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News from afpop
Included in this Member Briefing:
1. IMI tax – reminder
2. IUC tax
3. General strike 11th of December – reminder
4. Civil Protection issues autumn-winter warning
5. Banco Alimentar
6. National holidays December
7. Portimão town holiday
8. AIMA Renewals Portal (non-EU): December 2025
9. AIMA Residence Permit applications for holders of Highly Skilled Visas
10. Right of Residency – reminder
11. Residency renewal for EU citizens and family members – reminder
12. Satellite offices
Portugal Foreigners Law Update: Residency & Resident Rules
New afpop Factsheets deliver practical, actionable advice on foreign residency law changes, resolving common condominium parking disputes, and clean termination of any telecom contract in Portugal.
News from afpop
Included in this Member Briefing:
1. IMI tax
2. General strike 11th of December
3. Presidential election
4. Transferring phone numbers
5. Navegante Pass now available online through CARRIS
6. AIMA – reduced mobility
7. Right of Residency - reminder
8. Residency documents (non-EU) expired between 22/02/2020 and 30/06/2025 - reminder
9. Residency renewal for EU citizens and family members – reminder
10. AIMA Renewals Portal (non-EU): November 2025 - reminder
11. Foreigners’ law – reminder
12. Satellite offices
13. Social media
FS46E - Ending a telecom contract
This remains the most reliable way to end a telecom contract in Portugal.
Sending a registered termination letter (carta de rescisão) with acknowledgment of receipt to any operator — whether
NOS, MEO, Vodafone, or NOWO — is the best way to avoid being routed to the retention department and pressured to
stay.
FS44E - Foreigners Law
This law updates Portugal’s immigration framework, specifically amending Law No. 23/2007, which
governs the entry, stay and departure of foreigners from Portuguese territory.
News from afpop
Included in this Member Briefing:
1. AIMA Renewals Portal (non-EU): November 2025
2. Right of Residency
3. Residency documents (non-EU) expired between 22/02/2020 and 30/06/2025 - reminder
4. Residency renewal for EU citizens and family members - reminder
5. Foreigners’ law
6. Seismic Risk Awareness
7. Living in the Algarve event
8. Satellite offices
News from afpop
Included in this Member Briefing:
1. Residency documents (non-EU) expired between 22/02/2020 and 30/06/2025
2. Residency renewal for EU citizens and family members
3. End of automatic validity extension for expired Residency permits
4. Train tickets Portugal
5. Wintertime
6. Foreigners’ law
7. Seasonal vaccination campaign – reminder
8. Doctor’s strike
9. Strike public administration services - reminder
10. PSP speed cameras in October - reminder
11. Satellite offices
News from afpop
Included in this Member Briefing:
1. Residency documents expired between 22/02/2020 and 30/06/2025
2. AIMA Residency Renewals Portal: July to October 2025
FS43E - Condominium Parking & Garage Spaces
What is permitted in condominium parking and garage spaces, as well as their rights and obligations. These areas, although essential for daily convenience, are often a source of disputes between neighbours.
News from afpop
Included in this Member Briefing:
1. AIMA Renewals Portal: September 2025
2. Airport strikes cancelled
3. CCTV cameras in Tavira
4. Living in the Algarve event
5. Better Living in Portugal exhibition
6. Satellite offices