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Immigration policy, visa changes, and the expat experience in Portugal.

Portugal Steps Up Sea-and-Land Patrols Off the Algarve After a Migrant Surge Overwhelms Ceuta

Portugal Steps Up Sea-and-Land Patrols Off the Algarve After a Migrant Surge Overwhelms Ceuta

The Maritime Police and the Navy are running daily patrols along the Algarve coast after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, though no mass arrivals have been reported in Portugal.

The Portugal Brief 01 Aug 2026

A speaker on the main stage at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, in front of a large glowing purple and blue LED backdrop reading 'let's create a smart new era together'

Portugal Readies an 'AI Fast Track' Visa to Draw Foreign Artificial-Intelligence Specialists Within 20 Days

The government is preparing an 'AI Fast Track' visa to attract foreign artificial-intelligence researchers and specialists, promising decisions in as little as 20 days. Modelled on an existing priority lane run by AIMA, it forms part of a €400m-plus National AI Agenda and is due to launch before the

The Portugal Brief 30 Jul 2026

Black-and-white 1940 portrait of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul who issued visas to refugees fleeing Nazism, in a dark suit and tie

The Jesuit Refugee Service Calls On Portugal to Revive Suspended EU Resettlement Programmes as the 1951 Refugee Convention Turns 75

On the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the Jesuit Refugee Service is urging Lisbon to reactivate the EU resettlement and relocation programmes Portugal suspended, citing administrative strain. Director André Costa Jorge invokes Aristides de Sousa Mendes and Portugal's self-image as

The Portugal Brief 28 Jul 2026

A construction worker in orange overalls and a white hard hat working at the top of a yellow tower crane against a clear blue sky in Lisbon

Registered Job Vacancies Climbed 23% in 2025 as Immigrants Came to Fund a Fifth of Portugal's Social Security

Job offers registered at Portugal's IEFP rose 22.8% to 134,100 in 2025, led by services and construction, with 69.2% of vacancies filled. The report also found foreign workers now make up more than a fifth of Social Security contributors.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jul 2026

The Campus de Justica de Lisboa courthouse complex in Parque das Nacoes, Lisbon, Portugal

Portugal Proposes Specialised Immigration Courts and an End to Lisbon's Monopoly on AIMA Lawsuits

A reform taken to Thursday's Council of Ministers would create court sections specialised in immigration and asylum and let residents sue AIMA in their home district instead of a single Lisbon court — after Brussels found administrative cases now take an average of 861 days to decide.

The Portugal Brief 23 Jul 2026

Migration Caseworkers Bring Their Alarm Over Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric to the President

Migration Caseworkers Bring Their Alarm Over Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric to the President

The STM migration technicians' union went to Belém on 20 July to warn President Seguro's office over hate speech and to demand AIMA reinforcements at consulates abroad and a special career track.

The Portugal Brief 21 Jul 2026

1,260 Golden-Visa Investors Ready a September Court Fight Over Portugal's Ten-Year Citizenship Clock

1,260 Golden-Visa Investors Ready a September Court Fight Over Portugal's Ten-Year Citizenship Clock

A group of 1,260 residence-by-investment holders has filed a collective complaint with the Ombudsman and warns it will take the State to court in September over the retroactive ten-year wait for citizenship.

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

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