Chapter X · Administrative offences

Article 204 Negligence and voluntary payment

Artigo 204.º · Negligência e pagamento voluntário

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. In the administrative offences provided for in the preceding articles, negligence is always punishable.

1 - Nas contra-ordenações previstas nos artigos anteriores a negligência é sempre punível.

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2. In the event of negligence, the minimum and maximum amounts of the fine are reduced to half of the amounts set for each fine.

2 - Em caso de negligência, os montantes mínimos e máximos da coima são reduzidos para metade dos quantitativos fixados para cada coima.

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3. In the event of voluntary payment, the minimum and maximum amounts of the fine are reduced to half of the amounts set for each fine.

3 - Em caso de pagamento voluntário, os montantes mínimos e máximos da coima são reduzidos para metade dos quantitativos fixados para cada coima.

What we checked in this article

Check that negligence is always punishable and that both the negligence and the voluntary-payment reductions halve the minimum and maximum amounts.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 204 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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