Creation of APMA approved; SEF inspectors call off strike
The Council of Ministers has approved the creation of APMA (the Portuguese agency for minorities, migrations and asylum) adding that inspectors of (now extinct) SEF (borders and foreigners agency) will
SEF Easter strike worries Algarve tourism sector
Tourism and hotel bosses in the Algarve are worried about the impact of the strike called by inspectors and administrative staff of Portugal’s immigration and borders service (SEF) over the
Majority of SEF offices closed in strike affecting admin staff
90% of service points closed as many staff kept in dark over extinction process Adhesion to the strike of administrative workers of Foreigners and Immigration Service SEF closed about 90%
More than 9,700 residence permit applications received so far on SEF’s new portal
Applications flooded in over space of a few hours With April 6 given officially as the moment SEF borders and foreigners agency will be no more, news that 9,700 new
Five more charged over death of Ukrainian at Lisbon airport in March 2020
Among them former SEF director Portugal’s public prosecutor’s office (MP) has charged five more defendants in a new case related to the hideous death of Ukrainian citizen Ihor Homeniuk in
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
SEF opens new door for UK nationals and family members
Official portal extends to 3rd country family members who previously held EU residence UK nationals with new residence cards started receiving emails this week from SEF (borders and immigration agency)
SEF prepares new model to regularise situation of thousands of immigrants before handing over to APMA
Foreigners and borders agency SEF has announced it is preparing a new model to regularise the situation of thousands of immigrants who have shown interest, between 2021 and 2022, in
Almost 3% of Portugal’s Ukrainian refugees have already officially left – SEF
Temporary protection authorisation is valid for one year, extendable for two six-monthly periods At least 1,529 Ukrainians who obtained temporary protection in Portugal due to the war in their country
Delays in residency authorisations “a serious problem” – Ombudsman
“Portugal has responsibility to people who enter country” Portugal’s Ombudsman of Justice sees authorities’ delays in processing residence permits as “a serious problem” that she believes fails people trying to