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Immigration policy, visa changes, and the expat experience in Portugal.
Exchanging a Foreign Driving Licence in Portugal in 2026 — IMT Categories, the 90- and 185-Day Windows, the Atestado Médico, the Country-by-Country Reciprocity Table, and What Actually Happens at the Espaço Cidadão Counter

Exchanging a Foreign Driving Licence in Portugal in 2026 — IMT Categories, the 90- and 185-Day Windows, the Atestado Médico, the Country-by-Country Reciprocity Table, and What Actually Happens at the Espaço Cidadão Counter

Every new resident in Portugal eventually has to convert a foreign driving licence to a Portuguese carta de condução. The IMT runs three reciprocity tiers, the deadlines are tight, and missing them throws you back to a Portuguese theory and practical exam.
The Portugal Brief
AIMA Reopens the Family-Reunification Portal for CPLP Minor Children — First Concrete Step Out of the Reagrupamento Freeze, Ten Days After Lula's Visit and on the Back of Roughly 220,000 Title Exchanges Cleared Through Spring

AIMA Reopens the Family-Reunification Portal for CPLP Minor Children — First Concrete Step Out of the Reagrupamento Freeze, Ten Days After Lula's Visit and on the Back of Roughly 220,000 Title Exchanges Cleared Through Spring

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 Portugal Brief
Brazil's Electoral Court Sets a 6 May Cutoff for Brazilians Living in Portugal — Lisbon's 45,000-Voter College Has Ten Days to Justify Abstentions, Transfer Registrations, and Save Their Passport Renewals

Brazil's Electoral Court Sets a 6 May Cutoff for Brazilians Living in Portugal — Lisbon's 45,000-Voter College Has Ten Days to Justify Abstentions, Transfer Registrations, and Save Their Passport Renewals

Brazil's TSE has set 6 May 2026 as the cut-off for Brazilians abroad to regularise their electoral file before October's presidential election. Lisbon hosts Europe's largest Brazilian electoral college (45,273 voters in 2022). No quitação eleitoral, no passport renewal.
The Portugal Brief