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Article 64 Residence visa for family reunification

Artigo 64.º · Visto de residência para efeitos de reagrupamento familiar

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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Whenever, in the processing of an application for family reunification made under Article 98(1), the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) approves the application under this Law, the sponsor’s family member shall be given the residence visa for reunification, so as to allow them to enter national territory.

Sempre que, no âmbito da instrução de um pedido de reagrupamento familiar solicitado ao abrigo do disposto no n.º 1 do artigo 98.º, a AIMA, I. P., deferir o pedido nos termos da presente lei, deve ser facultado ao familiar do requerente o visto de residência para reagrupamento, para permitir a sua entrada em território nacional.

What we checked in this article

Check the reference to Article 98(1) and that the visa is to be given to the sponsor’s family member once AIMA has approved the application.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 64 may decide what you can apply for.

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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.

Applying the law

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