Title III · Stay in national territory · Chapter I · Provisions common to applications concerning stay in national territory

Article 42-N Information proving registration and regularised contribution status with the social security and the Tax and Customs Authority, and voluntary social insurance

Artigo 42.º-N · Informação comprovativa de inscrição e da situação contributiva regularizada junto da segurança social e da Autoridade Tributária e de seguro social voluntário

Decreto Regulamentar n.º 84/2007, de 5 de novembro · regulation of Law No. 23/2007 · consolidated text, as amended by Regulatory Decree No. 1/2024, checked 26 October 2026

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1. Information proving registration and a regularised contribution status with the social security and the Tax and Customs Authority is proven, as applicable, by consulting the social security or Tax and Customs Authority databases.

1 - A informação comprovativa da inscrição e da situação contributiva regularizada junto da segurança social e da Autoridade Tributária é comprovada, consoante o caso, através de consulta às bases da segurança social ou da Autoridade Tributária.

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2. Information proving enrolment in voluntary social insurance is proven by consulting the social security databases.

2 - A informação comprovativa da subscrição de seguro social voluntário é comprovada através de consulta às bases de dados da segurança social.

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3. Where it is not possible to access the information as provided in the preceding paragraphs, it shall be proven, as applicable, by a declaration issued by an establishment or service of the National Health Service (SNS), in compliance with Article 51(8).

3 - Quando não seja possível aceder à informação nos termos previstos nos números anteriores, deve a mesma ser comprovada, consoante o caso, através de declaração emitida por estabelecimento ou serviço do SNS, com respeito pelo disposto no n.º 8 do artigo 51.º

What we checked in this article

Check the databases consulted (social security, Tax and Customs Authority) and that paragraph 3 is rendered as printed (declaration from an SNS establishment or service), with the reference to Article 51(8).

Preparing a visa or residence application? Article 42-N lists what the authorities will check.

We prepare the company side of the file (employment contracts, payroll, tax and social security registrations, proof of activity) and coordinate with immigration lawyers on the application. 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

Visa and residence files, with the company side in order

Most refusals come from a missing document or an inconsistency between the contract, the payroll and the tax records. Tell us the route you are applying for, and we will check the company documents the Regulation requires.

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