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Cartão Europeu de Seguro de Doença_European Health Insurance Provisional Replacement Certificate (CPS)_

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) allows access to medical care during a temporary stay in a European Union country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland.

How and where to do

Do service in Portal da Segurança Social Direta

What I need

    To authenticate on the Direct Social Security Portal, one of the following options:

    • NISS + Social Security Password;
    • Digital Mobile Key (CMD);
    • Citizen Card + Authentication Code + Smartcard Reader.

     

    Find more information at PRACTICAL GUIDE - European Health Insurance Card - EHIC.

Service cost

    Free of charge.

Carry out the service at a RIAC store

What I need

Service cost

    Free of charge.

Agendamento do serviço

When to do

    Available at any time.

Where to Apply

  • RIAC Stores;
  • Social Security Service Desks;
  • Direct Social Security Portal.

Beneficiaries

  • Workers covered by a Social Security scheme, non-active individuals, pensioners, and their family members;
  • Beneficiaries of public health subsystems;
  • Beneficiaries of private health subsystems;
  • Users of the national health service, in cases where there is no affiliation to Social Security or to a public or private health subsystem.

 

The EHIC is a personal and individual card, so each eligible holder and family member traveling abroad must have their own.