proteção subsidiária
Published 8 November 2026, 19:36
proteção subsidiária (subsidiary protection)
A status for someone who has not been granted asylum but cannot be sent home because there they would face the death penalty, torture, inhuman treatment or the indiscriminate violence of armed conflict.
Where you come across it. The decision on an application for international protection: a refusal of asylum often comes together with recognition of subsidiary protection.
It is granted for a fixed period and renewed; when the grounds no longer apply, the status is declared lost, and that decision can be appealed in court.
Official website: aima.gov.pt