Request a birth certificate

Who can request

Anyone may request their own birth certificate or that of another person.

However, no one may request a certificate:

if the certificate is for an adopted person
if the certificate is for a person who has changed gender and, therefore, their given name.

Birth certificates can be requested online or on paper.

You can request a birth certificate on the Civil online website.

To request a birth certificate online:

access the Civil Online website
sign in with a citizen card digital certificate or a professional registration number (lawyers, notaries, solicitors) or choose to request without signing in
fill in the form with your details (if you sign in, the form will be already filled in)
choose birth certificate
make the payment by Multibanco (in Portugal) or credit card

Certificates are issued in Portuguese and can be viewed online using an access code for six months.

Providing an online certificate code is the same as providing a paper birth certificate.

A paper birth certificate may be requested in person at any civil registry office, Loja de Cidadão or IRN Espaço Registos.

You do not need to submit any documents in order to make your request.

The cost varies according to the purpose and format of the birth certificate.

Certificate fee
Type of certificate	Fee
Online birth certificate	EUR 10
Paper birth certificate for social security or child benefit purposes	EUR 10
Paper birth certificate for other purposes	EUR 20

If you want a certificate on paper or in international format, your request must be made in person:

Also you can request by post to any civil registry office.

Information updated on 29 June 2022 18:34