INCM
Published 8 November 2026, 22:31
INCM — Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (state printing works and mint)
A state-owned company that prints secure documents — residence permit cards, the Cartão de Cidadão, passports — and also mints coins and publishes the official gazette, the Diário da República. A residence permit card is approved by AIMA but made and posted by INCM.
Where you come across it. News about the issuing of residence permit cards and other documents, and about AIMA's spending; the envelope your card arrives in.
How long a residence permit decision takes depends on AIMA, not INCM: INCM only prints cards that have already been approved.
Official website: incm.pt