Chapter II · Entry into and exit from national territory · Section VII · Refusal of entry and stay · Subsection II · No individual file in the Entry/Exit System

Article 40-B Rebuttal of the presumption that the conditions on the duration of authorised stay are not fulfilled

Artigo 40.º-B · Afastamento da presunção de não preenchimento das condições de duração da estada autorizada

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 presumption referred to in the preceding Article may be rebutted in accordance with Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399.

1 - A presunção referida no artigo anterior pode ser ilidida, nos termos do disposto no n.º 3 do artigo 12.º do Regulamento (UE) 2016/399.

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2. Where the presumption referred to in the preceding paragraph is rebutted, the competent authorities shall:

2 - Nos casos em que a presunção referida no número anterior for ilidida, as autoridades competentes:

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a) Create, where necessary, an individual file in the EES for that third-country national;

a) Criam, se necessário, um processo individual para esse nacional de país terceiro no SES;

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b) Update the last entry/exit record by entering the missing data in accordance with Article 8-A or 8-B, as applicable; and

b) Atualizam o último registo de entrada e saída, introduzindo os dados em falta, nos termos dos artigos 8.º-A ou 8.º-B, consoante o caso; e

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c) Where Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 provides for such a situation, delete the existing file.

c) Quando o artigo 35.º do Regulamento (UE) 2017/2226 preveja tal situação, apagam o processo existente.

What we checked in this article

Check the references to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Articles 8-A and 8-B of this Law and Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226.

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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.

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