Free Citizen Card for babies up to one year

In 2022, more than 60 thousand Citizen Cards were requested for children under one year old.

In the first phase, this measure will be available in the maternity ward of the Setúbal Hospital Center, and it is expected to be gradually extended to other public health units by the end of this year

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Babies up to the first year of life will have free access to the citizen card starting this Thursday, a measure of the Simplex program announced by the Government on World Children's Day.

As of today, babies up to the first year of life have free access to the citizen card, a measure of the Simplex program announced by the Government on World Children's Day. A statement from the Institute of Registries and Notaries and Shared Services of the Ministry of Health (SPMS) also reveals the launch of the measure 'Born + Citizen and + Citizen', which will simplify the birth declaration, allowing it to be made through a single interaction…

The measure is part of the “Born + Citizen and + Citizen” project, which aims to “simplify the birth declaration” of babies. In a first test phase, the initiative will be implemented in the maternity ward of the Setúbal Hospital Center.