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The University of Lisbon and AIMA have launched a dedicated channel to streamline residency regularisation for international students, aiming to support 30% of the foreign student population in its initial phase.
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 currently facing a complete halt in scheduling for the renewal of identification cards.
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.
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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.
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.
A woman told CMTV that this is not the first time she has tried to be served at AIMA.
With frequent changes to procedures and service channels, the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) requires legal professionals to constantly monitor new rules and tools for handling immigration cases. To assist lawyers, the Bar Association (OA) will host two practical training sessions on September 14 and 15, covering AIMA's digital portals, procedural management, and litigation strategies. The sessions will be led by José Schwalbach and Emellin de Oliveira in a hybrid format at the Bar Association's headquarters in Lisbon.
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.
An agreement between the agency for migration and the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon aims to facilitate access to residence permits in Portugal. Professors and researchers will also be covered.
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.
Home News AIMA partners with Portuguese college to expedite student documents AIMA partners with Portuguese college to expedite student documents The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum ( AIMA) has signed a cooperation agreement with the University of Lisbon School of Law ( FDUL) to redu
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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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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 number of new cases to challenge voluntary departure requests, expulsion orders, and residence permit denials reached its highest value in April since January 2025.
The Casa do Brasil de Lisboa presented the main concerns of immigrants at a meeting at the Portuguese Presidency, such as documentation status, the tightening of expulsion laws, the non-recognition of qualifications, and discrimination.
The association reported the prolonged delays in the regularisation processes and renewal of residence permits at AIMA.
The PJ believes the suspects charged immigrants between 130 and 200 euros to provide them with fake addresses and facilitate witnesses. Searches were carried out in Loures and Odivelas.
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.
The President of Brazil disappointed the Brazilian community by not significantly addressing changes to Portuguese immigration and nationality laws during a joint statement with Prime Minister Luís Montenegro. While Brazilian groups hoped for a stronger stance on immigration issues, Lula focused on praise for the Brazilian workforce. Prime Minister Montenegro clarified that the Portuguese government has regularised over 235,000 Brazilian immigrant applications in the last two years, noting that only a small fraction of requests were denied. Lula also met with the new Portuguese President, António José Seguro, and discussed the Mercosur-EU trade agreement.
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Home News AIMA overnight queues led to police intervention in Lisbon AIMA overnight queues led to police intervention in Lisbon The AIMA agency in Anjos, Lisbon, was the scene of tense moments on 7 April in the morning, requiring police intervention to control the disorder caused by hundreds of i
Attempts to jump the queue and the large turnout at AIMA in Anjos led the PSP to request police reinforcements as a preventive measure to contain tensions and ensure order among hundreds of people.
