Despite an increase in births in 2025, the need to stop young people leaving the country remains an urgent issue, only eased by the labour of immigrants. Opinion by Amanda Rattes
Portugal, the country of revolving doors: we export our children, we import survival
Saturday, 24 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
The Immigration Law is Portugal’s legal framework that governs entry, residency, asylum and deportation of non-nationals. It was amended by Law No. 61/2025 on October 22, 2025, after parts of an earlier draft were rejected by the Constitutional Court; the changes reorganise administrative responsibilities and introduce stricter control measures that affect visas, residency and family reunification processes.
