Chapter V · Extension of stay

Article 73 Competent authority

Artigo 73.º · Competência

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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The decision on applications for an extension of stay lies with the board of directors of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), and this power may be delegated, except as regards applications concerning applicants who are the subject of alerts for return or for refusal of entry and stay.

A decisão dos pedidos de prorrogação de permanência é da competência do conselho diretivo da AIMA, I. P., podendo ser delegada exceto quanto aos pedidos que respeitam a requerentes objeto de indicações de regresso ou de recusa de entrada e de permanência.

What we checked in this article

Check that the decision lies with the board of directors of AIMA and that delegation is excluded for applicants subject to return or refusal-of-entry-and-stay alerts.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 73 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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