Key Takeaways

• CPLP law to allow nationals of these countries to enter Portugal as tourists and apply for a residence permit while being in the country has been signed.
• The new law is expected to improve the diplomatic ties between Portugal and CPLP countries.
• In addition, the validity time for permits has been extended to two years.

The President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has signed the law for nationals of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), allowing them easier entry into the country.

Thanks to this law, nationals of the CPLP countries will be able to enter Portugal without a visa or on a tourist visa, and then apply for residence permits while being in the country. This will specifically apply to Brazilians and Timorese, who do not need a visa to enter the Schengen Area, Schengen.News reports.

We hope that people will be able to apply for a residence permit, which is a right under the CPLP mobility agreement, and that expired documents will be replaced quickly. It is important to emphasise that, with the new law, Portugal is complying with the agreement.

Ana Paula Costa, President of Casa do Brasil in Lisbon

Here Are All the Changes That CPLP Law Is Expected to Bring

The format of CPLP residence permits will change and are not going to be granted on an A4 paper sheet but instead issued on a card, just like other residence permits.

In this way, Brazilians and other CPLP citizens will now be permitted to travel to other European...

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