Holding of personal items on behalf of Australian citizens
For security reasons, the Australian Embassy in Lisbon is not authorised to receive and hold personal items eg. driver’s licence, credit cards, packages, etc, on behalf of travelling Australian citizens.
If you are travelling and need to receive documents in Portugal, you are required to make personal arrangements to collect your items either by having your documents sent to the hotel/pension/hostel where you intend to stay or at a Portuguese Post Office in the city you are planning to visit.
You’ll be required to ask if there is a “Posta Restante” for you at the Post Office. The Portuguese Post Office will charge a small fee and request identification (preferably an Australian passport) upon collecting the envelope. Only the addressee can collect the envelope. The Portuguese Post Office will normally hold all envelopes for one month and if the envelope is not collected within one month by the addressee, the Post Office will return it back to the sender.
If you are required to forward your documents in an area that is not listed below, please visit the website of the Portuguese Post Office at www.ctt.pt or contact the Embassy for assistance.
You or your relatives/friends must address the envelope as shown below:
LISBON
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correio dos Restauradores
Praça dos Restauradores
1250 – 998 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
SINTRA
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios de Sintra
Praça D. Afonso Henriques, No. 7
2710 – 999 SINTRA
PORTUGAL
CASCAIS
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios de Cascais
Av. Ultramar, No. 2
2750 – 999 CASCAIS
PORTUGAL
ERICEIRA
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios de Ericeira
Rua do Paço, No. 2
2655 – 999 ERICEIRA
PORTUGAL
PORTO
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios do Munícipio (Porto)
Praça General Humberto Delgado
4000 – 999 PORTO
PORTUGAL
AVEIRO
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios de Aveiro
Praça Marquês Pombal
3810 – 999 AVEIRO
PORTUGAL
LAGOS
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios de Lagos
Av. Francisco Sá Carneiro, Lote 13
8600 – 999 LAGOS
PORTUGAL
FARO
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios do Aeroporto de Faro
Aeroporto de Faro
8000 – 997 FARO
PORTUGAL
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios de Faro
Rua do Alportel
8000 – 999 FARO
PORTUGAL
PORTIMÃO
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios de Portimão
Avenida Afonso Henriques, No. 12
8500 – 999 PORTIMÃO
PORTUGAL
MADEIRA ISLAND
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios da Calheta (Madeira)
Sitio da Estrela
9370 – 999 CALHETA (MADEIRA)
PORTUGAL
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Correios de S. João da Madeira
Rua 11 de Outubro
3700 – 999 SÃO JOÃO DA MADEIRA
PORTUGAL
PONTA DELGADA
“Name of Person”
Posta Restante
Estacao de Correios Calheta (Ponta Delgada)
Rua Engenheiro José Cordeiro, No. 66 - r/c
9500 - 995 PONTA DELGADA
PORTUGAL