Tracking immigration for Portugal — coverage from the newsroom in Lisbon.
National News · ImmigrationLisbon presses Swiss officials after indoor fireworks sparked a Crans-Montana blaze that killed Fany Magalhães and injured 119. See how the diaspora is helping.
Immigration · PoliticsAfter 18 months, Portugal’s AIMA cleared a 500,000-case residency backlog, freeing families, restoring services and kick-starting the 2026 integration plan.
Transportation · ImmigrationLisbon Airport pauses biometric checks and adds 24 GNR agents at passport control, aiming to slash queues by 30% to under 30 minutes for arriving passengers.
Transportation · ImmigrationLisbon Airport has reverted to manual passport checks until March, causing queues. Budget a 4-hour layover and monitor PSP & GNR updates for Easter travel.
Immigration · TransportationLisbon Airport suspends EU biometric checks and deploys GNR officers, aiming to slash passport queues from 7–9 hours to under 90 minutes during winter travel.
Immigration · TransportationPortugal pauses new Entry/Exit System as EU demands answers. Lisbon Airport brings back manual passport stamps and 100 extra GNR officers to cut queues.
Politics · ImmigrationUN intensifies pressure on Guinea-Bissau’s junta to free political detainees—a step vital to preserve Portuguese aid, remittances and stem irregular migration.
Politics · ImmigrationLisbon’s Patriarch urges Portugal to rethink a €3 billion defense boost and tighter migration rules—arguing arms build-ups and border curbs breed fear. Read the full debate.
Immigration · PoliticsA Portuguese migrant was shot by ICE agents near Baltimore. Lisbon’s embassy seeks body-cam footage and urges emigrants to update consular emergency contacts.