Professional Licenses
Collaborator ID Card
The regular collaborators of the informative area of a news outlet, who don’t pursue the profession of journalist as their main, permanent and gainful occupation, have the right to an identification card which will allow them to have access to sources and bonds them with the ethical duties of journalists.
Granting and renewing
The collaborator ID card is applied for by the collaborator. It is valid for two years from the moment it is granted and its renewing is submitted by the applicant in the month before the card expires.
How to submit the application
The applications for granting and renewing the professional licenses can be directly submitted online via the Private Area.
The other options are to personally submit the applications at our office (Palácio Foz, Praça dos Restauradores, Lisbon), by e-mail (carteira.press@ccpj.pt), registered mail or fax (+351 213 221 229).
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
1) Granting:
a) Form duly filled in and signed;
b) Copy of the applicant’s personal identification card;
c) One passport photo;
d) Document issued by the news outlet stating that the applicant is its collaborator and in which area;
e) Payment.
2) Renewing:
a) Form duly filled in and signed;
b) One passport photo (every five years);
c) Document issued by the news outlet stating that the applicant is its collaborator and in which area;
d) Payment.
3) Replacement card:
a) Form duly filled in and signed;
b) Payment.
4) Collaborator ID card termination:
a) Form duly filled in and signed;
b) Collaborator ID card.