Chapter VIII · Removal from national territory · Section VII · Assistance with removal by air during airport transit

Article 173 Preference for direct flights

Artigo 173.º · Preferência por voo directo

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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Whenever a third-country national is removed by air, the possibilities of using a direct flight to the country of destination must be examined.

Sempre que se proceda ao afastamento de um nacional de Estado terceiro por via aérea devem ser analisadas as possibilidades de se utilizar um voo directo para o país de destino.

What we checked in this article

Verify that the duty is to examine the possibility of a direct flight, not to use one in every case.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 173 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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