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  𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝟗𝟐 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐎𝐎𝐍 – 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒. Portugal has approved significant changes that may soon affect foreign nationals planning to study under Article 92 (Vocational Education and Training). 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥,, foreign students who wish to study in a vocational education programme should first apply for the appropriate Portuguese student visa at the Portuguese Consulate or Embassy in their home country before travelling to Portugal. Entering Portugal on a short-stay visa may no longer provide a pathway to a residence permit for vocational studies under the new framework. 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: The E9 Short Vocational Study Visa is intended for short-term vocational training. Holders of this visa will not be eligi...
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  𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 The event brought together the 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, European officials, researchers, university representatives, entrepreneurs, and leaders from the Portuguese business community to discuss the strategic priorities of the new Agency for Research and Innovation. 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥, 𝐌𝐫 𝐃. 𝐒. 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, sharing Crown Portugal's vision to create better opportunities for international talent and immigrant communities in Portugal. 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟...
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𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐃. 𝐒. 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐁𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐮í𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨, government officials, European representatives, and leaders from science, academia, and business gathered to debate Portugal's future research and innovation priorities. Lisbon, 15 July 2026 — Mr D. S. Saini, Director of Crown Portugal, participated in the first Science & Innovation 2026 Meeting, held on 15 and 16 July at the Lisbon Congress Centre. The major national event marked the first large-scale gathering organised by Portugal's 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐮í𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨, 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐨ã𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐬, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈². In his address, the Prime Minister called for greater national ambition a...
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  𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋-𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋-𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 Administrative complaints must be properly prepared with a clear and well-justified response to the AIMA falta notification. All supporting documents should be complete, up to date, correctly organised, and submitted in the proper sequence. A strong explanation and well-prepared evidence can help protect the applicant’s rights and improve the chances of reopening or reconsidering the residence process. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟏: Carefully understand the AIMA falta or rejection reasons and prepare a clear legal statement with all supporting documents. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟐: Submit the administrative complaint or appeal to AIMA by registered CTT post and email. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟑: A lawyer should visit AIMA to confirm whether the appeal and supporting documents have been correctly attached to the applicant’s proc...
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𝐄𝐔 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐄𝐔 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 If you are an EU citizen living/working in another EU country, your non-EU family members may have the right to join you under EU Free Movement rules. ----------------------------- 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞: Spouse Children under 21 or dependent children Dependent parents of an EU citizen or spouse -------------------------------------- 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩-𝐛𝐲-𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬: An EU citizen moves to another EU country Prepare family documents: passport, marriage/birth certificates, dependency proof Apply for an entry visa if required Family member enters the EU country Apply for an EU family residence card Receive legal residence and the right to live with an EU citizen ------------------------------------------------------ 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲. 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐄𝐔 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐯...
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  𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐋'𝐒 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐕𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝟗𝟐 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 STEP BY STEP: HOW THE LAW BECOMES FINAL AND ENTERS INTO FORCE 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟏 – 𝐆𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐋 The government prepares the immigration law proposal and approves it internally. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟐 – 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 The proposal is formally sent to the Assembly of the Republic. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟑 – 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 Parliament discusses and approves the proposal "in general" at the first phase. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟒 – 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄 The bill goes to the Constitutional Affairs Committee for detailed review. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟓 – 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 Parties, experts, institutions, immigrant groups, schools, and stakeholders may give...
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 Proud Moment for Crown Segment Consultancy Services  We are honoured to announce that Crown Segment Consultancy Services has been recognised with the “Quality Award 2025” in the Consultancy Services category by Consumer Choice Portugal. This recognition reflects our continuous commitment to excellence, professionalism, trust, and customer satisfaction in serving international clients and immigrant communities in Portugal. Key Highlights from the Evaluation Report: Overall Quality Score: 84.0% Customer Service Excellence: 90.8% Professional Characteristics & Reliability: 91.9% Performance & Efficiency: 88.4% Design & Brand Identity: 88.4% Trust Score: 82.2% The report confirms that our clients value: • Professionalism and ethical services • Flexibility and commitment • Reliable communication and support • Efficient case management and customer care We are especially proud that many respondents described Crown Segment Consultancy Services as a trustworthy and depend...