1. Anyone who marries or lives in a de facto union with the sole aim of enabling another person to obtain, or of obtaining, a visa, a residence permit or an ‘EU Blue Card’, or of circumventing the legislation in force on the acquisition of nationality, shall be punished with imprisonment of one to five years.
1 - Quem contrair casamento ou viver em união de facto com o único objetivo de proporcionar a obtenção ou de obter um visto, uma autorização de residência ou um 'cartão azul UE' ou defraudar a legislação vigente em matéria de aquisição da nacionalidade é punido com pena de prisão de um a cinco anos.
2. Anyone who, repeatedly or in an organised manner, fosters or creates the conditions for the commission of the acts provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be punished with imprisonment of two to six years.
2 - Quem, de forma reiterada ou organizada, fomentar ou criar condições para a prática dos atos previstos no número anterior, é punido com pena de prisão de dois a seis anos.
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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.