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

Article 86 Reimbursement requests to be submitted by AIMA

Artigo 86.º · Pedidos de reembolso a apresentar pela AIMA, I. P.

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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Where the territorially competent security force, following a recognition decision taken under Article 83, enforces an expulsion measure taken less than four years earlier by another Member State of the European Union or by a State Party to the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) shall submit in writing to the competent authority of that State, within a maximum of one year from the date of enforcement of the expulsion decision, a request for reimbursement accompanied by documents proving the costs of the removal operations.

No caso de a força de segurança territorialmente competente proceder, na sequência de decisão de reconhecimento proferida nos termos do artigo 83.º, à execução de medida de expulsão tomada há menos de quatro anos por outro Estado-Membro da União Europeia ou de Estado Parte na Convenção de Aplicação do Acordo de Schengen, a AIMA, I. P., apresenta por escrito à autoridade competente do respetivo Estado, no prazo máximo de um ano a contar da data de execução da decisão de expulsão, pedido de reembolso acompanhado dos documentos comprovativos dos custos das operações do afastamento.

What we checked in this article

Check the four-year age limit of the foreign expulsion measure, the one-year time limit for the written request, and the reference to Article 83.

Preparing a visa or residence application? Article 86 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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