@live2learn Thanks for sharing the fact that the CdT can be obtained by queuing at a Loja. I think anyone who is contemplating applying for citizenship should fly to Portugal and do this themselves the very month they become eligible. I certainly will. I don’t trust a law firm to take the initiative and do this the right way.
We have anecdotes of folks here who have held up submitting their citizenship application for months due to the law firm stalling on this.
Is mentioned at the very top of this thread (which has wandered off its purpose of just reporting CdT dates - there’s another discussion for general CdT what/when/why):
Thanks, good to know I am not alone in this. My lawyer is exactly the same.
I cannot queue myself as I am not in Portugal, so I think the only option left is for me to submit my Citizenship application without the CdT. I can see from previous posts that it is just a nice to have and that AIMA will anyway be requested to provide it once IRN requests it.
Thank-you also for confirming the date your CdT states which coincides with online submission date.
Met my lawyer today and was told that the standard process for the firm is to submit the citizenship application once the 5 years from analysis payment is reached, at the same time request CdT. The request for CdT will take quite some months from request of AIMA appointment to actually receive the hard copy by mail.
I presume it is a backup plan/verification method by the firm.
I were also told that the firm has citizenship applications (by residency) pending approval for slightly more than 2 year as of today.
Am I reading this page correctly that this location is the only location in Lisbon that provides a CdT? thanks
https://aima.gov.pt/pt/lojas-aima
Lisbon I - São Sebastião da Pedreira
Yes, you are right.
However sometimes it’s worth to travel to a smaller loja…
@live2learn can you help me understand your timeline. Did you apply for CdT before your 5 years residence or after? Did you have to delay your citizenship application due to waiting for CdT?
My lawyer said you must have 5 years residence before applying for CdT otherwise it will be “incomplete” and can’t be used for citizenship application since it will show less than 5 years. But then you would have to wait the 10 weeks after 5 years and apply at 5 years + 10 weeks. But given the law may be changing soon I want to apply ASAP so exactly at 5 years if possible.
Before 5 years. I did not complete 5 years at the time of requesting CdT. You can request CdT anytime. Your lawyer once again proved that he did not know anything about CdT…DIY is surely better than paying someone without knowledge and expecting that idiot giving you a good advice!
Okay but I don’t live in PT, how do I get CdT without a lawyer? Can I request it by mail?
Supposedly you can email them. I tried that but have never received a response
Maybe you have to keep sending the same email every week until someone responds?
I finally got a response and it appears they’re telling me it can only be applied for in person. I don’t really understand why they’re telling me I have to do so at a specific date/time.
Exmo. (a) Senhor (a),
Informa-se que o pedido de certidão terá de ser efetuado presencialmente pelo que deverá apresentar-se no Posto de S. Sebastião da Pedreira, na Rua de S. Sebastião da Pedreira, nº 15, Lisboa, no dia 20/10/2025 às 12H20, Na data acima indicada deverá ser portador do requerimento de pedido de certidão, disponível em Impressos-e-minutas (modelo 7), devidamente preenchido, assinado e com indicação do motivo para o qual pretende a certidão, bem como todos os documentos necessários para o efeito ( ex: cópia do Título de Residência, certidão de nascimento de menores, declaração de nascimento, comprovativo escolar, segurança social entre outros).
O valor da (s) certidão (ões) emitida (s) é de 23,00 Euros, devendo o pagamento ser realizado por multibanco, uma vez que não se recebem pagamentos em numerário.
Mais se informa que a certidão será remetida via CTT, para a morada indicada no requerimento.
Translated to English:
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please be advised that the request for a certificate must be made in person, so you must appear at the Posto de S. Sebastião da Pedreira, at Rua de S. Sebastião da Pedreira, nº 15, Lisbon , on 20/10/2025 at 12:20 pm. On the date indicated above, you must bring the certificate request form, available in Printed-and-minutes (model 7), duly completed, signed and indicating the reason for which you require the certificate, as well as all the documents necessary for this purpose (e.g.: copy of the Residence Permit, birth certificate of minors, birth declaration, proof of education, social security, among others).
The value of the certificate(s) issued is 23.00 Euros, and payment must be made via ATM , as cash payments are not accepted.
Please note that the certificate will be sent via CTT to the address indicated in the application .
It is how things work in Portugal. It’s great that you have an appointment to get it done. I think that by limiting the number of CdTs, they can prevent people from utilising a new citizenship’s law. They cannot say it explicitly. Hence a certain trick has been performed implicitly to achieve the goal. Do expect that CdT might take 16 weeks after the appointment to reach you. In your case, you will probably receive the CdT in hands in March 2026 
. Quite annoying…but it is better than nothing!
Damn, hope your lawyer can make your appointment. Otherwise you may be booking a quick flight to Portugal!
Just wanted to share my experience / stats with everyone on the CdT.
Once I got my CIPLE exam score in Jan of this year, my lawyer started gathering my paperwork and applied for the CdT. The document mentions that start of my residency as Nov 2019, the date when I paid for the initial application for the Golden Visa.
Hope this was useful and gives comfort that AIMA is upholding the decision of the start date being when we first paid for the GV.
Thanks, how long did it take for AIMA to reply to your CdT request?
Four months via lawyer
Thank you so much! I applied in Feb 2025 for CdT, my lawyers havent heard till date.
Pleasant surprise today —
I happen to be in Lisbon and was about to actually try my luck by showing up at the AIMA office tomorrow for CdT and this email came
Exmo. (a) Senhor (a),
Informa-se que o pedido de certidão terá de ser efetuado presencialmente pelo que deverá apresentar-se no Posto de S. Sebastião da Pedreira, na Rua de S. Sebastião da Pedreira, nº 15, Lisboa , no dia 04/12/2025 às 12H20, Na data acima indicada deverá ser portador do requerimento de pedido de certidão, disponível em Impressos-e-minutas (modelo 7), devidamente preenchido, assinado e com indicação do motivo para o qual pretende a certidão, bem como todos os documentos necessários para o efeito ( ex: cópia do Título de Residência, certidão de nascimento de menores, declaração de nascimento, comprovativo escolar, segurança social entre outros).
O valor da (s) certidão (ões) emitida (s) é de 23,00 Euros, devendo o pagamento ser realizado por multibanco, uma vez que não se recebem pagamentos em numerário.
Mais se informa que a certidão será remetida via CTT, para a morada indicada no requerimento .
Com os melhores cumprimentos,
C.S
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I sent the email on May 16th 2025.
We also just got an email about ours with an appointment for Dec 4th in Lisbon.