Chapter XII · Supplementary, transitional and final provisions

Article 211 Change of nationality

Artigo 211.º · Alteração da nacionalidade

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. The Central Registry Office notifies the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), electronically wherever possible, of the changes of nationality it registers relating to individuals resident in national territory.

1 - A Conservatória dos Registos Centrais comunica, sempre que possível por via eletrónica, à AIMA, I. P., as alterações de nacionalidade que registar, referentes a indivíduos residentes no território nacional.

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2. The notification provided for in the preceding paragraph must be made within 15 days of registration.

2 - A comunicação prevista no número anterior deve ser feita no prazo de 15 dias a contar do registo.

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3. If the notification and a search of the relevant databases reveal the existence of one or more alerts in the Schengen Information System (SIS) for the purposes of return or refusal of entry and stay, AIMA reports the acquisition of nationality to the issuing Member State or States, with a view to their deletion.

3 - Se da comunicação e em consulta às bases de dados pertinentes resultar a existência de indicação ou indicações para efeitos de regresso ou de recusa de entrada e de permanência no SIS, a AIMA, I. P., reporta a aquisição da nacionalidade ao Estado ou aos Estados membros autores, com vista à sua supressão.

What we checked in this article

Check the 15-day time limit from registration and that AIMA reports the acquisition of nationality to the issuing Member State(s) with a view to deleting SIS alerts on return or refusal of entry and stay.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 211 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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