Ask the Lawyer: Citizen Card via the Equality Statute — who is eligible and how to apply?

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Ask the Lawyer: Citizen Card via the Equality Statute — who is eligible and how to apply?

Brazilian lawyer André Lima explains how Brazilian citizens living in Portugal can obtain a Portuguese Citizen Card through the Equality of Rights and Duties Statute, a bilateral agreement that grants civil rights without conferring Portuguese nationality.

Context & Explainers

The citizen card (Cartão de Cidadão) is Portugal’s national identity card for Portuguese citizens; it holds your name, photo and key official numbers such as your tax number (NIF) and social-security number, and is used for banking, public services and voting. A decree published in the Diário da República today waives replacement fees for people in municipalities hit by storm Kristin who lost or misplaced their citizen card; non-citizen residents should use their residence permit card (Autorização de Residência or Cartão de Residência) and contact their local town hall or a Citizen Shop (Loja do Cidadão) for assistance.

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