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The Portuguese identity card (Portuguese: Cartão de cidadão, CC) (lit. ' Citizen card '), is an identity document issued by the Government of Portugal to its citizens. The card replaces several previous documents, including the Bilhete de Identidade (BI; Identity Card), Social Security card, National Health Service card, Taxpayer card and voter registration card, [2] in one secure card.
In 1950 the Central Register of Wills (Portuguese: o Registo Central de Testamentos) was created. In 1959 The General Directorate of Registries and Notaries (Portuguese: Direção Geral dos Registos e do Notariado) now had responsibility for classifying registry offices and organizing the territory. In 1986 New Commercial Registry Code ...
Carteira de identidade Nacional (National Identity Card in Portuguese) is the official national identity document in Brazil. It is often informally called carteira de identidade (identity card), "RG" ( [ɛʁiˈʒe] ) (from Registro Geral , General Registry) or simply identidade .
The Registro Nacional de Estrangeiros (RNE, National Registry of Foreigners), known since 2018 as Registro Nacional Migratório (RNM, National Migratory Registry) due to the New Immigration Law (No. 13445) enacted on May 24th, 2017 by Brazilian former ex-president Michel Temer, is, next to the Registro Diplomático (RD, Diplomatic Registry), [1 ...
On January 1, 2001 it became mandatory for all Portuguese citizens over the age of 10 to carry a valid Bilhete de Identidade. [citation needed]As the Bilhete de Identidade meets European Union identity card standards it can be used as a travel document within the EU and some other European countries such as North Macedonia, [2] Montenegro, Serbia, replacing a passport.
The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers a person's legal belonging to a country and is the common term used in international treaties when referring to members of a state; citizenship refers to the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation. [2]
Imprensa Nacional–Casa da Moeda (INCM) has the mission of publishing the Official Journal (Diário da República), [1] through which all citizens become aware of the acts that govern the life of Portuguese society. As provided for in art. 119 of the Portuguese Constitution, if the regulatory acts are not published, they have no legal effect.
Visa requirements for Portuguese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Portugal. As of 2025, Portuguese citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 188 countries and territories, ranking the Portuguese passport 4th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index .