The document of deregistration is an important piece of paperwork that proves you have formally moved out of your previous country. In many countries, this document is issued by the local town hall or city council.
Request it directly from the city council
To obtain this document, you can usually call or email your town hall or city council and request a copy of your file. Often the file also includes all other addresses you have lived. If you haven’t emigrated yet, it’s a good idea to ask about this form when you go to unregister yourself from their records.
Emigrating from the UK?
In the UK, the process is a bit more complex. You’ll need to go through the consulate to obtain your deregistration document. You will need the ‘Transfer of Residence Certificate’. You can read about it on the official website. And you can directly request the form at the Portuguese Consulate-General in London.
We recommend doing this step ASAP, as it can take a few months before you receive the document.
Once you have this document (as well as the others), we are ready to do the import process for you.