Foreign Citizens. Find out if you can register for the Portuguese Eelectoral Registration

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Foreign Citizens. Find out if you can register for the Portuguese Eelectoral Registration.

Which foreign citizens have the right to register on the Portuguese electoral registration?

The following foreign citizens, over 17 years of age, residing in Portugal are entitled to register for the electoral registration:

Citizens of European Union countries with legal residence in Portugal: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Sweden.

National citizens of Portuguese-speaking countries with legal residence in Portugal for more than 2 years: Cape Verde and Brazil.

National citizens of other foreign countries with legal residence in Portugal for more than 3 years: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Iceland, Norway, New Zealand, Peru, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Venezuela (Declaration no. 29/2021, of March 25th, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Administration).

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