The ACT (Authority for Working Conditions) is present in CNAI since its opening. The institution is currently receiving the reports of contracts entered into with foreign workers under the Labor Law.

The branch of the CRC (Central Registry Office), under the Ministry of Justice, is represented in CNAI Lisbon since December 2006, and in the CNAI Porto since December 2007.

This Office receives requests for nationality which, under Law No. 37/81 of 3 October, as amended and republished by the Organic Law 2/2006, of April 17, can be formulated.

The SEF department (Foreigners and Borders Service) present in CNAI Oporto currently deals with:

- Facilitate requests for family reunification when the family members are outside of the national territory (article 98 paragraph 1 of Law 23/2007.)

- Concession and Renewal of Citizens’ Residence Card of the European Union and their families (articles 15, 16 and 17 by the Law 37/2006);

The Porto District Central Office of ISS (Social Security Institute, PI) is present in CNAI in order to provide a personalized and efficient service to the immigrant.

In this service, the immigrant can deal with various issues:

• Certificate of regularized contributory situation for the purpose of granting / renewal of residence permits, nationality or family reunification.
• Statement of Exemption of Contributions – for Independent workers.
• Issuance of monthly and annual compensation statement.
• Subscriptions domestic workers, independent and general system service.
• Beneficiary claim for contribution periods missing.
• Family benefits, including Child and Pre-Natal Allowance, among others.
• Sickness and maternity.
• Unemployment.
• Social Integration Income
• Legal protection.
• Payment of social security contributions by bank transfer upon submission of statement by the Bank with the name and account number of the applicant.
• Change of address evidenced by a Certificate by the Parish Board or by receipts of rental / electricity / water payments with the name of the applicant.

The GAE (Office Employment Support), framed in the duties of hosting and integrating immigrant citizens, seeks to contribute to the reduction of barriers and facilitate equal opportunities in access to the labor market by GENAE (Office of Employment and Center for Entrepreneurship Support).

This CNAI service, present in Lisbon and Porto, is directed to immigrant citizens who are seeking employment or internships, and for that purpose it has a database of job vacancies, which result from direct contact of employers / recruiters with GAE and of the research in various organs of communication and dissemination.

The NAE (Center for Support to Entrepreneurship) is a service which tracks business initiatives, through information relating to a number of key points in the constitution of companies, claiming to also be an incentive for the creation of self-employment on the part of immigrant citizens, aiming at their professional achievement.

The GAS (Social Support Office) began its work with the opening of CNAI (National Centre for Immigrant Support), aiming to provide support to immigrant citizens who, for reasons of various kinds, are in a more vulnerable socio-economic situation, seeking to respond appropriately, according to the situation.
The GAS also collaborates with IOM (International Organization for Migration), under the PRV (Voluntary Return Program) - to support the return of foreign nationals to their home countries (or hosting Third States willing to receive them).

Information and monitoring processes to regularly reunite relatives in Portugal 

Support on Legalization, Nationality, Labour Law, Social Security, Minors, Access to Justice