# CRUE Portugal

> Private assistance service helping EU, EEA, Swiss and Andorran citizens — and
> eligible family situations — understand and prepare CRUE residence
> registration in Portugal. A multilingual, Portugal-focused resource and
> service site.

This file is a curated guide for LLM and retrieval tools. It does not replace
sitemap.xml, robots.txt, structured data, or hreflang, and it is not a ranking
tactic. For complete URL discovery use the sitemap linked at the end.

## What CRUE Portugal is and is not

- CRUE Portugal is a **private assistance service**.
- It is **not an official public authority** and is **not affiliated with any
  government body**. The CRUE certificate is issued by the competent **Câmara
  Municipal**, not by this site.
- **Official municipal / public fees are separate** from the private-service fee.
- **No outcome is guaranteed.** Municipal discretion applies and rules can
  change.
- Legal, tax, citizenship, fines and fee details should be checked against
  official and current sources where necessary.

## Main service pages

- [CRUE Assistance](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-assistance-portugal) — the private preparation service
- [Pricing](https://crue-portugal.com/pricing) — private-service fee and what it includes
- [How it works](https://crue-portugal.com/how-it-works)
- [Free CRUE check](https://crue-portugal.com/free-crue-check) — send a short question to check your situation

## CRUE basics

- [What is CRUE?](https://crue-portugal.com/what-is-crue-portugal)
- [Who needs CRUE?](https://crue-portugal.com/who-needs-crue-portugal)
- [CRUE vs residence permit](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-vs-residence-permit)
- [When to apply for CRUE](https://crue-portugal.com/when-to-apply-for-crue)

## Application and documents

- [How to apply for CRUE](https://crue-portugal.com/how-to-apply-for-crue-portugal)
- [CRUE documents](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-documents-portugal)
- [Proof of address](https://crue-portugal.com/proof-of-address-for-crue-portugal)
- [CRUE appointment](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-appointment-portugal)
- [Atestado de residência](https://crue-portugal.com/atestado-de-residencia-for-crue)
- [NIF and CRUE](https://crue-portugal.com/nif-and-crue)

## Municipalities (see sitemap for all 18)

- [CRUE Lisbon](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-lisbon)
- [CRUE Porto](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-porto)
- [CRUE Cascais](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-cascais)
- [CRUE Sintra](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-sintra)

## Family members

- [Family members of EU citizens](https://crue-portugal.com/family-members-of-eu-citizens-portugal)
- [Non-EU spouse of an EU citizen](https://crue-portugal.com/non-eu-spouse-of-eu-citizen-portugal)
- [Children of EU citizens](https://crue-portugal.com/children-of-eu-citizens-portugal)
- [Residence card for a family member](https://crue-portugal.com/residence-card-family-member-eu-citizen-portugal)

## After CRUE

- [After CRUE](https://crue-portugal.com/after-crue-portugal)
- [CRUE and NISS](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-and-niss)
- [CRUE and SNS](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-and-sns)
- [CRUE and tax residence](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-and-tax-residence)
- [Permanent residence after CRUE](https://crue-portugal.com/permanent-residence-after-crue)

## Citizenship bridge

- [CRUE and Portuguese citizenship](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-and-portuguese-citizenship)
- [Portuguese citizenship after 7 years for EU citizens](https://crue-portugal.com/portuguese-citizenship-after-7-years-for-eu-citizens)
- [CRUE to citizenship roadmap](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-to-citizenship-roadmap-portugal)

## Trust and compliance

- [Not a government website](https://crue-portugal.com/not-government)
- [Official fees vs private assistance](https://crue-portugal.com/official-fees-vs-private-assistance)
- [CRUE fines](https://crue-portugal.com/crue-fines-portugal)
- [No fake address for CRUE](https://crue-portugal.com/no-fake-address-for-crue)

## Guides hub and contact

- [Guides](https://crue-portugal.com/guides)
- [Contact](https://crue-portugal.com/contact)

## Language coverage

Content is available in 10 languages. English is the default (no URL prefix);
other languages use a locale prefix (e.g. /pt, /de, /uk).

- English
- Português (/pt)
- Deutsch (/de)
- Español (/es)
- Français (/fr)
- Italiano (/it)
- Nederlands (/nl)
- Polski (/pl)
- Русский (/ru)
- Українська (/uk)  — shown in the interface as "Українська" with the badge "UA"

## Full URL discovery

- Sitemap: https://crue-portugal.com/sitemap.xml
- Use the sitemap for complete public URL discovery (all pages across all
  languages).

## Citation guidance

- Cite pages directly, preferring the canonical localized URL.
- Do not present CRUE Portugal as an official authority or government body.
- Do not state that CRUE approval or any municipal outcome is guaranteed.
- Preserve the distinction between official public/municipal fees and the
  private-service fee.