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Special residence — former diplomatic or consular agent and dependent family — Article 122(1)(l)

PortugalSpecial cases

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

A temporary residence permit for third-country nationals that does not require a residence visa (Article 122, paragraph 1).

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  • Sources do not state why this status exists.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

Diplomatic and consular agents, or their spouses and dependent ascendants and descendants, who have been accredited in Portugal for a period of not less than three years.

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

Access is activated by accreditation in Portugal as a diplomatic or consular agent for a period of not less than three years, which also covers their spouses and dependent ascendants and descendants.

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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?

Proof of diplomatic accreditation in Portugal for not less than 3 years; proof of family link (authenticated marriage certificate for spouses, authenticated birth certificate for descendants, birth certificate plus proof of economic dependence for ascendants); plus passport, address declaration, means of subsistence, authenticated criminal record, tax and social-security registration.

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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. Spouses and dependent ascendants and descendants are covered by the route. The official source does not state what happens if the qualifying circumstance ends.

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Limits of the record
  • Sources do not state what happens if the qualifying circumstance ends.
  • Family inclusion (spouses, dependent ascendants/descendants) comes from the r2 definition, not repeated here.
  • Article 75 validity is the general rule 'without prejudice to special legal provisions'.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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