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July 1, 2025

Residence permits that expired between February 22, 2020 and June 30, 2025 will be considered valid until October 15, 2025.

June 13, 2025

AIMA has been actively rescheduling appointments as part of its efforts to address a significant backlog of pending cases.

May 26, 2025

New border checkpoint systems align with broader EU initiatives aimed at enhancing border security and operational efficiency.

July 5, 2024

Portuguese authorities have extended the validity of Residence Permits and Visas until June 30, 2025, to address ongoing delays in processing, effective from June 29, 2024.

January 4, 2024

Portugal has enacted a further extension for Residence Permits and National Visas in response to processing delays.

February 24, 2023

As part of a new package of reforms. Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his intention to end his Portugal’s golden visa program and ban new Airbnb rentals in urban centers.

February 10, 2023

In response to extensive processing delays, Portugal has extended residence permits due to expire in 2023, to the end of the year.

September 16, 2022

The purpose is to introduce a number of amendments to existing immigration laws in Portugal, including expanding eligibility for key employment-based visas to remote workers employed or self-employed abroad, whilst also introducing a new jobseeker visa type, where jobseekers previously were not eligible for a tailored immigration status. 

October 3, 2018

A new decree published 11 Sept 2018, took effect in Portugal on 1 Oct 2018. As well as implementing 2017 amendments to immigration law, transposing some EU Directives into Portuguese law, the decree seeks to simplify visa application and residence permit procedures and to reduce processing times.

September 14, 2018

Decree Law no. 9/2018, published on 11 September 2018 and effective 1 October 2018, implements the latest amendments to the immigration law in Portugal, which in turn were published on 28 August 2017.