Ten days before President Lula touched down in Lisbon for his five-day state visit, the Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo quietly switched a piece of its services portal back on. As of 18 April 2026, citizens of Community of Portuguese...
The Conselho de Ministros on Thursday, 23 April 2026, approved a Resolution that quietly does one of the most consequential things this Government can do for the day-to-day immigrant experience in Portugal: it puts more money into the people who...
Portugal's immigration agency reopened its online family reunification portal to CPLP residence permit holders on Saturday 18 April — three days before Brazilian President Lula arrives in Lisbon with immigration at the top of his agenda. Applications are limited to minor children for now.
Portugal's immigration agency has granted a 60-day extension on renewal certificates that were due to expire on 15 April, keeping tens of thousands of permit holders in legal status while 40,000 to 60,000 cases remain pending.
AIMA's online portal has been failing repeatedly just days before the April 15 deadline when extended residence permits lose validity. Thousands of immigrants cannot submit documents, schedule appointments, or reach the agency — and no formal deadline extension has been announced.
Every route to living in Portugal: which visa fits you, the income you must show, the fees, and the steps from consulate to AIMA residence card.
Portugal's immigration agency AIMA has quietly announced another extension to the validity of renewal certificates for residence permits, just days before the current documents were set to expire on April 15. The move, first reported by Diário de...
