Chapter XII · Supplementary, transitional and final provisions

Article 215-B Public Administration Interoperability Platform

Artigo 215.º-B · Plataforma de Interoperabilidade da Administração Pública

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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Exchanges of structured information between public administration departments and bodies provided for in this Law are carried out, wherever possible, through the Public Administration Interoperability Platform (iAP), under the terms laid down in Council of Ministers Resolution No. 42/2015 of 19 June.

As trocas de informação estruturada entre serviços e organismos da Administração Pública previstas na presente lei são, sempre que possível, efetuadas com recurso à Plataforma de Interoperabilidade da Administração Pública (iAP), nos termos fixados pela Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 42/2015, de 19 de junho.

What we checked in this article

Check the reference to Council of Ministers Resolution No. 42/2015 of 19 June and the qualifier wherever possible.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 215-B 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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