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Government Drafts a Sixth Lei dos Estrangeiros Amendment to Stand Up Centros de Triagem Ahead of the 12 June EU Deadline — Ministério da Presidência Pencils a Fresh Residence-Authorisation Tightening

Government Drafts a Sixth Lei dos Estrangeiros Amendment to Stand Up Centros de Triagem Ahead of the 12 June EU Deadline — Ministério da Presidência Pencils a Fresh Residence-Authorisation Tightening

Portugal's screening centres are physically ready inside existing airport detention infrastructure, but the legal framework for the EU Screening Regulation that enters into force on 12 June 2026 is not — pushing António Leitão Amaro into a sixth foreigners-law rewrite in two years.
The Portugal Brief
Renewing Your Título de Residência With AIMA in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Pedido de Renovação Online Portal, the 30-Day-Before-Expiry Window, the Documentary Chain, the Long-Term EU Resident Upgrade, and Surviving the AIMA Backlog

Renewing Your Título de Residência With AIMA in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Pedido de Renovação Online Portal, the 30-Day-Before-Expiry Window, the Documentary Chain, the Long-Term EU Resident Upgrade, and Surviving the AIMA Backlog

Practical 2026 guide to renewing the Título de Residência with AIMA — the 30-day-before-expiry window, the CMD aima.gov.pt portal, the documentary chain across D7, D8, CPLP, Estudo and Reagrupamento Familiar, surviving the backlog, and the year-5 upgrade.
The Portugal Brief
Sindicato dos Técnicos de Migração Calls a Four-Day AIMA Strike for 1, 2, 3 and 5 June — Migration Technicians Cite Outsourcing, Career-Path Gap and Persistent Resource Shortages as the Regularisation Backlog Drags

Sindicato dos Técnicos de Migração Calls a Four-Day AIMA Strike for 1, 2, 3 and 5 June — Migration Technicians Cite Outsourcing, Career-Path Gap and Persistent Resource Shortages as the Regularisation Backlog Drags

The Sindicato dos Técnicos de Migração announced on Wednesday 27 May a four-day AIMA strike for 1, 2, 3 and 5 June, citing outsourcing of technical functions, a missing career path and persistent resource shortages. The action dovetails with the 3 June CGTP general-strike day.
The Portugal Brief
Getting a Portuguese NIF (Número de Identificação Fiscal) in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Free Loja de Cidadão Walk-In, the e-Balcão Remote Route, the Espaço Cidadão One-Stop NIF+NISS+NNU Procedure and the Fiscal-Representative Rules

Getting a Portuguese NIF (Número de Identificação Fiscal) in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Free Loja de Cidadão Walk-In, the e-Balcão Remote Route, the Espaço Cidadão One-Stop NIF+NISS+NNU Procedure and the Fiscal-Representative Rules

The Número de Identificação Fiscal (NIF) — Portugal's nine-digit fiscal-identity number, also called the número de contribuinte — is the single most important number a foreign resident, second-home buyer, freelancer or digital nomad gets on arrival....
The Portugal Brief
Tribunal Administrativo de Círculo de Lisboa Books a 45-Fold Climb in AIMA Deportation-Order Challenges From 11 Cases in January 2025 to 496 in April 2026 — 2,271 Pending Cases as the New Return Law Beds In

Tribunal Administrativo de Círculo de Lisboa Books a 45-Fold Climb in AIMA Deportation-Order Challenges From 11 Cases in January 2025 to 496 in April 2026 — 2,271 Pending Cases as the New Return Law Beds In

The Tribunal Administrativo de Círculo de Lisboa logged 496 new legal challenges against AIMA deportation, voluntary-departure and residence-denial orders in April 2026 — 45 times the 11 cases filed in January 2025 — and carries 2,271 pending cases as the new Return Law beds in.
The Portugal Brief