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New Contact Form for Residence Permits for Foreign Minors Born in Portugal

🇵🇹 PortugalPermanent Residence1 recorded versionLast change 13 Aug 2026
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Current rules

AIMA has made available a specific contact form at contactenos.aima.gov.pt for requesting an appointment to obtain a Residence Permit under Article 124 of the Aliens Act. This procedure is intended for foreign babies or minors born in Portuguese territory, whose parents hold a residence permit. The request must be submitted via the Contact Form by selecting 'Residence Permit' as the 'Type of Subject' and 'Appointment request Foreign Babies/minors born in Portugal – Art. 124' as the 'Subtype of Subject'. All fields must be completed with the details of the foreign baby or minor, and specific mandatory documents must be attached: the minor's birth certificate issued by a competent Portuguese authority, scanned copies of one parent's passport and valid residence permit, and, if applicable, the other parent's residence permit. The request must be submitted by one of the parents within six months following the minor's birth registration. Forms submitted outside this scope or without the required documentation will be automatically disregarded.

Overview

AIMA has introduced a dedicated online contact form to streamline the process for foreign minors born in Portugal to apply for a residence permit. This new procedure, under Article 124 of the Foreigners Law, requires the submission of specific documents including the minor's birth certificate and the residence permits/passports of the parents. The application must be made by a parent within six months of the minor's birth registration.

Who is affected by the latest change

  • Foreign babies/minors born in Portugal
  • Children of foreign nationals who have a Portuguese residence permit
  • Parents who are submitting the residence-permit request for the child

What changed in the latest version

Before

Foreign minors born in Portugal could get a residence permit. This was under Article 124 of Law no. 23/2007, also known as the Aliens Act. But the way to book appointments might have been different. It might have been less clear. There was no specific contact form category to direct these cases to the Article 124 process.

After

The Portuguese Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has created a special contact form. You can find it at contactenos.aima.gov.pt. Use this form to ask for an appointment. The appointment is to get a Residence Permit under Article 124 of the Aliens Act. This process is for foreign babies or minors born in Portugal. Their parents must have a residence permit. You must submit the request using the Contact Form. Choose 'Residence Permit' as the 'Type of Subject'. Then choose 'Appointment request Foreign Babies/minors born in Portugal – Art. 124' as the 'Subtype of Subject'. You must fill in all fields with the foreign baby or minor's details. You must attach specific documents. These are the minor's birth certificate issued by a Portuguese authority. You also need scanned copies of one parent's passport and their valid residence permit. If the other parent has one, include their residence permit too. One of the parents must submit the request. They must do this within six months after the minor's birth is registered. If a form is outside this scope, or does not have the required documents, it will be automatically ignored.

This change makes the process standard. It affects foreign parents who want residence permits for their children. These children must be born in Portugal under Article 124 of the Aliens Act. Parents must now use a specific online form. They must also follow strict rules for documents. If they do not use the correct way to submit the form, or do not provide all required documents, the request will be automatically ignored. This could delay the minor's immigration status. Parents must now be very careful when gathering the documents. They must submit the request within the six-month deadline after birth registration. This makes the first step with the Portuguese Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) clearer for this type of application. But it also means applicants have more responsibility to follow the exact instructions from the start.

Explained simply

Imagine you have a baby born in Portugal, but you're not from Portugal. If you already have official permission to live here, your baby also needs their own permission slip called a Residence Permit. Before, it might have been a bit confusing how to ask for this. Now, the government has made it super easy! There's a special online form you fill out on their website. You tell them about your baby, upload pictures of their Portuguese birth certificate and your own ID and permission to live here. Just make sure you do it within six months of your baby being born and include everything they ask for, or they won't be able to help.

Frequently asked

Version history

  1. v1Effective 18 May 2026EffectiveHigh impact
    New Contact Form for Residence Permits for Foreign Minors Born in Portugal

    The Portuguese Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) now has a new online form. Use this form to ask for an appointment. The appointment is to get a Residence Permit under Article 124 of the Aliens Act. This process is for foreign babies or minors born in Portugal. Their foreign parents must have a residence permit. Applicants must use the form at contactenos.aima.gov.pt. They need to choose specific subject and subtype options. They must provide certain documents. These include the minor's Portuguese birth certificate. They also need scanned copies of the parents' passports and residence permits. A parent must submit the request. They must do this within six months after the minor's birth is registered. This update was announced on 18 May 2026.

Timeline

  1. Announced

    18 May 2026

    AIMA has introduced a dedicated online contact form to streamline the process for foreign minors born in Portugal to apply for a residence permit. This new procedure, under Article 124 of the Foreigners Law, requires the submission of specific documents including the minor's birth certificate and the residence permits/passports of the parents. The application must be made by a parent within six mo

  2. Takes effect

    18 May 2026

    AIMA has made available a contact form for requesting an appointment to obtain a Residence Permit under Article 124 of the Aliens Act for foreign babies or minors born in Portugal whose parents hold a residence permit. The request must be submitted via the Contact Form at contactenos.aima.gov.pt by selecting 'Tipo de Assunto > Autorização de Residência' and 'Subtipo de Assunto > Pedido agendamento

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