Zottis, Rezende Advogados

16/02/2026

Long-term resident status in Portugal: AIMA official guidance on acquiring EU-LTR status and renewing your residence permit. Scheduling form, required documents and Renewals Portal.

15/02/2026

AIMA has launched a scheduling form for foreign students who had a residence permit for study and have completed it and now wish to apply for temporary residence in Portugal to work. Who qualifies, required documents and official link—read our guide.

01/12/2025

AIMA published new official guidance on November 29, 2025, clarifying what documents are required as proof of accommodation for residence permit applications and renewals in Portugal.
Read our complete legal analysis and step-by-step guide.

Understanding the proof of accommodation Portugal AIMA 2025 requirements is essential for anyone applying for or renewing a residence permit. AIMA published on November 29, 2025 new official guida…

05/10/2025

Transcrição casamento estrangeiro Portugal 2025: Guia completo sobre obrigatoriedade após nacionalidade, documentos, prazos e custos (120€ base + 30€ convenção antenupcial). Conservatória Registo Civil. Consultoria jurídica especializada disponível....

Transcrição casamento estrangeiro Portugal 2025: Guia completo sobre obrigatoriedade após nacionalidade, documentos, prazos e custos (120€ base + 30€ convenção antenupcial). Conservatória Registo …

05/10/2025

🇵🇹 Received Your Portuguese Nationality? Learn About the Mandatory Foreign Marriage Transcription

Many foreign citizens who obtain Portuguese nationality through naturalization are unaware of an important obligation: transcribing their foreign marriage in the Portuguese Civil Registry.

📋 When you receive Portuguese nationality, you also receive a new birth certificate registered at the IRN. From that moment, all civil registration acts (marriage, divorce, death) must be registered in Portugal.

🔍 Key Points from the Article:
• Why transcription is mandatory
• Required documents and legalization process
• Processing times (Lisbon: +1 year / Other locations: 6-9 months)
• Special cases: divorced and remarried individuals
• Importance for children's and spouse's nationality

⚠️ Transcription is essential for:
✅ Applying for nationality for children
✅ Applying for nationality for spouse
✅ Regularization through article 15 of Law 37/2007

💼 Don't put it off. Processing times are long and you may need the Portuguese marriage certificate at any time.

🔗 Read the complete guide and ensure your documents are in order.

Foreign marriage transcription Portugal 2025: Complete guide on mandatory requirements after nationality, documents, processing times and official costs (120€ + 30€). Civil Registry Office. Specia…

21/09/2025

📋 Legal Update: AIMA Preliminary Hearing Rights

With the implementation of the new AIMA Renewal Portal, residence permit renewal applicants are increasingly receiving notifications of "Project of Decision of Refusal" pursuant to Article 78.º, n.º 2, of Law 23/2007.

Key considerations:
• Right to preliminary hearing
• Response deadlines (typically 10 business days)
• Common grounds for refusal
• Defense strategy recommendations

AIMA refusal decision 2025: Learn how to respond to preliminary hearing notifications for residence permit renewals in Portugal. Don’t miss your defense deadline with our complete guide. Spe…

11/09/2025

🚨 NEW AIMA RULES 2025! Who signs the accommodation declaration? Official templates and Tax Authority certificates explained. Complete guide for visa and residence in Portugal 🇵🇹

AIMA has implemented significant changes to accommodation proof rules in Portugal for 2025. This comprehensive guide clarifies who must sign the declaration under honor commitment, presents the of…

31/08/2025

Immigration Law Update: EU Family Registration Challenges in Portugal

Advogados ZR presents a comprehensive analysis of current technical difficulties with AIMA's online registration system for EU citizen family members.

Based on empirical testing and legal research, this report offers professional guidance for affected European families.

📖 Access our detailed legal analysis and recommendations.

AIMA contact form for registering EU citizens’ family members shows systematic failures in 2025. We empirically tested 9 different cases – none worked. Old CRUE model rejected, serious…

18/08/2025

AIMA portal not working in Portugal 2025? Discover why residence permit renewals fail: NISS requirement, form errors, disconnected databases.

Residence permit renewal in Portugal 2025 faces major obstacles: AIMA portals divided, mandatory NISS even when law doesn’t require it, contradictory error messages and disconnected databases betw…

24/07/2025

Portugal’s President challenges the new Immigration Law at the Constitutional Court. Find out why, what changes are being questioned, and how this could affect immigration in Portugal in 2025. Read the full analysis by ZR Advogados.

Portugal’s President submits the new Immigration Law to the Constitutional Court, questioning its constitutionality. Discover the main reasons, the challenged articles, and what this means for imm…

24/07/2025

Presidente da República submete a nova Lei de Estrangeiros ao Tribunal Constitucional por possíveis inconstitucionalidades. Entenda os motivos, os principais pontos questionados e o que muda para imigrantes em Portugal em 2025. Análise completa ZR Advogados.

Presidente da República submete a nova Lei de Estrangeiros ao Tribunal Constitucional por possíveis inconstitucionalidades. Entenda os motivos, os principais pontos questionados e o que muda para …