US EditionPortugal Tells Rejected Immigrants to Leave or Face Expulsion
- On June 3, 2025, Portugal informed approximately 34,000 rejected residency applicants to leave voluntarily within 20 days or face expulsion.
- This directive followed AIMA's processing of 184,000 residency applications, with an 18.5% rejection rate that increased notifications especially in late May.
- Affected groups include 13,466 Indians, 5,386 Brazilians, and others from Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan among various nationalities.
- During a press conference in Lisbon, Council Chairman António Leitão Amaro stated that the authorities have been issuing approximately two thousand notices per day prompting voluntary departure, indicating a faster pace in the notification process.
- The measure aims to reduce the backlog and enforce compliance through security forces who may forcibly expel foreigners failing to depart after notification.
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Portugal tells rejected immigrants to leave or face expulsion
Portuguese authorities told approximately 34,000 immigrants, including 5,386 Brazilians, to leave the country voluntarily within 20 days after their residency applications were turned down by the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), which reported an 18.5% rejection rate from 184,000 applications.
Among the most vulnerable groups are the immigrants, the elderly, people with less education and those living in rural areas. See this and other news on the 'site' of the EUROPEAN RECORD
The Portuguese government reported that it is notifying more than 34,000 people that I left the country to leave the country, including 5,000 Brazilian immigrants. These people may leave the country voluntarily, but if this is not done, they may be forcibly removed from Portuguese territory. The measure was announced at a press conference by António Leitão Amaro, minister of the Presidency of Portugal, on Monday (2), when he detailed what was do…
Portugal is ready to notify about 34,000 foreigners to leave the country voluntarily, with a period of 20 days to exit. Among the affected, more than 5 million Brazilians. If they do not meet the deadline, the Portuguese government may initiate expulsion proceedings. Most of the notifiers are Indians, followed by Brazilians and immigrants from Bangladesh. The Integration, Migration and Asylum Agency in Portugal has issued about 2 thousand daily …
The Government of Portugal quickly rejects residence applications and extends foreign expulsions.
The country's exit order will be sent to more than 34,000 foreign citizens, according to the Portuguese government
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