Chapter X · Administrative offences

Article 203 Failure to report accommodation

Artigo 203.º · Falta de comunicação do alojamento

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. Failure to record foreign nationals electronically in accordance with Article 15(4), or failure to submit the accommodation form under Article 16(1) or (2), constitutes an administrative offence punishable by the following fines:

1 - A omissão de registo em suporte electrónico de cidadãos estrangeiros, em conformidade com o n.º 4 do artigo 15.º, ou a não apresentação do boletim de alojamento, nos termos do n.º 1 ou do n.º 2 do artigo 16.º, constitui contra-ordenação punível com as seguintes coimas:

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a) EUR 100 to EUR 500, for 1 to 10 forms or unregistered persons;

a) De (euro) 100 a (euro) 500, de 1 a 10 boletins ou cidadãos cujo registo é omisso;

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b) EUR 200 to EUR 900, for 11 to 50 forms or unregistered persons;

b) De (euro) 200 a (euro) 900, de 11 a 50 boletins ou cidadãos cujo registo é omisso;

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c) EUR 400 to EUR 2,000, where the forms have not been sent, or registration has been omitted, in respect of more than 51 persons.

c) De (euro) 400 a (euro) 2000, no caso de não terem sido remetidos os boletins ou estiver omisso o registo referente a mais de 51 cidadãos.

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2. In the event of negligent failure to meet the time limit for reporting the accommodation or the departure of the foreign national, the minimum and maximum limits of the applicable fine are reduced to one quarter.

2 - Em caso de incumprimento negligente do prazo de comunicação do alojamento ou da saída do cidadão estrangeiro, o limite mínimo e máximo da coima a aplicar é reduzido para um quarto.

What we checked in this article

Check the fine bands and their numerical thresholds in paragraph 1, the cross-references to Article 15(4) and Article 16(1) and (2), and the reduction to one quarter for negligence in paragraph 2.

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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.

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