This measure eliminates the need for individuals to subsequently visit a Social Security service counter to obtain the document, forming part of the Social Security digital transformation program that has been under development since 2025.

The primary goal is to simplify administrative procedures, reduce bureaucracy, and alleviate the heavy pressure on in-person service counters by enabling the NISS to be assigned in real time during the appointment at AIMA itself.

The new solution stems directly from the creation of a digital link between AIMA and Social Security. As explained by Luís Farrajota, president of the Social Security IT Institute, the previous procedure required immigrants to be referred to different agencies to obtain both the NISS and the Tax Identification Number (NIF) after approaching the agency for regularisation. With the new shared system, AIMA enters the citizen's identification details, and Social Security assigns the number in real time, thereby avoiding additional trips.

The significance of this change is highlighted by data from 2025, a year in which approximately 250,000 people visited Social Security counters solely to request the NISS—and had to return later to collect it—thereby overburdening in-person services.

Starting in late July, immigrant citizens initiating their regularisation process at the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) will automatically receive their Social Security Identification Number (NISS).

This measure eliminates the need for individuals to subsequently visit a Social Security service counter to obtain the document, forming part of the Social Security digital transformation program that has been under development since 2025.

The primary goal is to simplify administrative procedures, reduce bureaucracy, and alleviate the heavy pressure on in-person service counters by enabling the NISS to be assigned in real time during the appointment at AIMA itself.

The new solution stems directly from the creation of a digital link between AIMA and Social Security. As explained by Luís Farrajota, president of the Social Security IT Institute, the previous procedure required immigrants to be referred to different agencies to obtain both the NISS and the Tax Identification Number (NIF) after approaching the agency for regularisation.

With the new shared system, AIMA enters the citizen's identification details, and Social Security assigns the number in real time, thereby avoiding additional trips.

The significance of this change is highlighted by data from 2025, a year in which approximately 250,000 people visited Social Security counters solely to request the NISS—and had to return later to collect it—thereby overburdening in-person services.