Title III · Stay in national territory · Chapter I · Provisions common to applications concerning stay in national territory

Article 42-P Information on commercial or civil companies, shareholdings or membership of corporate bodies

Artigo 42.º-P · Informação relativa a sociedade comercial ou civil, titularidade de participações sociais ou exercício de funções em órgãos sociais

Decreto Regulamentar n.º 84/2007, de 5 de novembro · regulation of Law No. 23/2007 · consolidated text, as amended by Regulatory Decree No. 1/2024, checked 26 October 2026

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1. Information proving situations relating to a commercial or civil company, the holding of shares or the exercise of functions in corporate bodies is proven by consulting the databases of the Institute of Registries and Notary Services (IRN).

1 - A informação comprovativa de situações referentes a sociedade comercial ou civil, à titularidade de participações sociais ou ao exercício de funções em órgãos sociais é comprovada através de consulta às bases de dados do IRN, I. P.

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2. Where it is not possible to access the information as provided in the preceding paragraph, it shall be proven by a certificate or by providing the relevant access code.

2 - Quando não seja possível aceder à informação nos termos previstos no número anterior, deve a mesma ser comprovada mediante certidão ou disponibilização do respetivo código de acesso.

What we checked in this article

Check that proof is by consultation of the IRN databases, with a certificate or access code as fallback.

Preparing a visa or residence application? Article 42-P lists what the authorities will check.

We prepare the company side of the file (employment contracts, payroll, tax and social security registrations, proof of activity) and coordinate with immigration lawyers on the application. 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

Visa and residence files, with the company side in order

Most refusals come from a missing document or an inconsistency between the contract, the payroll and the tax records. Tell us the route you are applying for, and we will check the company documents the Regulation requires.

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