AIMA asks to repeat residency renovation request
Home News AIMA asks to repeat residency renovation request AIMA asks to repeat residency renovation request Immigrants with student residency permits who are employed will have to reapply for residency renewal.
Stateless people: Parliament to discuss statute on Wednesday
The revision of the legislation aims to resolve the legal limbo faced by people who lack a document confirming their nationality; through AIMA they could receive a residence authorisation.
AIMA alerts immigrants to update data
Home News AIMA alerts immigrants to update data AIMA alerts immigrants to update data At the beginning of 2026, AIMA is asking immigrants to correct and update their address and Social Security Number (NISS) information.
The year effectively begins for AIMA — can immigrants hope for good service?
With the end of the Mission Structure, all services for immigrants in Portugal are once again concentrated at the agency's traditional offices, where queues and complaints are common.
AIMA opens online renewals for January and February
Home News AIMA opens online renewals for January and February AIMA opens online renewals for January and February Immigrants with residence permits expiring in January and February will be able to renew them online.
AIMA Mission Structure was an "Exemplary Operation"
Home News AIMA Mission Structure was an “Exemplary Operation” AIMA Mission Structure was an “Exemplary Operation” The Secretary of State for Immigration has stated that the Mission Structure of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum ( AIMA) constituted one of the “most exemplary operati
Government says AIMA Mission Structure was an 'exemplary operation'
The Secretary of State for Immigration said on Wednesday that the Mission Structure of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), which closes today, was one of the 'most exemplary operations of the public administration'. Created in mid‑last year to respond to pending requests in public services of around half ...
Consulate, AIMA, Citizen Service Centres — see the opening hours
Find out the opening hours for the consulate, AIMA and Citizen Service Centres.
Ask the Lawyer: I don't have a tenancy agreement. How can I prove my address to AIMA?
A reader asks which documents or alternative evidence they can present to AIMA to prove their address when they do not have a tenancy agreement.
59,000 AIMA cases rejected
Home News 59,000 AIMA cases rejected 59,000 AIMA cases rejected The mission structure of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), created to regularise overdue processes, ends the year with a positive balance of 62 million euros.
Two refugee reception centres close due to lack of funding and without protocols with AIMA
The Jesuit Refugee Service managed, until this Monday, two reception centres for asylum seekers, which had to close due to inadequate funding. AIMA claims to have made a proposal, while the Jesuits assert that only a promise was left hanging. Institutions are available to find a way forward.
PSP proposed over a thousand cancellations of residence permits to AIMA
The most common reasons are the use of fraudulent documents, misleading statements, or “incompatible conduct” with the rules associated with legal residency in the country.
Without the NISS, there is no way to renew the permanent residence permit, warns AIMA
The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum informs that it is now possible to update long-term residence permits through its portal, but only if one has the Social Security number.
AIMA now allows online renewal of permanent residency
The AIMA has announced that it is now possible to renew permanent residency online, streamlining the process for applicants.
Miner creates software to assess waiting time for residence permit at AIMA
After waiting for months for his residence permit, Lucas Resende developed a tool to monitor the agency's operations. The information relies on data entered by immigrants.
