The new platform for obtaining a residence permit in Portugal for citizens of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) within the scope of the mobility agreement between the Member States of the organization was presented on Friday by the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF).

In addition to CPLP immigrants with processes pending at SEF until December 2022, citizens with CPLP visas issued by Portuguese consulates after October 31, 2022 can also obtain a residence permit “fully automatically and 'online'”, explained the national director of SEF.

Fernando Silva explained that these citizens can access the 'CPLP portal' through SEF and ePortugal.gov websites and apply for a residence permit.

The director highlighted that these residence permit concessions are “exclusively 'online', without the need for any other type of interaction with the service or physical travel to a service point”.

However, in the case of minors involved in the legalization process, it is necessary to go “afterwards to a SEF service point”.

According to the same official, the residence permit for CPLP immigrants will cost 15 euros and the availability of this document in an electronic model will take “as a rule 72 hours”.

CPLP citizens who, from now on, intend to come to Portugal do not need to establish any contact with SEF, having only to go to the Portuguese consular representations in their countries of origin to obtain a visa for Portugal.

In addition to Portugal, Cape Verde, Brazil, Timor-Leste, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Angola and Mozambique are part of the CPLP.