More than 750 migrants in an irregular situation in Portugal returned voluntarily to their country of origin last year, four times more than in 2024, the PSP revealed today.
Voluntary returns of undocumented migrants quadrupled in 2025
Thursday, 29 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.





