What do you need to sort out in Portugal?
Practical immigration guides, news and laws for people arriving in Portugal.
An independent site, not an official one. Translated from Portuguese, which prevails if the two differ.
Written from official sources, with a review date and links to the source. How we work
How we work
Read our method →- 41 guides, each with a review date
- 306 links to official sources, cited at the end of each guide
- Most recent guide review:
What is my path?
Answer 4 questions about where you come from, your situation and your goal, and see the guides that apply to your case, in the right order.
Find my path →From visa to citizenship
See all guides →Arrive
Visas, CPLP mobility, and what to do before and right after you land.
Get legal
AIMA, residence, family and citizenship.
- AIMA and the residence permit
- Family reunification
- Portuguese citizenship
- Equality Statute for Brazilians
- Family member of an EU citizen
- Renewing your residence permit at AIMA
- Means of subsistence for a residence permit
- AIMA forms and templates, what each one is for
- Permanent residence and long-term resident status
- Children of foreign parents born in Portugal
- Remote work and digital nomads
- Qualified work
- Residence by investment (ARI, the "golden visa")
- International protection in Portugal (asylum and temporary protection)
- Notice to leave Portugal and voluntary return
Documents
NIF, Social Security, SNS, bank and driving licence.
Live
Home, work, taxes, studies and degrees.
- Renting a home in Portugal
- Working in Portugal
- Taxes and IRS for immigrants
- Studying in Portugal
- Degree recognition
- Electricity, gas, water and internet
- Everyday life in Portugal
- Child benefit for children and young people
- Starting a business in Portugal
- Your children's school in Portugal
- Learning Portuguese in Portugal
- Pensions and retirement between Portugal and Brazil
- Buying a home in Portugal
What the data shows
Data & studies →Four studies built on official data about immigration’s contribution to Portugal, compiled by the maisimigracao community.
- +€1,820M net positive balance from immigrants to Social Security in 2023.Study: Social Security · 2020–2024 →
- 41% of workers in agriculture and fishing are immigrants.Study: Labour market · 2021–2025 →
- −23% foreign prisoners between 2013 and 2023, while immigration grew.Study: Public safety · 2020–2024 →
- 29.2% of babies born in 2023 had a foreign-born mother.Study: Demography · 2017–2100 →
Today’s news
Updated on 31 October 2026 · all news →
Headlines come from Portuguese media and stay in Portuguese.
- NewMudanças nas leis da imigração assustam muita gente, dizem luso-americanosCorreio da Manhã · (opens the original site in a new window)
- NewReagrupamento familiar some novamente do site da AIMA sem explicaçãoPúblico · (opens the original site in a new window)
- NewAssociação de Imigrantes dos Açores tem nova sede em Ponta DelgadaNotícias ao Minuto · (opens the original site in a new window)