Public healthcare in any EU country, on local terms. Free. For anyone living in Portugal and paying into Segurança Social — residence permit holders included.
Sign in with Chave Móvel Digital → Doença → Assistência médica no estrangeiro → «Obter Cartão Europeu de Seguro de Doença» → Iniciar pedido.
Open Segurança Social DiretaCheck the address, tap «Enviar pedido». The card comes by post in one to two weeks. Flying sooner? Same place: Ações → «Obter certificado provisório». Instant PDF, same legal value as the card.
This sentence means Segurança Social can't see your current residence permit. You weren't refused the card — the form refused.
não reúne condições para solicitar o CESD por esta viaSend three files through e-Clic, signed without a printer. In ~2 weeks they reply «updated» — and step 1 goes through in two minutes. Tested on two of us: 14 days.
How to send it — step by step, with samplesCard ≠ insurance.Why you need both
Full version with filled-in sample forms Follow on WhatsAppWe did this ourselves, September–November 2026. Samples and timings come from our own applications.