1. A permanent residence permit has no limit of validity.
1 - A autorização de residência permanente não tem limite de validade.
2. The residence card must, however, be renewed every five years or whenever there is a change in the identification details recorded on it.
2 - O título de residência deve, porém, ser renovado de cinco em cinco anos ou sempre que se verifique a alteração dos elementos de identificação nele registados.
3. When applying for renewal of the permit, the holder is exempt from submitting any documents already included in the electronic workflow used by the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA).
3 - No pedido de renovação de autorização, o titular fica dispensado de entregar quaisquer documentos já integrados no fluxo de trabalho eletrónico usado pela AIMA, I. P.
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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.