I moved — how and where do I register my new address?

Direct answer

Registering your address is compulsory within a short deadline after moving (days to weeks, depending on the country) and everything official flows from it: the ID number, tax, voting, health insurance, school places. Register at Junta de Freguesia / IRN — Registo Civil / Loja do Cidadão (justica.gov.pt) — online with a digital ID in many countries, otherwise at Câmara Municipal / Junta de Freguesia (anmp.pt) — with ID and proof of the new address (rental contract, deed, or the landlord's or host's declaration). Autoridade Tributária — reclamação graciosa / Portal das Finanças (217 206 707) and the other agencies are informed automatically in most countries — but check your tax and benefit accounts after a few weeks.

Call firstJunta de Freguesia / IRN — Registo Civil / Loja do Cidadão

Report toCâmara Municipal / Junta de Freguesia

If that failsAutoridade Tributária — reclamação graciosa / Portal das Finanças

🗣️ What to say

"I moved to [new address] on [date] from [old address / abroad]. I would like to register my address [and my family members: names]. Attached: ID and [rental contract / owner's declaration]."

🪜 Step by step

DeadlineCheck the days allowed — late registration can be fined.
DocumentsID for everyone moving, proof of address, for a move from abroad also birth/marriage certificates (multilingual form or apostille).
Online or in personJunta de Freguesia / IRN — Registo Civil / Loja do Cidadão online with digital ID; otherwise Câmara Municipal / Junta de Freguesia by appointment.
Moving from abroadAlso: health insurance, the ID number if new, deregistration in the old country.
Mail forwardingThe postal service's redirection for a few months; update the bank, employer, insurers yourself.

📇 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

Autoridade Tributária — reclamação graciosa / Portal das FinançasObjection, instalment paymentWithin 120 days of the assessment📞 217 206 707 🔗 www.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt

SNS 24 / Centro de saúde — inscriçãoFamily doctor, registration, complaintsFor finding a doctor and care questions📞 808 24 24 24 🔗 www.sns24.gov.pt

❓ Frequently asked

The landlord will not give me a declaration

Most countries let you register with the rental contract alone; if the landlord obstructs, Câmara Municipal / Junta de Freguesia can register you on other evidence and the landlord may be fined.

Can I register in a friend's flat?

Yes, if you actually live there — with the friend's declaration. It can affect their benefits or taxes; tell them.

I have no fixed address

Municipalities offer a postal address for homeless residents so that benefits and documents work. Ask Câmara Municipal / Junta de Freguesia or social services.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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