Document Validity Extended to December 2021

As you are aware, the situation in Portugal is getting better every day and there is a plan in action to slowly and cautiously come out of the current lockdown. To deal with this exceptional situation, the Government has issued regulatory decrees with measures to adjust the current situation to the reality that we are now living in.

It is relevant to note that the public authorities will accept until December 31, 2021, for all legal purposes, the presentation of Portuguese documents subject to renewal (citizen ID cards, certificates issued by the registry offices, residence permits, driving licences, as well as documents and visas related to the stay in national territory) whose validity period expires from February 27, 2020. Additionally, please note that all those Portuguese documents will still be valid after December 31, 2021, if you have proof that you booked their renewal. 

Please be also informed that we are still waiting, in the meantime, for SEF to open the schedule for the second semester of 2021. Moreover, we are also waiting for SEF to resume its activity as soon as possible, since all appointments are cancelled until the end of March, due to the ongoing state of emergency.