Chapter II · Entry into and exit from national territory · Section IV · Travel documents · Subsection I · Travel documents issued by the Portuguese authorities to foreign nationals

Article 24 Limitations on the use of the refugee travel document

Artigo 24.º · Limitações à utilização do título de viagem para refugiados

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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A refugee who, using a travel document granted under this Law, has been in a country in relation to which they come within any of the situations provided for in paragraphs 1 to 4 of section C of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, adopted at Geneva on 28 July 1951, must obtain a travel document from that country.

O refugiado que, utilizando o título de viagem concedido nos termos da presente lei, tenha estado em país relativamente ao qual adquira qualquer das situações previstas nos parágrafos 1 a 4 da secção C do artigo 1.º da Convenção Relativa ao Estatuto dos Refugiados, adoptada em Genebra em 28 de Julho de 1951, deve munir-se de título de viagem desse país.

What we checked in this article

Check the reference to paragraphs 1 to 4 of section C of Article 1 of the 1951 Geneva Convention and that the duty is to obtain a travel document from that other country.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 24 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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