Portuguese · AIMA
The clerk asks for the documents on the list: what to say in Portuguese
The AIMA officer lists the documents you need to show.
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How it's done. They most often ask for originals and copies: passport, NIF, proof of address, a document about work or study.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Preciso do passaporte e do comprovativo de morada.Prih-SIH-zoo doo puh-suh-PORT ee doo kohn-proo-vuh-TIH-voo d moo-RAH-duh.
I need your passport and proof of address.
They might also say:
Tem as cópias dos documentos?
Tayn uhsh KOH-pyuhzh doozh doo-koo-MAYN-toosh?
Do you have copies of the documents?
YOU REPLY
Está tudo nesta pasta.
Shtah TOO-doo NESH-tuh PAHSH-tuh.
It's all in this folder.
Or say:Tenho os originais e as cópias.
TEH-nyoo ooz oo-rih-zhee-NIGHSH ee uhsh KOH-pyuhsh.
THEY SAY
Muito bem, vou verificar.MWEE-too bayn, voh vih-rih-fee-KAHR.
Very good, I'll check.
They might also say:
Fico com as cópias.
FEE-koo kohn uhsh KOH-pyuhsh.
I'll keep the copies.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
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.
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Words worth knowing
Preciso
Prih-SIH-zoo
verb
(I) need
passaporte
puh-suh-PORT
noun
passport
comprovativo
kohn-proo-vuh-TIH-voo
noun
receipt, proof
morada
moo-RAH-duh
noun
address
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
pasta
PAHSH-tuh
noun
folder
12 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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