recibo comprovativo do pedido
Published 8 November 2026, 20:08
recibo comprovativo do pedido (receipt for a submitted application)
The document the AIMA portal issues once an application to renew a residence permit has been submitted and the fee paid: a file with a QR code. By law it has the same effect as the residence permit itself for 60 days, and this period is renewable.
Where you come across it. Your card has expired and the new one has not been issued yet: at the bank, with your employer, at passport control when flying out.
It is valid only inside Portugal. AIMA states plainly in its FAQs that it is not a travel document and cannot be used to travel to other Schengen countries.
Official website: aima.gov.pt/pt/a-aima/perguntas-frequentes-faqs/titulos-de-residencia