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Ask when and how the resident card will arrive: what to say in Portuguese
Your permit has been approved, and you want to know when and how the card itself will arrive.
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How it's done. The residence card is usually sent by post to the address in your application - make sure your name is on the letterbox.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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1
YOU START
O cartão vem por correio?
Oo kuhr-TOW vayn poor koo-RAY-oo?
Does the card come by post?
THEY SAY
Sim, chega por correio à sua morada.Seen, SHEH-guh poor koo-RAY-oo uh SOO-uh moo-RAH-duh.
Yes, it comes by post to your address.
They might also say:
Sim, é enviado por correio para a sua morada.
Seen, eh ayn-vee-AH-doo poor koo-RAY-oo pruh uh SOO-uh moo-RAH-duh.
Yes, it is sent by post to your address.
2
YOU REPLY
Quando é que recebo o cartão?
KWAHN-doo eh k rih-SEH-boo oo kuhr-TOW?
When will I receive the card?
THEY SAY
Demora algumas semanas.Dih-MOH-ruh uhl-GOO-muhsh sih-MAH-nuhsh.
It takes a few weeks.
3
YOU REPLY
E se eu mudar de casa?
Ee s eh-oo moo-DAHR d KAH-zuh?
And what if I move?
THEY SAY
Tem de atualizar a morada antes.Tayn d uh-too-uh-lee-ZAHR uh moo-RAH-duh AHN-tish.
Then you have to update your address beforehand.
4
YOU FINISH
Está bem, obrigado.
Shtah bayn, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
All right, thank you.
THEY SAY
De nada. Bom dia.D NAH-duh. Bohn DEE-uh.
You're welcome. Have a good day.
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
cartão
kuhr-TOW
noun
card
vem
vayn
verb
comes, will come
correio
koo-RAY-oo
noun
post
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
chega
SHEH-guh
verb
arrives, comes
morada
moo-RAH-duh
noun
address
27 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?
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