Certidão de Dívida e Não Dívida
Published 3 November 2026, 17:05
Certidão de Dívida e Não Dívida (certificate of debts or no debts to the tax office)
A certificate of your tax position. You request it yourself on the tax portal under “Certidões → Pedir Certidão”; the PDF is issued immediately and is valid for three months. If you have no debts, the certificate is clean; if you do, it states the exact amount.
Where you come across it. Renewing a residence permit with AIMA, property transactions, a bank loan, tenders and contracts.
An approved instalment plan that you are keeping up with counts as being “in good standing”, so the certificate comes out clean. A similar certificate has to be requested separately from Segurança Social: these are different bodies and different debts.
Official website: portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/pt/emissaoCertidaoForm.action