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AIMA Opens July–August Residence Renewals and Issues Digital 'Proof of Legal Stay' Certificates While Tendering a €208,000 Portal Rebuild

Immigrants whose Portuguese permits expire in July or August can now renew online, while AIMA leans on digital certificates that prove a lawful, pending status — and tenders a ~€208,000 rebuild of its crash-prone portal. Here is what to file and what to keep.

The Portugal Brief 01 Jul 2026

A eucalyptus forest burns at night in Portugal, with flames rising between scorched trees and heavy smoke overhead

Portugal's Critical Fire Season Begins July 1, With Land-Clearing Fines Reaching €60,000 for Companies

Portugal's critical fire period runs 1 July to 30 September, and the land-clearing deadline lapsed on 30 June. Owners must keep a cleared strip of at least 50 metres around buildings or face fines of €140–€5,000 for individuals and up to €60,000 for companies, with pile burning banned.

The Portugal Brief 29 Jun 2026

Porto's Dom Luís I Bridge spanning the Douro river at sunset, with the city's old town and skyline behind

Portugal Sets a Weekday Ban on Heavy Goods Lorries Across Porto's Congested VCI, Routing Freight to the Toll-Free CREP

Heavy goods lorries will be barred from Porto's VCI inner ring road on weekdays from 07:00 to 21:00, with freight steered onto the toll-free CREP (A41) outer ring. Announced by Minister António Leitão Amaro, the measure takes effect in the second half of 2026.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

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Caring for an Ageing Parent in Portugal

The continuing care network, care homes, home support services, and the dependency supplement.

The Portugal Brief 25 Jun 2026

Metro de Lisboa Weighs Earlier Openings and Later Closes in a Timetable Study With CP and Transtejo

Metro de Lisboa Weighs Earlier Openings and Later Closes in a Timetable Study With CP and Transtejo

Lisbon's underground is studying whether to extend its operating hours, weighing earlier starts and later finishes against the nightly maintenance window — in coordination with the CP railway and the Transtejo ferries.

The Portugal Brief 23 Jun 2026

Tribunal Constitucional Overturns the Supremo on IUC and Restores the Rebuttable Presumption — Former Vehicle Owners Recover the Right to Prove the Sale and Shake the Fisco Bill

Tribunal Constitucional Overturns the Supremo on IUC and Restores the Rebuttable Presumption — Former Vehicle Owners Recover the Right to Prove the Sale and Shake the Fisco Bill

The Tribunal Constitucional (TC, Constitutional Court) has come down on the side of the contribuinte (taxpayer) in the long-running dispute over who is liable for the Imposto Único de Circulação (IUC, Unique Circulation Tax) when a vehicle has been...

The Portugal Brief 04 Jun 2026

Claiming Sick Pay in Portugal

Claiming Sick Pay in Portugal

Who can claim sick pay from Social Security in Portugal, how much it pays, and how the sick note reaches them.

The Portugal Brief 03 Jun 2026

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