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Portugal Exceptional residence for humanitarian or national-interest circumstances — Article 123

5 facts quoted from the official source

AIMA may initiate an exceptional residence procedure for extraordinary cases not covered by Article 122, including humanitarian cases under asylum law or cases of national interest.

Route type
Humanitarian protection
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
4
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

4 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Nationality or qualifying statusThe route is for nationals of countries outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland who meet its specific conditions.
  • Prior immigration or residence statusThe case must present extraordinary circumstances outside Article 122, humanitarian grounds under asylum law or national-interest grounds.
  • Purpose or legal basisAIMA may initiate an exceptional residence procedure for extraordinary cases not covered by Article 122, including humanitarian cases under asylum law or cases of national interest.
What you’ll show with your application

Paperwork you prepare — it does not rule you out.

  • Passport or travel-document requirementA valid passport or other valid travel document is required.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Material restrictions or case-specific conditionsThe procedure is initiated ex officio on a proposal by AIMA's governing board and is not an ordinary entitlement route.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Portugal?
The official source states: AIMA may initiate an exceptional residence procedure for extraordinary cases not covered by Article 122, including humanitarian cases under asylum law or cases of national interest.

Every answer is quoted from the official aima.gov.pt page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 5 points against the official source; 5 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source aima.gov.ptLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Portugal government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
Same category, same country

Other humanitarian protection routes to Portugal

8 other humanitarian protection routes to Portugal.

Application for international protection in PortugalRefugee status under Portuguese Asylum LawResidence for victim of trafficking or assistance to illegal immigration — Article 109Special residence — former trafficking or illegal-immigration-assistance victim — Article 122(1)(n)Special residence — international protection ended because reasons ceased — Article 122(1)(f)Special residence — victim of labour exploitation offence — Article 122(1)(m)
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