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Cartão de Cidadão cost 2026: renewal, urgent and replacement

Portuguese citizen card fees

The Cartão de Cidadão costs €18 at the counter from age 25 and €15 before that, with normal delivery. Renewing online or through automatic renewal costs €16.20. Urgent costs €33 or €30, with the PIN letter in 3 working days on the mainland; extremely urgent, €53 or €50, is collected in Lisbon or Porto the same or next day. A baby’s first card is free. The calculator combines age, channel, urgency and place.

By Elijah·UPDATED NOVEMBER 2026·7 MIN·OFFICIAL SOURCES
KEY FACTS
At the counter, 25 or older
€18, valid for 10 years
At the counter, under 25
€15, valid for 5 years
Online or automatic
€16.20 (10% less), from age 25
Urgent
€33 or €30, 3 working days on the mainland
Extremely urgent
€53 or €50, same or next day (Lisbon, Porto)
Free
First card under 1 year; economic insufficiency
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AGE
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HOW YOU APPLY

Counter: IRN, Loja de Cidadão, Espaço Cidadão (25+, no data change) or consulate. Automatic: the PIN letter arrives at home when the card is about to expire.

HOW FAST
YOUR CASE
YOU PAY€18

The IRN lists online and automatic renewal from age 25.

Automatic renewal is only for people living in Portugal, without urgency and without a lost card.

The calculator does not cover online urgency abroad or for an online replacement. Check in the gov.pt request.

The extremely urgent and provisional cards can only be requested in Portugal.

The economic-insufficiency exemption is requested at the counter, with proof.

Fee in the table€18
Online discount (10%)€0
Exemption€0
WHENOn average 8 working days until the PIN letter arrives, which lets you collect the card. This is an average published on gov.pt, not a legal deadline.Valid for 10 years.

Payment at the counter: bank card, cash or a certified cheque from a Portuguese account.

IRN Cartão de Cidadão page →

How this works

The calculator follows Portaria 291/2017, as currently in force, and the IRN rules for online and automatic renewal published on 29 October 2026. Everything runs in your browser.

  1. 1
    Age sets the fee
    The fee depends on the card’s validity: up to 5 years for people under 25 (€15) and 10 years from 25 (€18). Urgent, extremely urgent and applications abroad have their own table, always with the same pair of values by age.
  2. 2
    The channel can give a discount
    Renewing online or through automatic renewal, with normal delivery, costs 10% less: €16.20 in Portugal and €20.70 abroad. For an online replacement after loss or theft, the new card keeps the old one’s validity; if 5 years or less are left, you pay the lower fee with the discount (€13.50).
  3. 3
    Exemptions and free cases
    A first card requested within the first year of life, with normal delivery, is free. People who prove economic insufficiency pay nothing for a normal request; with urgency, the exemption covers only the normal part and they pay the difference (for example, €33 − €18 = €15).

Cartão de Cidadão fees 2026

Requests in Portugal (mainland, Madeira and the Azores: same fees, different urgent deadlines). Under 25 the card is valid for 5 years; from 25, for 10.

REQUESTUNDER 2525 OR OLDERNOTES
Normal request at the counter€15€18PIN letter in 8 working days on average on the mainland
Online or automatic renewal–€16.20from age 25 only
Urgent€30€333 working days on the mainland, 4 or 5 on the islands
Extremely urgent€50€53same or next working day, collected in Lisbon or Porto
Provisional card€70€70same day; valid 90 days; Portugal only
Online replacement (loss, theft, chip)–€13.50€16.20 if more than 5 years of validity are left
First card under 1 year oldfree–normal delivery only; with urgency the under-25 fee applies

You have one year from the request to collect the card; after that you must apply again. If the urgent deadline is missed, only the normal fee is due.

Cartão de Cidadão abroad

Portuguese consulates take card applications and renewals; from 25, online renewal sends the PIN letter to your address and the card to the consulate of your area. Extremely urgent and provisional cards only exist in Portugal.

REQUESTUNDER 2525 OR OLDER
Normal request at a consulate€20€23
Urgent at a consulate€45€48
Online renewal, collected at the consulate–€20.70
Online replacement, 5 years or less of validity–€18

Urgent abroad: at most 5 days in Europe and 7 elsewhere for the activation letter; the IRN says the delivery time depends on the destination country.

Who can renew online or automatically

  • Online (gov.pt): from 25, with the card valid or expired less than 30 days ago; you can change surname, address and contacts in the same request. Sign in with the Chave Móvel Digital or the card and a reader.
  • Automatic: Portuguese citizens over 25 living in Portugal who do not need to change any data. The PIN letter comes with a Multibanco reference; paying it renews the card, which is sent home by registered post at no extra cost.
  • At the counter: anyone, including under-25s, Brazilian citizens under the Porto Seguro treaty (in person only) and anyone who needs new fingerprints or photo. You can renew from 6 months before expiry.

Address change and other Cartão de Cidadão fees

SERVICECOST
Address change online / at the counterfree / €3
Change the delivery place (same country / to abroad)€6 / €8
External service (request or delivery at home, hospital, prison)€40 each
PUK recovery to set new PINs€5

The external service is free for people aged 70 or more with proven reduced mobility, for those who prove economic insufficiency and where the counter is not accessible. You do not need a new card when you move house: change the address within 60 days and confirm it with the letter sent by post. The card address is the one the tax office, Segurança Social and the SNS use; if you are moving abroad, see leaving Portugal: what to sort out. For proof of a Portuguese address, see proof of address.

Civil registry certificates: birth, marriage and death

The same IRN counters issue civil registry certificates. The online certificate is requested on Civil Online, paid by Multibanco or credit card, and gives an access code valid for 6 months that replaces the paper version. Paper and international-model certificates are requested in person at a conservatória, Loja de Cidadão, IRN registry desk or consulate, or by post.

CERTIFICATE (BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DEATH)PRICE
Online (access code)€10
Paper, for Segurança Social or child benefit€10
Paper, other purposes€20

A criminal record certificate is issued by another service (DGAJ): price and steps in criminal record certificate.

Frequently asked

How much is the Cartão de Cidadão in 2026?
At the counter, with normal delivery, it costs €18 from age 25 and €15 under 25. Renewing online or through automatic renewal costs €16.20. Urgent: €33 or €30; extremely urgent: €53 or €50; provisional: €70. Abroad: €23 or €20. The fees come from Portaria 291/2017 and have applied since June 2023.
How much does it cost to renew the Cartão de Cidadão online?
€16.20 in Portugal and €20.70 abroad, 10% less than at the counter. Online renewal is for people aged 25 or more, with a card that is valid or expired less than 30 days ago, and is done on gov.pt with the Chave Móvel Digital or with the Cartão de Cidadão and a card reader. With urgency, the discount does not apply: €33.
I lost my Cartão de Cidadão. How much is a replacement?
First cancel the lost card. Then, if you are 25 or older and more than 60 days of validity are left, you can request a replacement online: it costs €13.50 if 5 years or less are left and €16.20 if more, and the new card keeps the old expiry date. At the counter you pay the normal fee for your age (€18 or €15).
How long does an urgent Cartão de Cidadão take?
With the urgent service (€33 or €30), the PIN letter that lets you collect the card arrives in 3 working days on the mainland, 4 in Madeira and on São Miguel, Terceira, Faial, Pico and Santa Maria, and 5 on Flores, Corvo, Graciosa and São Jorge. A normal request has no legal deadline; gov.pt gives an average of 8 working days on the mainland. The extremely urgent card (€53 or €50) is collected the same or next day in Lisbon or Porto. If the deadline is missed, you only pay the normal fee.
Who does not pay for the Cartão de Cidadão?
A baby’s first card, requested within a year of birth with normal delivery, is free; it can be requested at the maternity unit or with the online birth registration. People who prove economic insufficiency do not pay either, with a document from Segurança Social or the Junta de Freguesia, or a statement from the public assistance institution where they live.
Do I need to renew the card when I move house?
No. You only change the address, within 60 days: online it is free and at the counter it costs €3. The change is only complete once you confirm it with the letter you receive by post. The card address is the one used by the tax office, Segurança Social and the health service.
How much is a birth certificate?
The online certificate costs €10 and is requested on Civil Online, paid by Multibanco or credit card; the code is valid for 6 months. On paper it costs €10 for Segurança Social or child benefit and €20 for other purposes. The same amounts apply to marriage and death certificates.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
DISCLAIMER
I checked the fees in November 2026 in the consolidated Portaria 291/2017 and on the IRN and gov.pt Cartão de Cidadão pages, updated on 29 October 2026. The official table sets no deadline for a normal request: for that case I show the averages published on gov.pt. The calculator leaves out the external service and changes of delivery place, which are in the table below. I do not handle card applications: confirm your case on justica.gov.pt or on the Cartão de Cidadão line (210 990 111).