Recently, the Portuguese Government’s Council of Ministers announced a resolution in the “Republican Daily” that the Foreigners and Border Services Agency (SEF) was formally reorganized this Wednesday, that is, from April 15th, the previous SEF was affected by foreigners and refugees. Asylum Service Agency (SEA) replaced!
SEF upgrade As (SEA)
SEA is the “Foreigners and Asylum Service Bureau throughout the whole process, which is a new central service agency after SEF.
According to the government members responsible for the field of internal affairs management, they have organized hierarchical organizations and have administrative autonomy." "The new service of the Foreigners and Asylum Service Bureau SEA will start running this Thursday.
The new SEA is mainly responsible for supporting immigrants and refugees living in Portugal.
For the new SEA, “technical and administrative tasks such as document and database management, relations and cooperation with the Schengen area and European borders and asylum institutions” will be undertaken in the implementation of immigration policy.
As for the issuance of passports and the renewal of residence cards for foreign immigrants, the registration and notarization agency IRN will be responsible.
In short, the processing of the first application for the residence card will be handled by SEA. As for the issuance of passports and the renewal of residence cards for foreign immigrants, the registration and notarization agency IRN will be responsible.
separation of functions
The main purpose of the reorganization is to separate the police functions and administrative functions of the Immigration Bureau.
In addition, the law enforcement powers of the former SEF were transferred to the Republican Guard GNR, the Public Security Police PSP and the Judicial Police PJ. The reorganized SEA and IRN have further streamlined the work content and improved its pertinence. I believe it will be more conducive to To improve its work efficiency, the residence card processing speed is just around the corner.
According to the resolution published in the "Republic Daily":
The GNR is responsible for “supervising, inspecting and controlling the maritime and land borders” and “ensures that movement control and joint operations are carried out with similar security forces in Spain.”
PSP is responsible for "supervising, inspecting and controlling the airport boundary and cruise terminal." The Judicial Police PJ has the right to investigate "crime of assisting illegal immigrants, human trafficking and other crimes related to it."
PSP and GNR also have the right to "take action in the compulsory repatriation and judicial expulsion procedures against foreign citizens within their jurisdiction."
Minister Eduardo Cabrita stated that the reorganization of the SEF approved at the Council of Ministers last week confirmed the “separation of functions between the police and immigration relations”.
Catch the last bus of the policy
According to Article 14 of 2021 promulgated by the Portuguese government, from January 1, 2022, immigration to Portugal through the purchase of residential real estate will be limited to the inland areas, Madeira and Azores.
This also means that Lisbon and Porto, which are favored by Chinese investors, have officially entered the "countdown" of less than a year.
On the other hand, since April 19, due to the government’s better control of the epidemic in the country, the Portuguese Immigration Agency has begun to resume appointments for fingerprint recording (Albufeira, Figueira da Foz and Figueira da Foz and Figueira da Foz). (Except for the three immigration branches in Portim?o).
For appointment applications that have been cancelled before, the Immigration Bureau will gradually notify the new time; recent new first applications and new appointments for renewal need to wait for further confirmation by the Immigration Bureau.
Popular investment destinations are about to end, and price increases are about to start.
yí early, not yí late!
Investors who are still interested in real estate in Lisbon and Porto, which have the potential for house price appreciation, should also make early plans, cherish this precious window period, and seize the time to catch the last train!
PORTUGAL
Portugal Golden Residence Card Project
Application conditions
Main applicant: at least 18 years old, no criminal certificate
Associate applicant: spouse, minor or over 18 years old children in school, and both parents
Purchase a property of 350,000 Euros or more
Project advantages
Investment income: freehold property rights + real estate income
Low application threshold: no language, academic qualifications, funding sources, management experience and other requirements
Excellent welfare: free top education + medical resources
Immigration benefits: investment by one person, three generations of immigrants for the whole family