Online visa renewals and expiry of documents

What does this mean for someone whose visa expired on 19th December 2022, but has an appointment with sef on Feb 9? Does this apply?

Hello JohnnyPT,

Thank you for all these details and info.

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what does it mean by? can you please explain me in detail?

Thank you so much

Ramkumar kadariya

@dee_irorere,

If you already have an appointment, lucky you. You must go to SEF on the scheduled day, obviously.

Note that this online renewal is for those who already have a residence visa, and that visa has already expired and could not get an appointment due to difficulties in contacting SEF. In this case, you will have to register on the SEF website and make the request to renew your visa.

@kadhimal,

Why do you need more details ?... Read it carefully...

Any word on if this also applies to tourist visas? Our daughter, a university student, arrived in Portugal with us in July, and stayed with us as a tourist until the beginning of September.

Then, she left to Germany to attend University there as an exchange student. There, she was issued a “Zusatzblatt” (residence permit) that gave her permission to reside in Germany until the end of February. She will be flying to Lisbon on February 22. Does Decree-Law No. 90/2022 mean she can legally stay with us in Lisbon? Her student housing back in the US won’t let her move in until May 1, 2023. She can stay with family in the US until that date, but we would rather she stayed with us here in Lisbon, if that is allowed under Decree-Law No. 90/2022.

Any thoughts or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

So i've just learnt - don’t know if this is worth anyone knowing if you have a SEF appointment & can’t find your documents, you should still go to the SEF meeting with your passport on the date & your then given 10-days to get everything together. BUT if you have to reschedule the appointment for whatever reason, you will be put to the back of the line & might end up waiting 1-year to get a new appointment. So my tip is make sure you attend!!

@grizfan

So what happened? Normally the airline is supposed to control only identity on an intra Schengen flight.

Decreto lei 90/2022

Os documentos e vistos relativos à permanência em território nacional, cuja validade

expire a partir da data de entrada em vigor do presente decreto-lei ou nos 15 dias imediatamente

anteriores, são aceites, nos mesmos termos, até 31 de dezembro de 2023.

A tourist visa is not permanência so the decreto lei does not apply to it.

The German visa does not concern território nacional so the decreto lei does not apply to it.

Assuming she has no favored nationality or right to residence for particular reason like being married, she is an illegal alien.

The practical consequence is null. I don't think the police would do anything in the case of routine control. If she does something wrong, she can be expelled all the same with or without a visa.

Please argue if you like.

There is some confusion. SEF does not deal with visas but only residence permits. A visa is something delivered by an embassy allowing you to enter the country for a few months. A residence permit is something delivered by the SEF to somebody who is already in Portugal and plans to stay for years. "Golden visa" is very misleading and anyway Portugal has decided to stop it.

I already posted this in another thread, but as it bears on the subject here -- the following edict appears to provide another extension like the one described in the top post, this time to summer of 2025.

See  https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc24/governo/comunicado-do-conselho-de-ministros?i=623

3.    Na sequência da apresentação e aprovação do Plano de Ação para as Migrações:

a.    Aprovou o Decreto-lei que aprova as regras de execução desse plano, nomeadamente: (i) atribuindo à Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (AIMA) uma missão de atração proativa de imigrantes; (ii) assumindo e valorizando o Observatório das Migrações como órgão da AIMA; e (iii) prorrogando por um ano, até 30 de junho de 2025, a validade dos documentos e vistos relativos à permanência em território nacional;

b.    Aprovou a Resolução do Conselho de Ministros que cria a "Estrutura de Missão para a Recuperação de Processos Pendentes na AIMA", que será responsável por analisar e decidir os processos pendentes de regularização de estrangeiros. A Estrutura de Missão funcionará até 2 de junho de 2025, contará com até 300 pessoas dedicadas a funções quer de tramitação administrativa dos processos, quer de atendimento aos requerentes.

Which is to say, it looks like deadlines are now end of next June.  For various things.  I'd check to verify that your visa is included, but probably is.  Could be a major tangle at that time, if there aren't further revisions to that schedule.

And they're going to hire maybe ("até") 300 more staff to work on it.

Documents and visas relating to stay in national territory, which expired from 22 February 2020, are valid until 30 June 2025 and are accepted by Portuguese public authorities, for all legal purposes.

https://aima.gov.pt/pt/documentos-e-vis … BA%2C%20n.

https://aima.gov.pt/pt/noticias/publica … s-e-vistos

AIMA Visa extension

Visa extension refers to the act of extending the period of validity of a visa (short-stay, temporary stay, residence, etc.) that is still valid or has expired very recently. The aim is to allow the citizen to stay in Portugal for an additional period, without having to obtain a new visa.

It usually applies to situations in which the citizen needs more time to complete the purpose of the visa (e.g. studies, job search, medical treatment) or while awaiting a decision on a residence permit application.

https://contactenos.aima.gov.pt/contact-form

Select combo box:

Tipo de assunto: Vistos

Subtipo de assunto: Pedir prorrogação de vistos ( = visa extension)

This new option is quite recent, just since 1st July 2025. This option requires you to send scanned copies of your passport and visa.

https://aima.gov.pt/pt/noticias/prorrog … sto-online

Have been trying to submit, but it doesn’t allow.

Underneath passport number there is a section with

Message- visa extension to AIMA I.P.

This cannot be changed but it’s preventing the submission.

Anyone else had this?

Thank you 

Renewal of Expired Residence Permits

Holders of residence permits expiring before / after 30 June 2025

The deadlines have been extended as AIMA is still sorting out other problems.

https://aima.gov.pt/pt/documentos-e-vis … -june-2025

(English version available at bottom of the page)

Renewal of Residence Permits

https://portal-renovacoes.aima.gov.pt/o … a-pr/login

The purpose of this portal is to allow foreign citizens to register applications for renewal of their Residence Permits in Portugal.

Information / Updates:

- Within the scope of this portal, renewal applications are only accepted for residence permits expiring after 1 July 2025.

- At the moment, the Portal is only available for permits that expire or are due to expire in July 2025. If the date is later, wait for the portal to open for subsequent months so that you can submit your application.

- If your residence permit has expired by 30 June 2025, and its validity has been extended to 15 October 2025 by Decree-Law 85-B/2025 of 30 June, you should wait for the AIMA to contact you to renew it.

https://portal-renovacoes.aima.gov.pt/o … pr/pr-home

@JohnnyPT

We are being told that those with expired residency cards / visas, are able to login and resubmit their renewal application and are being given an appointment at their local council office 48 hours later. They must upload all documents before the appointment, and then take originals to the appointment.

Is it true that if a document is missing they are rejecting the renewal and then the applicant has to pay the 180€ fee again for a new appointment?

Request renewals for expired Residence Permits:

If you have not yet been notified by AIMA to renew your Residence Permit, which expired between 22 February 2020 and 30 June 2025, please apply for renewal here:

https://services.aima.gov.pt/RAR/reqrenew/?lang=en

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+info:

https://aima.gov.pt/pt/noticias/dskhf

Residence permit renewals for Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP countries):

https://services.aima.gov.pt/CPLP/login.php

Morning Johnny,

My 2year D7 Resident permit expired on 5th September 2025. I am trying to go on the AIMA online but not accepting for one my password and also details are not valid?  Would you be able to shed light and direction on what I am supposed to do and are they still running behind?

@soctak

As far as I know,  your case fits in with what is said in post #15 above. Did you create the account? Forgot your password? Your input is 100% ok? I can't help you any further... you'll have to contact AIMA if you can't make it.

https://portal-renovacoes.aima.gov.pt/o … a-pr/login

Try "recuperar password" button, if you are not sure about your password.