In the Government’s recommendation that revises the legitimate system for the entry, stay, exit and removal of outsiders or foreigners from the national territory, among different viewpoints, it is resolved that the conceding of home and brief stay visas to nationals of a State in which the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) Agreement doesn’t depend upon an earlier assessment from the SEF, can be “without prejudice to the granting of visas being communicated to the SEF, for the purposes of exercising its powers in matters of internal security”.

Temporary workers

With this diploma, the Government also intends to establish “procedures to attract regulated and integrated immigration for the development of the country, change the way in which the public administration relates to immigrants and guarantee conditions for the integration of immigrants.

To this end, the Government wants to move forward with the creation of a title of limited duration that allows the legal entry of immigrants in Portugal with the objective of looking for work, simplifying procedures and opening the possibility of temporary stay or residence visas.

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