Portugal News

In a remarkable surge, the SEF contact center recently experienced an unprecedented volume of calls, surpassing 671 calls per second. This surge, occurring on October 17th, witnessed an astonishing 29 million call attempts in just 12 hours.

Many appointments are not kept and people are forced to reschedule. “It affects everything that involves issuing residence permits. Concessions, renewals. Everything that involves printing and issuing a document is congested, it is limited”, warns the union

The Government of Portugal reinforced today (8) the invitation to residents of the country, interested in improving their digital skills, to sign up for the  “Cheque Formação + Digital” program. The initiative offers annual financial assistance of up to €750 so that candidates can cover costs related to digital training, such as taking courses in the technology area. All immigran

On June 12th, trains with 6 and 4 carriages resumed service on the Green and Yellow lines, respectively.

This development is a result of efforts made to implement measures adopted as part of the action plan to alleviate the constraints caused by the temporary closure of Telheiras station and the Campo Grande/Cidade Universitária section.

Starting from June 12th (Monday), the following changes will be in effect:

Starting today, residents of Lisbon with a Navegante pass can avail themselves of free access to Gira bicycles throughout the city. This initiative, which was initially implemented for young individuals and seniors with the pass, has now been extended to all residents of Lisbon with a Navegante pass.

Previously, on May 26, the free pass was made available to all residents of Lisbon between the ages of 16 and 23, as well as citizens over the age of 65 who already possessed the Navegante pass.

The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) is preparing a response to legalize around 170,000 immigrants from countries outside the European and Portuguese-speaking area with pending cases, said the Minister of Internal Administration today.

The Council of Ministers approved, this Thursday, the creation of the Portuguese Agency for Minorities, Migrations and Asylum (APMMA), which will replace the Aliens and Borders Service (SEF) after its extinction, as well as the High Commission for Migrations.

"The Council of Ministers approved today the creation of the Portuguese Agency for Minorities, Migration and Asylum (APMMA) which succeeds the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) and the High Commission for Migrations in terms of reception and migration", announced the Minister of the Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva.

Strike by SEF inspectors threatened to cause severe disturbances at airports over the Easter period.

The SEF Research and Inspection Career Union (SCIF/SEF) suspended this Thursday the first day of the strike scheduled until April 10 to await the decisions of the Council of Ministers on the restructuring of the service.

Citizens can access the 'CPLP portal' through the SEF and ePortugal.gov websites.

The approximately 150,000 immigrants from Portuguese-speaking countries in Portugal with cases pending at the SEF can, as of this Monday, obtain a residence permit automatically through the 'CPLP portal'.
The new platform for obtaining a residence permit in Portugal for citizens of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) within the scope of the mobility agreement between the Member States of the organization was presented on Friday by the Foreigners and Borders Service ( SEF).

The virtual platform will be available Monday morning and will benefit thousands of Brazilians and Africans from the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP)

The Portuguese government presented the digital platform that will allow the automatic regularization of the authorization and renewal of residence processes.

The virtual platform will be available Monday morning on the website of the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) and on eportugal.gov.