The Lisbon Administrative Court has ordered the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo or AIMA) to schedule a residency permit application for a 19-year-old Brazilian man within seven days. The individual was recently deported after being detained at the airport, a situation his legal team attributes to a two-year delay by AIMA in processing his family reunification request.
Court orders AIMA to schedule residency application
Friday, 7 August 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
Temporary residence is a limited residence permit that allows non‑EU nationals to live in Portugal for a set period (commonly one year, renewable) for study, work or other reasons. The Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (AIMA) launching an online form means eligible students who also work can apply or regularise their status more easily through AIMA’s process rather than only via consular services.
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- AIMA has seven days to schedule residency application for young Brazilian who was deportedcnnportugal.iol.pt ·
