Chapter II · Entry into and exit from national territory · Section II · General conditions of entry

Article 9-A Individual file in the Entry/Exit System

Artigo 9.º-A · Processo individual no Sistema de Entrada/Saída

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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Foreign nationals who intend to enter or stay in national territory must, where necessary, provide biometric data for the purpose of:

Os cidadãos estrangeiros que pretendam entrar ou permanecer em território nacional devem fornecer, se necessário, dados biométricos, com a finalidade de:

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a) Creating the individual file in the Entry/Exit System (EES), in accordance with Articles 8-A and 8-B;

a) Criar o processo individual no SES, de acordo com os artigos 8.º-A e 8.º-B;

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b) Carrying out border checks in accordance with point (a)(i) and point (g)(i) of Article 8(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), with Article 23(2), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 and, where applicable, with Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas;

b) Realizar controlos de fronteira em conformidade com a subalínea i) da alínea a) e a subalínea i) da alínea g) do n.º 3 do artigo 8.º do Regulamento (UE) 2016/399, do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 9 de março de 2016, que estabelece o código da União relativo ao regime de passagem de pessoas nas fronteiras (Código das Fronteiras Schengen), com os n.os 2, 4 e 5 do artigo 23.º do Regulamento (UE) 2017/2226 e, quando aplicável, com os artigos 18.º e 19.º do Regulamento (CE) n.º 767/2008, do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 9 de julho de 2008, relativo ao Sistema de Informação de Vistos e ao intercâmbio de dados entre os Estados-Membros sobre os vistos de curta duração;

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c) Carrying out entry and stay checks in accordance with Article 6(6) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399.

c) Realizar controlos de entrada e permanência, em conformidade com o n.º 6 do artigo 6.º do Regulamento (UE) 2016/399.

What we checked in this article

Check the three purposes for collecting biometric data and every cross-reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Article 8(3)(a)(i) and (g)(i), Article 6(6)), Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 (Article 23(2), (4) and (5)) and Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 (Articles 18 and 19).

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 9-A 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.

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