procedimento de fronteira
Published 8 November 2026, 19:36
procedimento de fronteira (border procedure)
A special procedure for someone who has applied for protection at an external border or in a transit zone and has not yet been allowed into the country. It lasts no more than 12 weeks from the day the application is registered; AIMA must take a decision within 12 working days.
Where you come across it. An application for protection at an airport or at the border.
Throughout this time the person remains at the border, in the transit zone or in a designated place nearby, and is not allowed into the country until notified of the decision. An appeal to the administrative court must be lodged within five days — the shortest deadline of all.
Official website: aima.gov.pt