CIT
Published 4 November 2026, 00:38
CIT — Centro de Instalação Temporária (temporary holding centre)
A closed centre that you cannot leave of your own free will: foreigners are held there while a decision is made on their removal or protection claim. As of September 2026 there was only one such centre in the country, the Unidade Habitacional de Santo António in Porto; the other places are in EECIT at airports.
Where you come across it. a removal decision, refusal of entry, waiting to be sent back.
Since 11 September 2026, under Article 146 of the foreigners law, a person can be held there for up to 180 days, which can be extended by another 180 if the person does not cooperate with the proceedings or documents from a third country are slow to arrive.
Official website: psp.pt