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Updated September 2026

📑 I need an official extract — address registration, birth, marriage, criminal record — where do I get it?

Direct answer

Most extracts now come online with your digital ID from Junta de Freguesia / IRN — Registo Civil / Loja do Cidadão (justica.gov.pt) — the population or civil registry for Portugal — within minutes and often free; in person at Câmara Municipal / Junta de Freguesia (anmp.pt) otherwise, with ID. Criminal-record certificates come from the justice ministry's service, birth and marriage certificates from the registry of the place of the event, and address certificates from where you are registered. Using it abroad? Ask for the multilingual EU form (free) instead of a translation. Your digital ID — Chave Móvel Digital / Cartão de Cidadão — linha (300 003 990) — is the fastest route for all of them.

Call firstJunta de Freguesia / IRN — Registo Civil / Loja do Cidadão
Report toCâmara Municipal / Junta de Freguesia
If that failsChave Móvel Digital / Cartão de Cidadão — linha

🗣️ What to say

"I need an official [extract: proof of address / birth certificate / marriage certificate / criminal record] for [purpose, country of use]. Can I obtain it online, what does it cost, and can it be issued as the multilingual EU form?"

🪜 Step by step

  1. Which extract, for whomThe receiving institution says what it accepts: recent (usually under 3–6 months), original, multilingual form.
  2. Online: Junta de Freguesia / IRN — Registo Civil / Loja do Cidadão with Chave Móvel Digital / Cartão de Cidadão — linhaDigital ID login, download as a signed PDF. Most institutions accept the PDF; some want a stamped paper.
  3. In person: Câmara Municipal / Junta de FreguesiaID card, small fee, immediate or by post.
  4. AbroadMultilingual standard form for civil-status documents (no translation, no apostille within the EU). Apostille for elsewhere — see that page.
  5. Someone else's extractOnly with their written authorisation or a legal interest (heirs, court).

📇 All contacts

Junta de Freguesia / IRN — Registo Civil / Loja do CidadãoResidence certificate, certificates, NIF (tax office)When moving🔗 justica.gov.pt/Servicos/Certidoes-online
Câmara Municipal / Junta de FreguesiaNuisances, roads, waste, certificates, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles🔗 www.anmp.pt
Chave Móvel Digital / Cartão de Cidadão — linhaCancel credentials, report misuseLost or misused digital identity📞 300 003 990🔗 www.autenticacao.gov.pt
Ordem dos Notários / Balcão das HerançasInheritance, deeds, powers of attorneyInheritance and certification🔗 www.notarios.pt

❓ Frequently asked

How recent must it be?

Whatever the receiver says; three months is the common rule. Order it last, just before you need it.

Criminal record for a job abroad

Obtain it in every country you lived in for the last years; each issues its own. Some accept the EU exchange (ECRIS) via the home country.

My birth was registered abroad

The registry of the place of birth issues it; your embassy can help. Some countries let you transcribe it into the home registry once.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

🔎 Common searches

Recognise your own search? The answer above covers all of these.

  • “registry extract online Portugal”
  • “proof of address certificate”
  • “birth certificate request Portugal”
  • “criminal record certificate Portugal”
  • “multilingual standard form eu”

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