Chapter VIII · Removal from national territory · Section V · Readmission

Article 167 Entry and stay ban

Artigo 167.º · Interdição de entrada e de permanência

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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A foreign national transferred to another State under an international convention is barred from entering and staying in the country for a period of three years and, where readmitted to a third State, shall be the subject of an alert for refusal of entry and stay in the SIS for the same period.

Ao cidadão estrangeiro reenviado para outro Estado ao abrigo de convenção internacional é vedada a entrada e a permanência no País pelo período de três anos, sendo objeto de indicação de recusa de entrada e permanência no SIS pelo mesmo período quando readmitido para um Estado terceiro.

What we checked in this article

Verify the three-year ban and that the SIS alert applies only where the person is readmitted to a third State.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 167 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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