• If you are a Cape Verde national or a foreigner residing in Cape Verde, whether employed or self-employed, as long as you are registered under the social security service system, you may apply to obtain a social security card.
• Gather all necessary documents and submit them to the following offices.

• One passport size photo
• Birth certificate of children, grandchildren and / or equivalent
• Copy of the national identity card or passport
• Registration form to the social security service completed and signed by the employee and employer with the stamp used in the institution

Cape Verde Government Website
Offices where you may submit your application

All Cape Verde nationals or foreigners residing in Cape Verde, whether employed or self-employed.

• Application process is free.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

The social security card is a document that identifies its holder as a worker registered under the social security system and pays monthly installments. As for the case of third parties, they are identified as a beneficiary.

Enter other informations which might help

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Cape Verde Government Web Portal:

https://portoncv.gov.cv/portal/page?_pageid=118,188596&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&p_dominio=25&p_menu=28&p_item=275&p_ent_det=1559#

More information which might help people.