Portugal’s contentious Foreigners Law approved
Portugal’s Foreigners Law, which defines the new legal regime for the entry, stay, exit or non-entry and expulsion of overseas citizens from Portuguese territory, has been approved by the [...]
Portugal’s tax burden would rise to 43% of GDP without immigrants
As the government supported by populist party Chega is preparing to restrict immigration, a study has shown that reducing immigration to ‘zero’ would mean putting up taxes by 7.9% in Portugal to [...]
Portugal’s constitutional court throws out law restricting immigration
Portugal’s constitutional court has thrown out a law passed by parliament’s right-wing majority that was designed to limit the flow of immigrants. The reason judges gave was that the law created [...]
Demand for immigration lawyers soars by 40% in July
Fixando, an online contract services website in Portugal, saw a sharp increase in demand of 40% for immigration lawyers in July compared to the previous month. And the steep upward trend is [...]
Portugal’s new Foreigners Law approved in parliament despite pressure and criticism
Changes to Portugal’s Foreigners Law were approved today by MPs in Portugal’s parliament thanks to votes from the PSD, Chega and CDS parties. However, the changes were hotly contested with [...]
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Portugal’s Citizenship Reform fails those who chose to belong
By Pablo Medina Andrade (Co-founder of a global analytics firm, legal resident in Lisbon since 2021) Portugal is preparing to reform its nationality law – a legitimate goal: ensuring [...]
Portugal to gain 1,400 overseas millionaires this year
Portugal continues to attract more and more foreign millionaires and is expected to add another 1,400 ‘high-net-worth individuals’ this year, according to the latest report by the British [...]
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Portugal’s two choices: reform the system to be more like Finland and Germany or end up like Bangladesh says Portugal’s Chega party populist leader
Portugal needs a profound political, administrative, judicial and fiscal reform if it is to join the ranks of the successful economies of Europe and not end up like Bangladesh warns populist [...]
UK citizens among those most barred entry to Portugal in 2024
One-hundred and eight UK citizens were barred entry to Portugal in 2024 according to the country’s Annual Report on Internal Security. (RASI) But that’s nothing compared to the 1,470 Brazilian [...]
46,824 residency and asylum applications stuck in Portugal’s immigration office backlog nightmare
Life for those trying to get a residency visa to live and work in Portugal continues to be a nightmare as courts report that there are 46,824 applications for immigration and asylum stuck in a [...]
