bilhete de identidade de estrangeiro
Published 8 November 2026, 22:44
bilhete de identidade de estrangeiro — foreigner's identity card
One of the three documents that Lei n.º 5/95 accepts as proof of identity for a citizen of a non-EU country; the other two are the título de residência and the passport. It is an old identity card that was issued to foreigners before the current residence permit card was introduced. If you have arrived in recent years, you do not have one and will not get one: the título de residência serves this purpose instead.
Where you come across it. Identity checks in the street and while driving: the law lists three documents, and it is worth knowing what they are.
Do not confuse it with the cartão de cidadão, which is issued to Portuguese citizens. And do not ask AIMA for one: foreigners are now issued a residence permit card.
Official website: data.dre.pt/eli/lei/5/1995/02/21/p/dre