Portugal’s visa application process to be overhauled to prevent ‘exploitation’
PM promises “big effort over next few weeks” Portugal intends to reformulate the visa booking system to put an end to the difficulties in booking appointments in various consular services,
Immigrants want simple, single procedure to access essential services
A petition, launched ahead of today’s demonstration by immigrants in Porto with around 500 signatures, calls for coordination between various Portuguese organisations to create single procedures for all immigrants. “In
Algarve accountant accused of aiding illegal immigration
The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Faro has accused a 66-year-old accountant of 75 counts of aiding illegal immigration and document forgery in the Algarve between 2019 and 2020. The accountant
Concerns over immigration ‘glitch’ in Portuguese law
Researcher warns ‘incompatibility with EU legislation’ could fuel populist speeches Researcher Ana Rita Gil has warned that part of Portugal’s foreigners’ law is in “contradiction with the European Union”, allowing
Immigrants in majority among Lisbon’s homeless
Homeless population has mushroomed in last five years Between Gare do Oriente and Cais de Sodré station, passing through Rossio in Lisbon, tents and small shelters made of cardboard are
Timorese immigrants “never got the legal representation promised”
A year after the Portuguese Bar Association announced it would provide legal aid to Timorese immigrants who were arriving in Portugal without any support and already deeply in debt, the
Nationals in South Africa want equal rights as immigrants to Portugal
The adviser to the Portuguese communities in Johannesburg, Vasco Pinto de Abreu, has defended equal rights and integration for people of Portuguese descent in Portugal, as happens already for immigrants
Standing ovation for President’s praise of immigrants
President Marcelo has condemned Portuguese people who are “selfish in the face of the dramas of immigrants”, who, he said, “build Portugal, pay into Social Security, create wealth“. This statement,
Record number of immigrants to Portugal ask to be sent home
Contributing factors include unemployment, difficulties in accessing labour market and housing Requests for support for the voluntary return of migrants from Portugal broke records in 2022, with 1,051 asking to
SEF discovers 132 immigrants living in six warehouses in Monte Sabino, Faro
Reinforcing the fact that affordable rental accommodation is like gold dust almost everywhere, SEF (borders and foreigners agency) has released a statement today to say that it has found 132