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Immigration policy, visa changes, and the expat experience in Portugal.
André Ventura Conditions Chega's PSU Generalidade Vote on a Five-Year Contributory Wall for Immigrant Access — Friday Parliament Vote Precedes the 11 June Montenegro Labour-Package Meeting

André Ventura Conditions Chega's PSU Generalidade Vote on a Five-Year Contributory Wall for Immigrant Access — Friday Parliament Vote Precedes the 11 June Montenegro Labour-Package Meeting

Chega leader André Ventura confirmed on 8 June that the party could let the Prestação Social Única pass at generalidade if PSD accepts a five-year contributory wall on immigrant access — and announced a 'final meeting' with PM Montenegro on the labour-reform package on Thursday 11 June.
The Portugal Brief
Registering on the Portuguese Electoral Roll as a Foreign Resident in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Recenseamento Eleitoral, the Three-Tier Reciprocity Map, the Junta de Freguesia Procedure and Which Elections You Can Actually Vote In

Registering on the Portuguese Electoral Roll as a Foreign Resident in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Recenseamento Eleitoral, the Three-Tier Reciprocity Map, the Junta de Freguesia Procedure and Which Elections You Can Actually Vote In

EU citizens vote in Portuguese municipal and European Parliament elections from day one of residence; Brazilians and Cape Verdeans vote in municipal after two years; ten Tier-3 reciprocity states vote in municipal after three years. The Junta de Freguesia is the front door.
The Portugal Brief
Ordem dos Advogados Reopens Reciprocity Talks with Brazil's OAB After 2023 Termination — 5 June Lisbon Meeting Frames a Return Path for the 4,039 Brazilian Lawyers Already Practicing in Portugal

Ordem dos Advogados Reopens Reciprocity Talks with Brazil's OAB After 2023 Termination — 5 June Lisbon Meeting Frames a Return Path for the 4,039 Brazilian Lawyers Already Practicing in Portugal

The OAP and OAB met in Lisbon on Thursday 5 June 2026 to negotiate the resumption of the bilateral reciprocity instrument that Portugal terminated in 2023 — 4,039 Brazilian lawyers already practise in Portugal under pre-rupture inscriptions, 13% of the active 32,000-strong bar.
The Portugal Brief
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