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Local Administration in the Algarve

Contact information for the national and local administrative offices of Portugal including the provinces of Grande Lisboa and the Setubal Peninsula. The place to go for residency papers, vehicle registration papers and driving licences.

Many government and municipal public administration organisations have information relevant to foreigners in English aimed at EU immigrants and residents from EU and other countries. The most important of these are listed below.

  • The Portal do Cidadão is an online citizens advice portal with information on housing, taxes, education, health, family issues and more (in Portuguese).
  • Information line (in Portuguese) Tel: 808 241 107
    Website

The Grande Área Metropolitana do Algarve (Great Algarve Metropolitan Area, AMAL) is an association formed by the 16 municipal councils in the Algarve region. Its objective is to promote projects of common interest to all the councils.

  • AMAL
    At
    : Rua General Humberto Delgado 20, 8000-355 Faro
    Tel: 289 880 800
    Fax: 289 880 809
    e-mail
    Website (in Portuguese)
Municipal Councils in the Algarve

The website for each municipal council (Câmara Municipal) contains information on local services, emergency numbers, sports and recreation facilities, public transport and tourism, some of which is in English.

Faro Municipal Council
At: Rua do Município, 8000-398 Faro

Tel: 289 870 870
Tel: 289 802 326
e-mail
Website

Albufeira Municipal Council
At: Rua do Município, 8200-863 Albufeira

Tel: 289 599 500
Fax: 289 599 511
e-mail
Website

Alcoutim Town Hall
At: Rua do Munícipio, 8970-066 Alcoutim

Tel: 281 540 500
Website

Lagos Town Council
At: Praça Gil Eanes, 8600-668 Lagos

Tel: 282 762 055
Website

Loulé Municipal Council
At: Praça da República, 8100-951 Loulé

Tel: 289 400 600
Website

Olhão Municipal Council
At: Rua Dr. Teófilo Braga, 8700-952 Olhão

Tel: 289 700 100
Website

Portimão Municipal Council
At: Largo 1º de Mayo, 8500-543 Portimão

Tel: 282 470 700
Website

Silves Municipal Council
At: Praça do Munícipio, 8300 Silves

Tel: 282 440 800
Website

Tavira Muncipal Council
At: Praça da República, 8800-951 Tavira

Tel: 281 320 500
Website

DGRN Offices in the Algarve

The DGRN - the Directorate General of Registry and Notary (Direcção-Geral dos Registos e do Notariado) - provides a single place for citizens to take care of many administrative matters, including vehicle registration, registering births, marriages and deaths and registering new companies.

DGRN Faro

e-mail

DGRN Albufeira
At
: Palácio Justiça, 8200 Albufeira

Tel: 289 580 680
Fax: 289 580 689
e-mail

DGRN Alcoutim
At
: Rua da Misericórdia 2, 8970-059 Alcoutim

Tel: 281 540 130
Fax: 281 540 139

DGRN Lagoa

e-mail

DGRN Lagos
At: Rua da Misericórdia 2, 8970-059 Alcoutim

Tel: 281 540 130
Fax
: 281 540 139

DGRN Loulé
At: Edíficio do Nera Zona Industrial de Loulé, 8100-285

Tel: 289 420 612
Fax: 280 420 616
e-mail

DGRN Olhão

e-mail

DGRN Portimão
At: R. Carvalho 5 1º, 8500-631 Portimão

Tel: 282 424 230
Fax: 282 411 075
e-mail

Social Security

The Portuguese Social Security system (Segurança Social) website is mainly available in Portuguese. However, relevant information on several aspects of the system can be found in English, particularly those related to Social Security affiliation, contributions, benefits, the elderly, the infirm, and disabled. Information on other aspects is gradually being made available in English.

Taxes

There are several websites covering taxation and finances (Finanças) but they are principally in Portuguese. However, tax offices usually have some members of staff who speak Spanish, French or English.

Immigration Office

The website of the Portuguese Immigration Office (Serviço de Estangeiros e Fronteiras - SEF) provides information in English on work permits, obtaining Residency Cards and other issues concerning foreigners in Portugal.

Health Service

The various portals related to the Portuguese National Health Service (Serviço Nacional de Saúde) are in Portuguese only.

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