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Chega left alone in the parliament while defending its initiative to hold a referendum on immigration,

The proposal, which was classified as "garbage" by the PCP, will be rejected in the votes on Friday. It is accused of spreading myths and lies about immigrants

Chega was left alone this Wednesday in defending its initiative to hold a referendum on immigration, with the other parties harshly criticizing the proposal, which was even classified as "rubbish" by the PCP.

Applying for Portuguese Nationality: Counting Legal Residence from Expression of Interest Submission

The 10th modification to the Nationality Law approved by Parliament leaves loopholes for contestation in the cases of length of residence. Expert says law approved in Parliament is generic and demands details for new concession criteria. So far the regulamentation law has not been published by the current government and many people are waiting for this to happen. 

Minister of the Presidency announces 15 service centers for immigrants

Immigrant service centers will open in Braga and Porto.

The Minister of the Presidency announced this Wednesday that, in the coming weeks, 15 service centers of the Mission Structure of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) will be operating in different locations across the country.

“This month we will have the mission structure operating in 15 locations across the country”, said António Leitão Amaro, in the parliamentary committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees, where he is being heard.

Montenegro wants to prioritize regulation and family grouping in immigration policy

Montenegro wants to prioritize regulation and family grouping in immigration policy

Prime Minister highlighted the reinforcement of regulatory support services.

The Prime Minister stated this Wednesday that the Portuguese Government's main objective is to prioritize regulation and family reunification in immigration policy, considering that family unity favors subsequent social integration in national territory.

Irregular immigrants with 12 social security contributions (taxes) will be able to apply for residence permit

The measure does not come into effect immediately and requires further voting and bureaucratic procedures.

A transitional regime for immigrants who were unable to enter with the expression of interest and already have a Social Security number was approved in its first phase today (11) . The bill is from the Liberal Initiative (IL) and is the first step in a long bureaucratic process, and is not an automatic one.

Ombudsman says 40% of all complaints received are from immigrants

Maria Lúcia Amaral indicated in Parliament that the complaints are due to the slowness of services, bureaucracy and lack of reception conditions

The Ombudsman said this Thursday, in Parliament, that with the extinction of the Foreigners and Borders Service and the creation of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) there are 40% of complaints from immigrants.

André Ventura is increasingly working on the extremist fringes of society, Miguel Sousa Tavares

“I am not convinced that André Ventura does not want elections and I am also not convinced that Chega would be defeated in elections”, he says, before pointing out another reflection: “André Ventura is increasingly working on the extremist fringes of society. This demonstration was from Chega, but it had 1143, Mário Machado's neo-Nazi organization, walking side by side”.

"I've never seen André Ventura so hysterical". Miguel Sousa Tavares sees Chega using Goebbels' tactics. 

Applicants are surprised by false completion of Portuguese citizenship applications

Message sent on the new Portuguese government platform is confused with approval of the attribution of nationality and causes a rush to registry offices

As the new website had to transfer all the content stored at the old address, applicants who check the progress online receive notifications of the completion of the processes.

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