conservatória

Published 4 November 2026, 03:07

Conservatória do Registo Civil / Predial / Comercial

A state registry office, part of the IRN system. There are different branches: registo civil handles births, marriages, deaths and citizenship; registo predial handles property; registo comercial handles companies. Many conservatórias have a Casa Pronta desk, where a home purchase and its registration are done in one place.

Where you come across it. Registering a child's birth, marriage, citizenship, property certificates and transactions.

Some registry services are also available at the Lojas do Cidadão, which have IRN Espaços de Registos, so you may be sent there for a birth or marriage certificate rather than to a conservatória. Property registration, however, is handled by the Conservatória do Registo Predial, not the tax office: a caderneta predial from Finanças does not prove ownership.

Official website: irn.justica.gov.pt

Guides

Inheritance in Portugal: what to do when someone close to you dies How to get married in Portugal and how to have a marriage concluded abroad recognised How to apply for Portuguese citizenship by naturalisation How to spot fraud in Portugal and try to get your money back Pregnancy and childbirth in Portugal: from registering your pregnancy to child benefit