Chapter XII · Supplementary, transitional and final provisions

Article 216 Implementing regulations

Artigo 216.º · Regulação

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 regulatory instrument implementing this Law and the orders (portarias) provided for herein are approved within 90 days.

1 - O diploma regulador da presente lei bem como as portarias nela previstas são aprovados no prazo de 90 dias.

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2. The special legislation provided for in Article 109 is approved within 120 days.

2 - A legislação especial prevista no artigo 109.º é aprovada no prazo de 120 dias.

What we checked in this article

Check the 90-day and 120-day time limits and the cross-reference to Article 109.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 216 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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