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Special residence — former trafficking or illegal-immigration-assistance victim — Article 122(1)(n)

PortugalHumanitarian protection

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

A temporary residence permit that does not require a residence visa (Article 122, paragraph 1).

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  • The source frames it as a residence permit; it does not describe it as asylum or temporary protection.

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

Third-country nationals who have benefited from the residence permit under Article 109 for victims of human trafficking or of assistance to illegal immigration.

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Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

A residence-permit application using the mandatory Modelo 1 form, with a declaration from the judicial authority showing that the need for collaboration has ended (or the court judgment certificate); Articles 88, 89 or 90 apply with due adaptation, as the case may be. The official source does not state where the application is lodged.

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  • The page does not state where the application is lodged.
  • Inference (not in citations): Articles 88, 89 and 90 are the employment, self-employment/entrepreneur and teaching/highly-qualified/cultural residence-permit articles.

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what happens after the protection request is made.

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

AIMA (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo) contact centre: (+351) 217 115 000, Monday to Friday, 08h00–20h00.

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Limits of the record
  • No fraud/scam warning or victim-support channel is stated on the page.

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

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