The Order became, since the 15th of December 2021 fully responsible for the recognition of professional qualifications, for physiotherapists, obtained in Portugal or abroad and to issue the European Professional Card.
Applicable Regulations
Documents required for registration
Pre-requisites for enrolment in the Order of Physiotherapists
Mobile key or card reader
In order to register you should, preferably, have a Citizen Card with the digital mobile key activated or a citizen card reader with the respective pin.
In case you do not have a Citizen Card and have a lifelong Identity Card or in case of foreign citizens with a Passport, your access will be through manual registration.
Consult here how you can obtain your mobile-key.
Certificate of criminal record
To obtain the certificate of criminal record, please consult the following link:
https://registocriminal.justica.gov.pt/
You must choose:
Type of Purpose: Enrolment in a Professional Association
Purpose: Order of Physiotherapists
Function/Role/Category: Physiotherapist
Entity/Company: Enrolment in the Order of Physiotherapists - Law 122/2019, of 30th September
Professional Signature
The professional signature is an important element that will appear in the professional card. A document for this purpose is provided in the link, which should be filled in and sent, in digital format, during the registration process.
Step-by-Step Guide to Registration
Physiotherapist graduated in Portugal with Bachelor degree ( before 1993 )
Physiotherapist graduated in Portugal with a Biotherapic degree ( 1993-2008 )
Physiotherapist graduated in Portugal with a degree ( after 2008 )
Physiotherapist trained in an EU/EFTA country (with CPE)
Brexit
According to information provided by DGERT - Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations, on the recognition of professional qualifications acquired in the United Kingdom, it is clarified that:
1 - Qualifications obtained in the United Kingdom before the end of the transition period established in the Withdrawal Agreement (before 1 January 2021) by EU nationals are EU qualifications.
2 - The rules and recognition schemes of Directive 2005/36/EC shall apply to the recognition of those qualifications, in particular to all types of qualifications covered by Directive 2005/36/EC, without limitation in time.
Thus, professionals must submit the application Physiotherapist trained in a country outside the EU/EFTA
For these applicants, the procedures and criteria in use under the current European Directives on the recognition of diplomas will be applied, with the necessary adaptations.
To follow your registration process, go to Registration Form and press the option Case status.
