Chapter VI · Residence in national territory · Section I · General provisions

Article 84 Identification document

Artigo 84.º · Documento de identificação

Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (Lei de Estrangeiros) · consolidated text, as amended by Law No. 62/2026, checked 26 October 2026

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The residence card replaces the identity document for all legal purposes, without prejudice to the regime provided for in the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Consultation between the Portuguese Republic and the Federative Republic of Brazil, signed in Porto Seguro on 22 April 2000.

O título de residência substitui, para todos os efeitos legais, o documento de identificação, sem prejuízo do regime previsto no Tratado de Amizade, Cooperação e Consulta entre a República Portuguesa e a República Federativa do Brasil, assinado em Porto Seguro, em 22 de Abril de 2000.

What we checked in this article

Check that the residence card replaces the identity document for all legal purposes and the reference to the Porto Seguro Treaty of 22 April 2000.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 84 may decide what you can apply for.

We map the visa and residence route that fits your activity, prepare the company side (contracts, payroll, registrations) and coordinate with immigration lawyers for the application itself. A written answer and a fixed quote within one working day.

Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

Applying the law

Visas and residence in Portugal, planned together with the company

The permit depends on what you will do here: employment, your own company, remote work for a foreign employer or investment. Tell us the plan, and we will set out which route the Act gives you and what the company needs to have in place.

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