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Most temporary residence permits in Portugal — including work, D7, D8, family reunification and student permits — are renewed online through AIMA’s Portal das Renovações, without an in-person appointment for a standard renewal.
You can renew from about 30 days before your permit expires. As soon as you submit, AIMA issues a comprovativo (receipt); a pending renewal receipt is enough to keep your status regular while the backlog is processed — even if the card itself has expired.
Before approving, AIMA cross-checks your Social Security and tax records, so regularise both first. The most common reason renewals are rejected is a name mismatch across your passport, permit and civil documents.
Yes. Most temporary permits — work, D7, D8, family reunification and student — renew online through AIMA’s Portal das Renovações without an in-person appointment. Golden Visa (ARI) renewals go through the AIMA investment channel instead.
A pending AIMA renewal application receipt (comprovativo) is enough to keep your status regular while it is processed. File the renewal as soon as possible and keep every receipt as proof.
You can generally file from about 30 days before the permit expires. Submitting early is safest, as AIMA is working through a processing backlog.
The leading causes are name mismatches across your documents and unresolved Social Security or tax records, which AIMA now cross-checks before approving.
A standard temporary permit renewal is about €440 per person — €133 reception and analysis plus €307.20 for the residence title — under the AIMA fee table in force since 1 March 2026 (Portaria n.º 307/2023). Golden Visa (ARI) renewals are far higher, at €842.80 plus €4,210.30 per person.
