The official gov.pt app now allows users to request replacement documents and manage dependants' cards, widening online access to common citizen services. RTP reports the update aims to simplify routine bureaucracy by moving some 2.ª via (replacement documents) procedures to mobile. Residents who need a replacement ID or must update dependants' paperwork should check the app and their local services for eligibility and required documents.
gov.pt app adds document replacement, dependants management
Friday, 16 January 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
gov.pt is the Portuguese government’s official web portal and central access point for public services, official announcements and online forms. Residents and expats use it to find information on taxes, social security, visas, permits and to access e‑government services or links to ministry sites and public consultations.
RTP (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal) is Portugal's state-owned public service broadcaster, operating since 1935 (radio) and 1957 (television). It runs 8 television channels (including RTP1, RTP2, RTP3) and 7 radio stations (Antena 1, 2, 3), plus international services reaching Portuguese diaspora worldwide. Funded by a broadcasting tax on electricity bills and advertising revenue, RTP serves as Portugal's cultural reference, providing quality news, education, and entertainment. Its archive represents "irreplaceable heritage in Portuguese collective memory", and it pioneered online streaming with RTP Play in 2011. RTP connects "Portugal and the Portuguese to themselves, to each other, and to the world"
