Chapter II · Entry into and exit from national territory · Section VII · Refusal of entry and stay · Subsection I · General provisions

Article 34 Seizure of travel documents

Artigo 34.º · Apreensão de documentos de viagem

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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Where refusal of entry is based on the presentation of a travel document that is false, falsified, belongs to another person or was obtained fraudulently, the document shall be seized and sent to the competent national or foreign authority in accordance with the applicable provisions.

Quando a recusa de entrada se fundar na apresentação de documento de viagem falso, falsificado, alheio ou obtido fraudulentamente, o mesmo é apreendido e remetido para a entidade nacional ou estrangeira competente, em conformidade com as disposições aplicáveis.

What we checked in this article

Check that all four categories of defective document (false, falsified, belonging to another person, fraudulently obtained) are carried over.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 34 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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