Chapter IX · Criminal provisions

Article 187 Breach of an entry ban

Artigo 187.º · Violação da medida de interdição de entrada

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. A foreign national who enters national territory during the period for which such entry has been banned shall be punished with imprisonment of up to 2 years or a fine of up to 100 days.

1 - O cidadão estrangeiro que entrar em território nacional durante o período por que essa entrada lhe foi interditada é punido com pena de prisão até 2 anos ou multa até 100 dias.

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2. In the event of conviction, the court may, by a duly reasoned judicial decision, order the expulsion of the foreign national as an ancillary measure, in compliance with Article 135.

2 - Em caso de condenação, o tribunal pode decretar acessoriamente, por decisão judicial devidamente fundamentada, a expulsão do cidadão estrangeiro, com observância do disposto no artigo 135.º

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3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the foreign national may be removed from national territory in order to serve the remainder of the entry ban period, in accordance with the proceedings in which their removal was ordered.

3 - Sem prejuízo do disposto no n.º 1, o cidadão estrangeiro pode ser afastado do território nacional para cumprimento do remanescente do período de interdição de entrada, em conformidade com o processo onde foi determinado o seu afastamento.

What we checked in this article

Verify the penalty (up to 2 years or a fine of up to 100 days), the ancillary expulsion subject to Article 135, and removal to serve the remainder of the ban.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 187 may decide what you can apply for.

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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.

Applying the law

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