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-A Stateless person travel document

Artigo 25.º-A · Título de viagem para apátridas

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. Foreign nationals with stateless person status who reside lawfully in national territory may obtain a travel document in a form to be approved by order (portaria) of the members of the Government responsible for migration, internal administration and justice.

1 - Os cidadãos estrangeiros com o estatuto de apátridas que residam legalmente em território nacional podem obter um título de viagem de modelo a aprovar por portaria dos membros do Governo responsáveis pela área das migrações, da administração interna e da justiça.

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2. The provisions on the refugee travel document apply to the stateless person travel document, with the necessary adaptations.

2 - Ao título de viagem para apátridas é aplicável o disposto para o título de viagem para refugiados, com as necessárias adaptações.

What we checked in this article

Check that eligibility requires stateless status and lawful residence, the three ministers approving the form, and the application of the refugee travel document rules with the necessary adaptations.

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