When I applied for mine in Portugal I needed to show them a valid residency ID. They even were kind of weird about it expiring while I was in Thailand which then I had to prove I can renew my residency in Portugal.
Please keep in mind that animals that are not native to this area have a very difficult time here. You have to be very cautious and keep them separated from local dogs and tics are everywhere. You have to check them throughout the day to make sure they don't have tics. We once picked up our dog from the airport here and the cage was upside down, god knows when the last time he got water. Anyway, we had to send him to go live in America as he didn't cut it out here as now the tics have left him with life long issues.