From the SEF to the SEA: The Restructuring of the Immigration Service in Portugal (in EN, FR, AR)
Article written by Talia Ali Yahia On April 14th, 2021, the Council of Ministers adopted a resolution approving the abolition of the Immigration and Borders service (SEF) and replacing it by the Immigration
What is Mediation?
ENGLISH Our legal aid program manager, Lenita Bandeira, explains what is mediation: a private process where a neutral third person called a mediator helps the parties discuss and try to reach a
De-confinement plan in Portugal from 15 March
The general lockdown will continue until Easter. Prohibition of movement between municipalities until Easter: from 20 to 21 March and from 26 March to 5 April. Opening hours of supermarkets
The New Law on Portuguese Citizenship for Children
ENGLISH In November 2020 there was a legislative change that made it possible for children born on Portuguese soil, children of foreigners, to be entitled to citizenship by birth given
COVID-19 Lockdown (Rules and Restrictions) – January 2021
ENGLISH DATE22nd January 2021 NUMBERSAt the start of the week Portugal was recording around 10,000 new cases per day and this has increased through the week with Wednesday recording almost 15,000.
Rent support schemes extended until December
The Institute of Housing and Urban Rehabilitation (IHRU) is reopening applications. PS facilitates proposals made by BE and PCP. The extraordinary rent support schemes, created in light of the covid-19
Residence Permit Renewal
Great news for those awaiting SEF’s response regarding their residence permit: you can now RENEW it online through SEF’s website. How does the online system work? In order to renew
Water, electricity and gas cuts are prohibited for families with 20% income losses
Water, electricity, gas and electronic communications cuts are prohibited, until the 30th of September, for family units with income losses equal to or greater than 20%, or, for those infected