Professional Registry of Podiatrists

The Central Administration of the Health System, I.P. (ACSS) is responsible for the regulation of the profession of Podiatrist. Among others, it includes the issuing of the professional license and registration in the public registry.

If you have obtained your professional qualifications in Portugal, you can immediately request your professional license and registration in the public registry.
If you have obtained your professional qualifications outside Portugal, you will have to apply for recognition of your professional qualifications and. If it is approved, you can apply for the issuance of the professional license and registration in the public registry.

In Portugal, to practice the profession of Podiatrist, you must be qualified with a professional license and registered in the professional registry of Podiatrists.

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HOW TO OBTAIN RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IN PORTUGAL

If you have obtained your professional qualifications abroad and want to work in Portugal, you need to ask for and obtain recognition of your professional qualifications with us. Only if you obtain this recognition (which is different from level recognition (diploma and academic degree) or specific recognition (course and degree equivalence) will you pass on to the stage of issuing the professional license and registering in the professional registry.

Note: All requests made in person are subject to prior appointment, preferably. To this end, you should send an email to atendimento@acss.min-saude.pt

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