Código das Fronteiras Schengen
Published 4 November 2026, 18:37
Código das Fronteiras Schengen (Schengen Borders Code), Regulation (EU) 2016/399
An EU-wide law on crossing borders: the conditions for entry, what border guards do, when entry is refused and what counts as a residence permit.
Where you come across it. Any arrival from outside the EU: this code governs the decision on whether to let a person in.
Under this code, a Portuguese document showing that a renewal has been applied for does not count as a residence permit, and temporary permits issued while a first application is being processed are expressly excluded from the definition.
Official website: eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/399/oj