How an AIMA residence permit renewal actually works in 2026: the statutory basis (Lei n.º 23/2007), the DUC payment and activation windows, the documents deadline and complete-file rule, the CPA legal backstops, the processing time, paper-card quirks and the renewal fees — each fact dated and linked to its primary source.
This dataset — live status
| Item | Rule | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Renewal request — deadline | Request the renewal up to 30 days before the residence permit expires.Verified | Art. 78.º n.º 1, Lei 23/2007 |
| Renewal receipt — legal effect | The renewal-request receipt produces the same effects as the residence title for 60 days, renewable.Verified | Art. 78.º n.º 7, Lei 23/2007 |
| Temporary permit — validity | Valid for 2 years from issuance of the title, then renewable for successive 3-year periods.Verified | Art. 75.º n.º 1, Lei 23/2007 |
| Renewal — conditions | Means of subsistence (per portaria), accommodation, tax and social-security obligations fulfilled, and no disqualifying convictions; the general conditions of Art. 77.º also apply.VerifiedGeneral conditions of grant: Art. 77.º Lei 23/2007. | Art. 78.º n.º 2; Art. 77.º, Lei 23/2007 |
| Item | Detail | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Renewal mechanics — rollout | Rollout by permit-expiry month.Verified | Art. 78.º Lei 23/2007 |
| Renewal mechanics — DUC payment window | 10 working days to pay the DUC reference once generated, or it expires.Verified | — |
| Renewal mechanics — DUC activation | The payment reference can take ~24–48h to activate.Verified | — |
| Renewal mechanics — documents window | After payment, AIMA requests documents with a further window of ~10 working days.Verified | — |
| Renewal mechanics — complete-file rule | Since April 2025, incomplete files are rejected rather than paused.Verified | — |
| Legal backstop — procedure not carried forward while documents missing | A procedure is not carried forward while necessary documents are missing.Verified | CPA (Decreto-Lei 4/2015), Art. 119.º n.º 3 |
| Legal backstop — desertion of a procedure | A procedure is only "deserted" after more than six months of applicant-caused inaction, and desertion does not extinguish the right.Verified | CPA (Decreto-Lei 4/2015), Art. 132.º |
| Renewal mechanics — typical processing time | Typical processing 3–6 months.Verified | — |
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Paper Residence Card renewal — card number | On the Portal de Renovações, ignore the leading zero when entering the card number (e.g. 011641 → enter 11641). Applies only to paper cards.VerifiedFor EU nationals and third-country EU family members holding paper Residence Cards. |
| Paper Residence Card renewal — if submission still fails | Email geral@aima.gov.pt, subject "Portal de Renovações, Agendamento CR papel, impossibilidade submeter pedido", with personal data and a copy of the paper card.Verified |
| Item | Detail | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Standard temporary permit renewal (per person) | ≈ €440.00Verified€133 reception & analysis + €307.20 residence title. Approximate combined cost. | Portaria n.º 307/2023 |
| Reception & analysis — temporary residence permit (work / study / family reunification / EU Blue Card / special cases) | €133.00 (€99.80)VerifiedShown as standard (reduced). | Lei 23/2007; Portaria n.º 307/2023 |
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| AIMA Contact Centre — phone | (+351) 217 115 000Verified |
| AIMA Contact Centre — hours | Monday–Friday, 08:00–20:00Verified |
| AIMA — email | geral@aima.gov.ptVerified |
