Title V · Removal · Chapter II · Mutual recognition of expulsion decisions

Article 85 National contact point

Artigo 85.º · Ponto de contacto nacional

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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The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) is the national contact point for the purposes of applying Council Decision 2004/191/EC of 23 February, which sets out the criteria and appropriate practical arrangements for the compensation of financial imbalances that may result from Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May, transposed in Articles 169 to 172 of Law No. 23/2007 of 4 July, as amended.

A AIMA, I. P., é o ponto de contacto nacional para efeitos da aplicação da Decisão n.º 2004/191/CE, do Conselho da União Europeia, de 23 de fevereiro, a qual define os critérios e modalidades práticas adequados para a compensação dos desequilíbrios financeiros que possam resultar da Diretiva n.º 2001/40/CE, do Conselho, de 28 de maio, transposta nos artigos 169.º a 172.º da Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho, na sua redação atual.

What we checked in this article

Check the citations of Council Decision 2004/191/EC of 23 February, Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May and Articles 169 to 172 of Law No. 23/2007.

Preparing a visa or residence application? Article 85 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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