1. The residence permit of a foreign national serving a prison sentence may be renewed only if their expulsion has not been ordered.
1 - A autorização de residência de cidadãos estrangeiros em cumprimento de pena de prisão só pode ser renovada desde que não tenha sido decretada a sua expulsão.
2. An application for renewal of a residence permit that has lapsed does not give rise to administrative offence proceedings if it is submitted within 30 days after the release of the person concerned.
2 - O pedido de renovação de autorização de residência caducada não dá lugar a procedimento contra-ordenacional se o mesmo for apresentado até 30 dias após a libertação do interessado.
Check the no-expulsion condition for prisoners in paragraph 1 and the 30-day post-release window in paragraph 2.
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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.