What do I need for my first AIMA appointment in Portugal?
Direct from the source, what you need to prepare for your appointment.
AIMA
Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo
information is sourced directly from the AIMA website. Portugal The Place cannot be held accountable for any changes in the appointment requirements. Please ensure you refer to the official AIMA site when initiating your process.
The application for a residence permit is submitted by appointment (or through an electronic platform – currently being implemented for residence visa holders ) and is submitted in person with a form signed by the applicant or their legal representative. It can be submitted at any AIMA store, which may forward it, after processing and decision, to the services in the applicant's area of residence. It must be accompanied by:
General Conditions of Concession
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Two identical passport-size photographs, in color and with a plain background, updated and in good condition for identification (if the appointment is made at the AIMA Stores in Odivelas or Aveiro);
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Passport or other valid travel document; Valid for six months from the appointment date
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Valid residence visa; Extensions are being made for expired visas.
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Declaration, under oath, of the address of residence, stating under what terms you are residing in the indicated dwelling (e.g. owner, tenant, subtenant, usufructuary, borrower, among others); and
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In situations where you live on the premises because you are the owner or usufructuary, you must present a land registration certificate (Caderneta Predial) Portal das Finançasor provide the respective access code to prove your right of ownership or right of usufruct, or
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In situations where you live in the premises as a tenant or lessee, among others, a declaration from the landlord of the property or the accommodation entity, Declaração de Alojamento mentioning the legal situation underlying the right to use the property; This document must be notarized with signatures recognized.
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Document proving family ties, when justified;
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Health insurance or proof that you are covered by the National Health Service.
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The granting of a residence permit requires: the absence of any fact that, if known to the competent authorities, would prevent the granting of the visa; Absence of conviction for a crime punishable in Portugal by a custodial sentence of more than one year; The applicant is not within the period of prohibition of entry and stay in national territory, following a removal order; Absence of indication in the SII UCFE for the purposes of refusing entry and stay or return, under articles 33 and 33-A of REPSAE.
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Without prejudice to applicable special legal provisions (when the Foreigners Law specifically provides for different time limits), the temporary residence permit is valid for a period of two years from the date of issue of the respective title and is renewable for successive periods of three years.
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The following offenses apply: Art. 192 of REPSAE (Illegal stay); Art. 197 of REPSAE (Failure to declare entry); Art. 199 of REPSAE (Failure to present travel document).