Latest news and stories about criminal record in Portugal for expats and residents.
On Friday some services were already able to process requests submitted nine days earlier, but issuance is usually immediate. The Ministry of Justice believes the problem will be resolved next week.
State services are virtually unable to issue criminal record certificates — the document that proves whether a person has a criminal record or not — putting applications for jobs and major contracts at risk, Público reports. The migration of data from the portal to a new ...
The criminal-record document will now be available within five working days of the request due to a data migration on the portal. The situation, which began on the 21st, will continue for at least two weeks.
Query asking which documents are needed to renew a residence permit — typically identity document and current permit, proof of address, evidence of means of subsistence or employment, a criminal record certificate if required, passport photos and payment of fees (requirements vary by country and permit type).
