Chapter II · Entry into and exit from national territory · Section I · Crossing the border · Subsection II · Entering data in the Entry/Exit System

Article 8-A Personal data of third-country nationals subject to the visa requirement

Artigo 8.º-A · Dados pessoais de nacionais de países terceiros sujeitos à obrigação de visto

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 authority responsible for border control creates the individual file of a third-country national subject to the visa requirement, entering:

1 - A autoridade responsável pelo controlo de fronteira cria o processo individual do nacional de país terceiro sujeito à obrigação de visto, introduzindo:

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a) Surname, first name or names, date of birth, nationality or nationalities, and gender;

a) Apelido, nome ou nomes próprios, data de nascimento, nacionalidade ou nacionalidades, e género;

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b) The type and number of the travel document or documents and the three-letter code of the country issuing the travel document or documents;

b) Tipo e número do documento ou documentos de viagem e código de três letras do país emissor do documento ou documentos de viagem;

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c) The date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents;

c) Data do termo do período de validade do documento ou documentos de viagem;

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d) The facial image, as provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226.

d) Imagem facial, conforme disposto no artigo 15.º do Regulamento (UE) 2017/2226.

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2. The entry and exit records are entered in the individual file referred to in the preceding paragraph, in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226.

2 - No processo individual referido no número anterior são introduzidos os registos de entrada e saída, em conformidade com o disposto no artigo 16.º do Regulamento (UE) 2017/2226.

What we checked in this article

Check the four data categories in paragraph 1 and the cross-references to Articles 15 and 16 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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