Tracking immigration for Portugal — coverage from the newsroom in Lisbon.
Immigration · TransportationStarting 6 Jan, Lisbon Airport adds 24 GNR border officers and pauses EU biometric Entry/Exit checks for 3 months; expands e-gates to shorten passport queues.
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.
Transportation · ImmigrationLisbon Airport police reinforcements have trimmed passport queues to ~60 minutes, but EES hold-ups persist. Learn tips to breeze through checks.