NEW LAW: SIMPLIFYING PROCEDURES AND INCREASING THE VALIDITY PERIOD OF DOCUMENTS

FURTHER KNOW THAT:

• With the granting of a residence visa, a pre-authorization for residence is issued with provisional allocation of tax identification (NIF), social security (NISS) and National Health Service (SNS) identification numbers;

• The temporary residence permit is valid for a period of two years from the date of issue of the respective title and is renewable every three years;

• Family members of a permanent residence holder will be given a residence permit, valid for two years, renewable for successive periods of three years;

• The residence permit granted to higher education students or researchers is valid for three years, renewable for equal periods;

• The residence permit granted to interns is valid (i) for six months, (ii) for the duration of the internship program, plus a period of three months, if this is less than six months, or (iii) for two years in the case of a long-term internship, in which case it can be renewed once for the remaining period of the internship program;

• The ‘EU Blue Card’ is initially valid for two years, and is renewable every three years; • Alongside SEF, the Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado (IRN, I.P.) and Espaços Cidadão are now responsible for issuing and renewing the residence permit for British citizens benefiting from the United Kingdom’s Withdrawal Agreement from the European Union.