Portuguese Migration Law
A Constitutional and Administrative Overview
Tiago Fidalgo de Freitas
Ph.D. Researcher, European University Institute, Law Department;
LL.M., New York University School of Law (2007);
Law degree, University of Lisbon School of Law (2004);
Lawyer, Sérvulo & Associados (Lisbon, Portugal)
This report analyses both the constitutional and the administrative law perspectives of immigration law in Portugal. In the first part, an account of the constitutional principle of assimilation between the rights and duties of Portuguese citizens and those of foreigners is offered. In the second part, the most relevant aspects of the Immigration Act are analysed: the admission of foreigners, the residence of foreigners and the status of residents, the removal of foreigners from Portuguese territory and the principles of administrative procedure.
