the required documents — see the "NISS not required" fact.
Change history
Initial captureThe residence permit (autorização de residência) — which supplies the number and validity — plus the Número de Identificação Fiscal (NIF), and any document proving health benefits the person is entitled to.
No further changes recorded yet — unchanged since it was first captured.
