Chapter VII · Long-term resident status

Article 132 Procedural safeguards

Artigo 132.º · Garantias processuais

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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1. Decisions refusing an application for long-term resident status or declaring loss of that status shall be notified to the person concerned, stating the grounds, the right to a judicial challenge and the time limit for bringing it.

1 - As decisões de indeferimento do pedido de aquisição do estatuto de residente de longa duração ou de perda do referido estatuto são notificadas ao interessado com indicação dos seus fundamentos, do direito de impugnação judicial e do respectivo prazo.

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2. (Repealed.)

2 - (Revogado.)

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3. A decision refusing an application for long-term resident status or a decision on loss of that status may be challenged before the administrative courts, with suspensive effect.

3 - A decisão de indeferimento do pedido de aquisição do estatuto de residente de longa duração ou a decisão de perda desse estatuto são susceptíveis de impugnação judicial com efeito suspensivo, perante os tribunais administrativos.

What we checked in this article

Check the content of the notification, that paragraph 2 is repealed, and that the judicial challenge before the administrative courts has suspensive effect.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 132 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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