Loja AIMA
Published 5 November 2026, 23:09
Loja AIMA (AIMA office)
An office of the migration agency where you go to hand in documents, give fingerprints and collect your residence card. Every large city has several offices, and they differ: you go to one for a first application, another for a renewal and a third for family reunification.
Where you come across it. A first application for a residence permit, a renewal, collecting the card, being called in about your case.
You cannot get into an office without an appointment — anyone who turns up without one is turned away at the door. You request an appointment by email to the agency's general address, through the contact form on its website or by phoning the contact centre; simply turning up and joining the queue does not work.
Official website: aima.gov.pt/pt