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 25 Misuse of the refugee travel document

Artigo 25.º · Utilização indevida 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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1. Refugee travel documents used in breach of the law are seized by the authorities to which they are presented and sent to AIMA.

1 - São apreendidos pelas autoridades a quem forem apresentados e remetidos à AIMA, I. P., os títulos de viagem para refugiados utilizados em desconformidade com a lei.

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2. Acceptance of travel documents may be refused where the identification details of the persons named in them are not consistent.

2 - Pode ser recusada a aceitação dos títulos de viagem cujos elementos de identificação dos indivíduos mencionados se apresentem desconformes.

What we checked in this article

Check that unlawfully used documents are seized and sent to AIMA, and that refusal to accept documents with non-conforming identification details is discretionary.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 25 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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