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Special residence — completed effective service in Portuguese Armed Forces — Article 122(1)(h)

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

A temporary residence permit that does not require a residence visa (Article 122, paragraph 1), for third-country nationals who have completed effective military service in the Portuguese Armed Forces. The official source does not state why this status exists.

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  • Sources do not state why this status exists.

What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is activated by having completed effective military service in the Portuguese Armed Forces.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

A document proving completion of effective military service in the Portuguese Armed Forces, plus valid passport, sworn address declaration, proof of means of subsistence and a duly authenticated criminal record from the country of nationality or of residence for over one year before living in Portugal.

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What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

Holders of residence permits granted without a visa under these provisions enjoy the rights in Article 83 (education and vocational training, employed and self-employed work, health care, access to law and courts). The temporary residence permit is, subject to special legal provisions, valid for two years from issue and renewable for successive three-year periods. The official source does not state whether family can be included or what happens if the qualifying circumstance ends.

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  • Sources do not state whether family can be included or what happens if circumstances change.
  • Article 75 validity is the general rule 'without prejudice to special legal provisions'.

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