Balcão Único da Defesa
Published 3 November 2026, 09:35
Balcão Único da Defesa (BUD) — the Ministry of Defence's one-stop portal
A website for everything to do with military matters: you can check whether you are on the lists of those called up for National Defence Day, look up the addresses of the centres and the bus timetables, order travel warrants, apply to change your date or to be exempted, apply for a cédula militar and see open recruitment rounds for military service.
Where you come across it. bud.gov.pt and ddn.dgrdn.gov.pt; anything to do with call-ups and military status.
The lists are searched by Cartão de Cidadão number and full name without accents: "joao manuel da cunha", not "João Manuel da Cunha". If you cannot find yourself, ask for a date to be set rather than assuming you have been left out.
Official website: ddn.dgrdn.gov.pt/ddn_editaispesq.aspx