1. You will need to schedule an appointment with the Immigration and Border Service (SEF), contact information is provided below.
2. Prepare all the documents you will need to submit when you renew your residence permit.
3. Here is a link to the renewal form. You may download the form to give you an idea on what the form looks like.
4. On the day of your appointment, submit all the required documents and pay all applicable fees.

Documents you will need to present or submit when you renew your residence permit - Link

Immigration and Border Service (SEF)
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Phone: 21 423 62 00 / 965 903 600
Fax: 21 423 66 40
Email: sef@sef.pt

SEF Contact Centre
Available from 9:00am to 5:30pm
Fixed Network: 808 202 653
Mobile Network: 808 962 690
Email: gricrp.cc@sef.pt
Office Hours: Weekdays 9:00am to 5:30pm

To make an appointment - - Link

Anyone who meets the conditions laid down in the legislation in force for the application for a residence permit renewal (temporary or permanent).

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

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

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Residence Permit / Renewal - Form

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". 
	

Foreign citizens allowed to reside in Portuguese territory are issued a residence permit. The residence permit, temporary or permanent, must be renewed according to the established legislation.

The temporary residence permit must be renewed at least 30 days before the expiry of its validity.

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.

This procedure provides you information on how you can renew a residence permit issued in Portugal.

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.

Government of Portugal - Website

More information which might help people.