How to get an SNS user number (número de utente)
How to register with Portugal's national health service and get your número de utente: where to go, what to bring and how to get a family doctor.
What this guide will cover
- What the número de utente is
- Where to register
- What to bring
- Family doctor
- Emergencies and SNS 24
Official sources
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- SNS 24 — National Health Service sns24.gov.pt
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SNS 24 — National Health Service
The public health service's online portal and phone triage line (808 24 24 24): guidance on when and where to seek care. In an emergency, call 112.
- Languages
- Portuguese, English
- Where
- Nationwide · online
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