Local Administration in Lisbon

Contact information for the national and local administrative offices of Portugal including the provinces of Grande Lisboa and the Setubal Peninsula. The place to go for residency papers, vehicle registration papers and driving licences.

Many government and municipal public administration organisations have information relevant to foreigners in English aimed at EU immigrants and residents from EU and other countries. The most important of these are listed below.

The Portal do Cidadão is an online citizens advice portal with information on housing, taxes, education, health, family issues and more (in Portuguese).
Information line (in Portuguese) - Tel: 808 241 107
Website

Municipal Councils in the Lisbon Area

The website for each municipal council (Câmara Municipal) contains information on local services, emergency numbers, sports and recreation facilities, public transport and tourism some of which is in English.

Lisbon Municipal Council At: Paço do Conselho, Praça do Município, 1100-305 Lisbon	Tel: 213 227 000 Fax: 213 227 008 Website
Cascais Municipal Council At: Praça 5 de Outubro, 2754-501 Cascais	Tel: 214 825 000 Tel: 214 815 000 Website
Sintra Municipal Council At: Largo Dr. Vergílio Horta, 2714-501 Sintra	Tel: 219 238 500 Website
Setúbal Municipal Council At: Rua Tenente Valadim 5, 2900-652 Setúbal	Tel: 265 537 200 Website
Oerias Municipal Council At: Largo Marquês de Pombal, 2784-501 Oerias	Tel: 214 408 300 Website

DGRN Offices in the Lisbon Area

The DGRN - the Directorate General of Registry and Notary (Direcção-Geral dos Registos e do Notariado) - provides a single place for citizens to take care of many administrative matters, including vehicle registration, registering births, marriages and deaths and registering new companies.

DGRN Lisbon Head Office At: Av. 5 de Outubro 202, Apartado 14015, 1064-803 Lisbon	Tel: 217 985 500 Fax: 217 951 350 Website
DGRN Cascais At: Palácio da Justiça, Rua Jayme Thompson, 2750-379 Cascais	Tel: 214 812 090 Fax: 214 812 099
DGRN Sintra At: Avenida Heliodoro Salgado n.º 59, 2710-575 Sintra	Tel: 219 239 210 Fax: 219 239 219
DGRN Setúbal At: Rua Dr. António Manuel Gamito 3, 2900-056 Setúbal	Tel: 265 533 761 Fax: 265 535 202
DGRN Oerias At: Av. D. João I nº 16, 2784-508 Oerias	Tel: 214 544 770 Fax: 214 544 789

Social Security

The Portuguese Social Security system (Segurança Social) website is mainly available in Portuguese. However, relevant information on several aspects of the system can be found in English, particularly those related to Social Security affiliation, contributions, benefits, the elderly, the infirm, and disabled.

Social Security website

Taxes

There are several websites covering taxation and finances (Finanças) but they are principally in Portuguese. However, tax offices usually have some members of staff who speak Spanish, French or English.

Online Income Tax Returns (Declarações Electrónicas)
Director-General of Taxes (Direcção-Geral dos Impostos)
Inspector-General of Taxes (Inspecção-Geral das Finanças - IGF)
Ministry of Finances & Public Administration (Ministério das Finanças e da Administração Pública)

Immigration Office

The website of the Portuguese Immigration Office (Serviço de Estangeiros e Fronteiras - SEF) has information in English on work permits, getting Residency Cards and other issues concerning foreigners in Portugal.