Title VII · Supplementary, transitional and final provisions

Article 92-C Identification of foreign nationals

Artigo 92.º-C · Identificação de estrangeiros

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 collection and processing of photographs, facial images and dactyloscopic data for the purpose of identifying foreign nationals, nationals of Member States of the European Union, stateless persons and Portuguese nationals within the AIMA Integrated Information System (SII AIMA) and the UCFE Integrated Information System (SII UCFE) shall take place on the terms and for the purposes laid down in national law and in the rules applicable to the Schengen Information System, in compliance with the minimum data quality and security standards and the technical specifications laid down in those instruments and set out in an order (portaria) of the member of the Government to whom the Secretary-General of the Internal Security System reports and of the members of the Government responsible for internal administration and migration.

1 - A recolha e tratamento de fotografias, imagens faciais e dados dactiloscópicos para efeitos de identificação de estrangeiros, nacionais de Estados-Membros da União Europeia, apátridas e cidadãos nacionais no âmbito do SII AIMA e do SII UCFE verificam-se nos termos e para os efeitos previstos na lei nacional e na regulamentação aplicável ao Sistema de Informação de Schengen, e com respeito pelas normas mínimas de qualidade dos dados e de segurança e pelas especificações técnicas previstas nesses instrumentos e constantes de portaria do membro do Governo do qual depende o Secretário-Geral do Sistema de Segurança Interna e dos membros do Governo responsáveis pelas áreas da administração interna e das migrações.

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2. The dactyloscopic data referred to in the preceding paragraph shall consist of:

2 - Os dados dactiloscópicos referidos no número anterior incidem:

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a) 10 flat fingerprints and 10 rolled fingerprints;

a) Sobre 10 impressões digitais planas e 10 impressões digitais roladas;

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b) Two palm prints, where the taking of a full set of fingerprints is impossible, or where the data are taken for the purposes of the prevention and investigation of crime;

b) Sobre duas impressões palmares, quando a recolha de impressões digitais completa seja impossível, ou efetuada para efeitos de prevenção e investigação criminal;

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c) Two palm prints for third-country nationals who are required to return as a result of a criminal conviction or who have committed a criminal offence in the territory of the Member State issuing a return decision.

c) Sobre duas impressões palmares para os nacionais de países terceiros que estejam obrigados a regressar por força de condenação penal ou que tenham cometido uma infração penal no território do Estado-Membro que emite uma decisão de regresso.

What we checked in this article

Check the categories of persons covered, the two information systems (SII AIMA and SII UCFE), the authorities issuing the order (portaria), the numbers of fingerprints (10 flat and 10 rolled) and palm prints (two) and the conditions in points (b) and (c).

Preparing a visa or residence application? Article 92-C 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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