Last Wednesday, March 1, a new model of residence permit in Portugal for immigrants from the countries of the Community of Countries of Portuguese language (CPLP). The expectation is that this will speed up the process for many Brazilians who already live in the country, in addition to those who intend to apply for residency. Check out the full article to learn more about it.
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The Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) are a group composed of nine countries that have Portuguese as their official or mother tongue. Are they:
- Angola;
- Brazil;
- Cape Green;
- Guinea Bissau;
- Mozambique;
- Portugal;
- Sao Tome and Principe;
- Timor-Leste;
- Equatorial Guinea (member since 2014).
Understand how the new residence permit in Portugal will work
Automatic residency will provide citizens of the CPLP, the possibility of working, enrolling in courses or renting property legally. According to the Lusa agency, there are about 150,000 people in this situation, most of them Brazilians.
However, the rule, “as it has been published, will be applied to citizens who are in the process of Expression of Interest pending appreciation. Only those who entered in 2021 and 2022 and are waiting for the interview with the responsible body.
Everyone will be contacted by email to pay a fee of €15 (about R$83). After that, the certificate is issued”, explains the expert.
The authorization shall be valid for one year, and shall be renewed at a later date.
According to the new rule, Brazilians who intend to go to Portugal no longer need to contact the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF). However, nothing was detailed.
“Everything leads us to believe that it will be a faster process for CPLP citizens. So far, we still don't have information on a specific platform for new orders in this new modality”, points out Anna Luiza Pereira, a lawyer specializing in the matter. What will change is still an open question.
What is expected is that everything is defined in the best and fastest way possible, so that it is clear to all the people involved in the process.
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