President sends the asylum and returns decree to the Constitutional Court
On 7 August the President asked the Constitutional Court for preventive review of parliament's decree on granting asylum, detention and the return of foreigners — Decree 105/XVII, approved with votes from PSD, IL and CDS-PP. Eleven provisions were referred. The President pointed to doubts over whether the solutions adequately protect family life and the best interests of the child. Until the court rules, the decree cannot be promulgated.
Why it matters for your move
Immigration rules are being rewritten from several directions this year, and none of it is settled. Before acting on anything you read about the new rules — including ours — check its date and confirm the current text in the Diário da República.
This is Re-locant.com’s own brief, written to explain what the update means for people moving to or living in Portugal. For the full original report, see the source below.