| Residence of nationals of a European Economic Area (EEA)
Member State and members of their families
For a period of residence of up to three months there are no
conditions and formalities other than the need to hold a valid
identity card or passport. Direct family members of a national of
an EEA Member State who hold one of these documents enjoy the same
rights.
Nationals of EEA Member States who intend to live in Portugal
for over three months must register within 30 days of the end of
their first three months in the country at the Town Council
(Municipality) in which they live. When they register they are
issued with a registration certificate which is valid for five
years or for the period of residence, if less than five years.
A valid identity card or passport is required for issuing the
registration certificate, and a sworn declaration that the
applicant:
- works under a contract of employment or is self-employed in
Portugal, or
- has sufficient resources for himself and for his family, or
- is registered in a public or private education establishment
and has sufficient resources for themselves and their family.
Nationals of an EEA Member State who live in Portugal as family
members must ask the Town Council (Municipality) where they live
for a registration certificate. Before the latter can be issued, a
valid identity card or passport, a document in evidence of the
family relationship and the registration certificate of the
national of the EEA Member State they are accompanying or going to
join must be presented.
Members of the family of a national of an EEA Member State who
are nationals of a third State must apply for a residence card
from the Direcção (central office) or Delegação
Regional [Regional Office] of the Serviço de Estrangeiros
e Fronteiras [Immigration Service] in the area where they live
within 30 days of the end of their first three months in Portugal.
Before the residence card can be issued, a valid passport, a
document in evidence of the family relationship and the
registration certificate of the national of the EEA Member State
who they are accompanying or going to join must be presented.
Useful references:
- SEF – Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras
Rua Conselheiro José Silvestre Ribeiro, 4
1649-007 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 711 5000
Fax: +351 21 714 03 32
Website
Text last edited: March 2008
Source: European Union
© European Communities, 1995-2009
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