Chapter VII · Long-term resident status

Article 128 Competent authority

Artigo 128.º · Entidade competente

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 grant or refusal of long-term resident status falls within the competence of the board of directors of AIMA, which may delegate it.

A concessão ou recusa do estatuto de longa duração é da competência do conselho diretivo da AIMA, I. P., com faculdade de delegação.

What we checked in this article

Check that the decision-maker is the board of directors of AIMA with the power to delegate.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 128 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

The permit depends on what you will do here: employment, your own company, remote work for a foreign employer or investment. Tell us the plan, and we will set out which route the Act gives you and what the company needs to have in place.

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