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Ask about the status of your application: what to say in Portuguese
You applied a long time ago and there's no reply. You want to find out the status.
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How it's done. The case number (número do processo) is the main thing they'll ask for; keep it with your documents.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Queria saber o estado do meu pedido.
KREE-uh suh-BEHR oo SHTAH-doo doo meh-oo pih-DEE-doo.
I'd like to know the status of my application.
Or say:Ainda não tive resposta ao meu processo.
Uh-EEN-duh now teev rish-POSH-tuh ow meh-oo proo-SEH-soo.
THEY SAY
Tem o número do processo?Tayn oo NOOM-roo doo proo-SEH-soo?
Do you have the case number?
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YOU REPLY
Sim, está aqui.
Seen, shtah uh-KEE.
Yes, here it is.
THEY SAY
Qual é a data do pedido?Kwahl eh uh DAH-tuh doo pih-DEE-doo?
What's the date of the application?
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YOU REPLY
Fiz o pedido em março.
Feezh oo pih-DEE-doo ayn MAHR-soo.
I applied in March.
THEY SAY
Está em análise.Shtah ayn uh-NAH-leez.
It's under review.
They might also say:
Já foi aprovado. Vai receber o cartão por correio.
Zhah foy uh-proo-VAH-doo. Vigh rih-sih-BEHR oo kuhr-TOW poor koo-RAY-oo.
It's already been approved. You'll receive the card by post.
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YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
saber
suh-BEHR
verb
to find out, to know
estado
SHTAH-doo
noun
status, state
pedido
pih-DEE-doo
noun
order
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
número
NOOM-roo
noun
number
17 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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