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Period of validity of documents
Updated : 09/07/2021
Documents which have expired since 24 February 2020 shall remain valid for all legal purposes until 31 December 2021. These documents are the Citizen Card, Driving Licence, certificates and certificates.
This situation is referred to by Decree-Law No 22-A/2021 of 17 March 2021 amending the exceptional and temporary measures relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, which stipulates that documents such as the Citizen Card, the Driving Licence, certificates and certificates continue to be accepted as valid for all legal purposes until 31 December 2021.
If you have scheduled to renew, the measure also provides that documents can be accepted even after that date provided that the holder provides proof of such a renewal schedule.
Go to the Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado website for more information.