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AIMA has established a dedicated consultation room in Lisbon for lawyers and solicitors to streamline case management, aiming to assist up to 80 professionals daily as part of a new collaborative agreement.
Lisbon is planning to establish a network of dedicated 'AIMA Spaces' to streamline support services and residency processing for the migrant population.
Legal challenges against expulsion orders and residency permit denials in Lisbon reached a record high in April 2025, driven by a surge in rejections following AIMA's file reviews.
AIMA is set to launch a digital form this week to facilitate family reunification for babies born in Portugal, addressing administrative challenges arising from recent changes to the Nationality Law regarding citizenship eligibility.
Brazilian expatriates in Portugal are raising concerns over immigration law changes, rising xenophobia, and administrative backlogs at AIMA ahead of President Lula da Silva's visit, urging diplomatic intervention.
The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has reopened its online portal for family reunification applications just before the Brazilian President's visit to Portugal.
Cultural mediators from the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) are striking at the Government headquarters in Lisbon to demand permanent employment status and salary equality, protesting the ministry's reliance on precarious labor.
Health centres are reportedly cancelling the registrations of immigrants who fail to present updated residence permits within two months of expiration, despite widespread delays at the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA). The new requirement, linked to updates in the National User Registry (RNU), is causing concern among pregnant women and other vulnerable groups who are unable to renew their documents on time due to administrative backlogs. The Ministry of Health has not yet clarified whether these delays were considered when implementing the new rules.
When it comes to paying overtime to AIMA to regularise processes, and to teachers to grade exams, the money appears.
Changes to the Foreigners Law continue to cause confusion among the immigrant community. This amendment, which came into effect last October, increased the time limit for the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) to process family reunification applications to nine months. These changes will be the subject of an online information session hosted by Casa do Brasil on Tuesday, August 4th, at 3:00 PM. The session will be led by jurist and senior technician Patrícia Peret, who will explain the practical implications of the updates and new rules. Participation is free, but registration is mandatory and spots are limited. Previous sessions have covered topics such as education, nationality law, diploma equivalence, and mental health.
The measure, which is part of a broader reform to speed up administrative and tax justice, still needs to be approved by the Assembly of the Republic.
The measure still needs to be approved by the Legislative Assembly, but it provides for the end of the concentration of cases in Lisbon
The action, carried out by various state agencies, led to 5 people being referred to the AIMA.
The protocol signed between the institutions is currently in the testing phase. The goal is for foreign students to be able to renew their residence permits in Portugal within a maximum of 30 days.
The next session at Casa do Brasil will focus on family reunification. This free initiative allows participants to ask questions about the process, including appointment requests at the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) and changes introduced by the new Foreigners Law. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30th, at 3:00 PM, and will be held exclusively online via Microsoft Teams. Jurist Patrícia Peret will lead the session, explaining the practical implications of the new law and procedures for AIMA. Participation is free but requires prior registration via an online form, with limited spots available.
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Lawyers no longer need to wake up at dawn to queue at the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) in Anjos, Lisbon. Professionals now have access to two exclusive service desks throughout the unit's operating hours. The service is intended for professionals, including solicitors, who need information on ongoing immigrant cases, such as checking the status of applications, as communication via phone and email is often ineffective. The measure follows a protocol signed between AIMA and the Bar Association (OA), with the new service model beginning on June 18. Previously, lawyers had access to a limited number of tickets distributed only during the first two hours of the day, which would run out in minutes. Service remains on a first-come, first-served basis, but is now available all day, with each professional allowed to consult up to three cases. For now, the AIMA office in Anjos is the only one offering this service, addressing a long-standing request from legal professionals, many of whom are Brazilian.
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Four offices of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) will be open on Saturdays this month to distribute residence cards returned by the postal service. Immigrants with pending documents will be notified via email. The measure aims to manage a backlog of approximately 10,000 documents without disrupting regular weekday appointments. Participating locations include António Augusto Aguiar in Lisbon, as well as offices in Porto, Vila Real, and Braga, with specific schedules varying by location. Recipients must wait for an email notification before attending, and a fee of 29 euros applies.
Administrative and Tax Courts cite a context of “heavy procedural pressure,” with an exponential growth in filings and priority given to urgent cases such as those against AIMA.
Brazilian national Ygor Daniel Zago, known as Hulk, who was arrested by the Judicial Police in November, filed a request for international protection with the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum.
There is an emotional toll that does not appear in the statistics. Immigration sells the idea of a future, but often delivers a bureaucratic and lonely reality.
Administrative courts have seen a surge in cases challenging voluntary departure requests, expulsion orders from Portugal, and residency permit denials, with 496 new cases filed in Lisbon in April. This increase follows the AIMA mission structure's review of over half a million files, leading to numerous rejections. Currently, 2,271 such cases are pending, part of a broader backlog of 128,851 residency-related processes. A judicial task force is working to clear the backlog, though comments from Supreme Administrative Court president Jorge Aragão Seia regarding 'total panic' within AIMA have sparked a dispute between the judiciary and the agency.
The number of new cases to challenge voluntary departure requests, expulsion orders from Portugal, and residence permit denials reached its highest level in Lisbon in April since at least January 2025.
The number of new lawsuits challenging voluntary departure requests, expulsion orders from Portugal, and residence permit denials reached its highest level in Lisbon in April since at least January 2025. According to data sent to Lusa by the Superior Council of Administrative and Tax Courts (CSTAF), the number of cases filed...
The association reported the prolonged delays in the regularisation processes and renewal of residence permits at AIMA.
With the return law under discussion in committee and the nationality law about to be regulated, the Presidency decided to hear from various immigrant associations to learn about the bureaucracy at AIMA and the real problems on the ground.
The presidency has started a series of meetings to better understand the immigration landscape in Portugal. On Wednesday, May 20, representatives from Casa do Brasil, including president Ana Paula Costa and vice-president Cyntia de Paula, met at the Belém Palace. They presented a document to the President, António José Seguro, highlighting issues such as bureaucratic delays at AIMA, the risk of irregular status due to administrative failures, and concerns regarding xenophobia and the recognition of professional qualifications.
AIMA aims to accelerate immigrant regularisation processes, which currently average between two and three thousand per day, totalling around 70,000 per month. Pedro Portugal Gaspar, president of the agency, announced plans to expand services nationwide to address delays, which he acknowledged as a form of 'violence' against migrants. While promising better local response capacity, he maintained that current queues are not comparable to those of the past. He also noted that rising immigration levels present integration challenges that require public understanding to maintain social cohesion. Complaints against AIMA rose by 37% in the first quarter.
