Title I · Entry into and exit from national territory

Article 8-A Access to the asylum and subsidiary protection procedure

Artigo 8.º-A · Acesso ao procedimento de asilo e proteção subsidiária

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. The national authorities responsible for border surveillance, inspection and control take all appropriate steps to ensure access to the asylum and subsidiary protection procedure for foreign nationals who presumably need it or who request it.

1 - As autoridades nacionais competentes pela vigilância, fiscalização e controlo das fronteiras realizam todas as diligências adequadas a garantir o acesso ao procedimento de asilo e proteção subsidiária a estrangeiros que presumivelmente necessitem ou o requeiram.

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2. The need for international protection is subsequently assessed by the competent authorities in accordance with the law.

2 - A avaliação da necessidade de proteção internacional é subsequentemente realizada nos termos da lei pelas autoridades competentes.

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3. Paragraph 1 applies to persons who do not present valid documents or who have entered national territory irregularly.

3 - O disposto no n.º 1 é aplicável às pessoas que não apresentem documentos válidos ou que tenham entrado de forma irregular em território nacional.

What we checked in this article

Check that access to the procedure extends to persons without valid documents or who entered irregularly (paragraph 3).

Preparing a visa or residence application? Article 8-A 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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