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Article 121-C Competent authority

Artigo 121.º-C · Competência

Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (Lei de Estrangeiros) · consolidated text, as amended by Law No. 62/2026, checked 26 October 2026

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The following are competent to take the decisions provided for in this section:

São competentes para as decisões previstas na presente secção:

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a) In cases of cancellation, the member of the Government responsible for migration, who may delegate this power to the board of directors of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA);

a) Nos casos de cancelamento, o membro do Governo responsável pela área das migrações, com faculdade de delegação no conselho diretivo da AIMA, I. P.;

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b) In all other cases, the board of directors of AIMA, which may delegate this power.

b) Nos restantes casos, o conselho diretivo da AIMA, I. P., com faculdade de delegação.

What we checked in this article

Check that cancellation is decided by the member of the Government responsible for migration (with power to delegate to the AIMA board of directors) and all other decisions by the AIMA board of directors (with power to delegate).

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 121-C may decide what you can apply for.

We map the visa and residence route that fits your activity, prepare the company side (contracts, payroll, registrations) and coordinate with immigration lawyers for the application itself. A written answer and a fixed quote within one working day.

Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

Applying the law

Visas and residence in Portugal, planned together with the company

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