Around 500 Portuguese citizens have already been repatriated from the Middle East, but many remain stranded in other parts of the world due to the cancellation of commercial flights, particularly connecting ones.
Portuguese citizens stranded in Asia due to the war in Iran with no “solutions” to return home
Tuesday, 10 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Repatriation is the return of people to their country of origin, which can be voluntary or carried out by state authorities. In migration policy it usually refers to deportations or organised returns of irregular migrants under legal procedures or assisted-return schemes, and it directly affects migrants, asylum seekers and the organisations that support them.
