Temporary protection: Portugal
🛰️ Varta monitors 4 official sources for this country — checked daily.
Legal basis: EU Temporary Protection Directive 2001/55/EC + national implementation • status valid until 04/03/2027 • already extended until 04/03/2028
Steps
- 1
Cross the border
Visa-free entry.
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Show your passport at the border. Entry date recorded.📍 Border crossing💳 Free - 2
Register at AIMA
Apply for proteção temporária at AIMA (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo). You receive a residence permit — work, healthcare, education.
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AIMA accepts by appointment (online booking) and at regional centres. After registration you get a número de utente (health number) and NISS (social security). Embassy of Ukraine in Lisbon: Avenida das Descobertas 18, Restelo, 1400-092 Lisboa, +351 213 010 043.📍 AIMA⏰ As soon as possible💳 Free - 3
Healthcare, school, social security
Healthcare via Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS) with a número de utente. Children to school. Social security (NISS) via Segurança Social.
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NISS is needed for work and benefits. Work — free access, register at IEFP (employment institute).📍 SNS / Segurança Social💳 Free
Documents
Foreign passport
requiredChild’s birth certificate
requiredProof of residence before 24.02.2022
if availablePhoto
requiredUkrainian Embassies and Consulates
Map
Document samples and how to fill them
First name and surname in LATIN letters as in the passport.
Format DD/MM/YYYY.
Foreign passport number.
Address in Portugal.
❌ Name in Cyrillic ❌ Missing signature
As in the passport.
Passport or permit number.
Address in Portugal.
❌ Without NISS you cannot legally work ❌ Missing signature
Benefits
Labour market access
Protection holders.
How to apply: Automatic; IEFP for jobs
Healthcare (SNS)
Protection holders.
How to apply: Health centre
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Where to apply
What happens after protection ends
After protection: autorização de residência on other grounds (work, study, family), permanent residence after 5 years.
What happens when protection ends
These are options for the future — you will need to choose ONE, and not now.
These routes are available outside temporary protection — work, study, family, business, etc.
The description below is a general scheme, similar across countries. Check exact requirements, fees and timelines via the official link in each card — they differ by country and change over time.
💼 Autorização de residência — work
Employed with a contract (min. 1 year).
Employment contract; NIF; NISS.
- Passport
- Employment contract
AIMA
Online appointment, submit in person.
Before current permit expires.
- Collect card
Renewable.
Available while on TP.
🎓 Autorização de residência — study
Enrolled in university.
Acceptance letter; funds.
- Passport
AIMA
Online appointment.
Before semester start.
Annually.
Available while on TP.
👨👩👧👦 Autorização de residência — family
Family of citizens/residents.
Certificate; housing; funds.
- Passport
- Certificate
AIMA
Apply via AIMA.
Before permit expires.
Renewable.
Available.
Opportunities: housing, jobs, grants
6 verified programmes: housing support, job portals, business grants, free courses — with direct official links and verification dates. Available with Varta.
Forms & samples (PDF)
FAQ
Do I need to do anything to keep my protection after the current period?
Nothing to do: Portugal extends temporary protection for everyone at once by a single Council of Ministers Resolution — your existing permit stays valid with no application, no appointment at AIMA and no card replacement. As of 3 September 2026 the resolution covering the period after 4 March 2027 has not yet been adopted; by settled practice it is published in the first weeks of March with retroactive effect from 5 March, so just watch AIMA's news in late February–March 2027. Where: AIMA (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo) — but you do not need to file anything or go anywhere. The extension is adopted by the Council of Ministers in a single resolution (Resolução do Conselho de Ministros) for everyone at once; the text is published in the Diário da República (diariodarepublica.pt), and the announcement on aima.gov.pt/pt/noticias. Important: 1) The main practical risk is not "missing an application" but a time gap. Portugal adopts the resolution AFTER the expiry date, retroactively: RCM 47/2025 — 17 March 2025, effective from 5 March 2025; RCM 53-A/2026 — 12 March 2026, effective from 5 March 2026. So for roughly one to two weeks in early March your document shows a date that has already passed, and the new resolution is not out yet. Employers, banks, Segurança Social and hospitals may ask about this. Keep the link to the AIMA news item and to the text of the resolution in the Diário da República at hand. 2) The date on the permit itself is not reprinted and no new card is issued — validity comes from the government resolution, not from what is printed on the document. Source: https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/gratuitos/1s/2026/03/05002.pdf (checked 03.09.2026).
What is NISS?
The social security number — needed for work and benefits. Issued by Segurança Social.
Can I work?
Yes, proteção temporária grants work rights without extra permits.
This information is for reference only and is not legal advice.