The deadline is for the immigrant to keep proof of application. This issue applies to documents that expire after June 30th, which are valid for another six months according to the law.
According to sources, Immigrants with residence permits that expired before June 30, 2025, should apply for renewal as soon as possible. The decree-law that renews expired documents expires on October 15 and will not be renewed, reports media.
Therefore, the recommendation is to submit renewal requests through the portal, which generates a legally valid receipt pending the issuance of the new card. This receipt is available after payment of the renewal fee and online submission of the required documents, such as proof of no outstanding debts to the tax authorities and proof of subsistence.
Services for renewal in the mission structure will continue after October 15th. The deadline for completion of this work is the end of December.
The same rule applies to citizens of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) who are in the process of renewing their membership . The certificate can be found and downloaded in the portal's personal area .
These two mechanisms were already in place when the government began renewing the more than 370,000 expired residence permits.
For immigrants with documents expiring after June 30, the six-month validity rule applies, without the issuance of this document. The portal— which is different from the one for documents expiring before June 30 —accepts applications for documents expiring between July and October.
The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) maintains a permanently active portal, opening at the end of each month for residence permits that expire the following month .
According to sources, the website will remain active, maintaining the monthly opening mechanism. This method is similar to that used by the former Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), which made the portal available online quarterly.