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 countries since the new card document is recognised by the EU authorities.
In addition, the permit’s validity has been extended from one to two years. More than 150,000 people should benefit from the exchange of documents alone.
Soon, the CPLP page of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) portal will have a section dedicated to applicants from these countries but as of February 12, the website is still under development.
EU Countries Received Nearly 150,000 Visa Applications From CPLP Countries in 2023
The CPLP countries include countries like Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor Leste and Brazil, which have been the country of origin for 148,239 Schengen visa applications in 2023.
According to statistics published by EU Helpers, nationals of these countries mainly filed visas for Portugal.
As the data reveals, 75.6 per cent of all visa applications that Angoleans filed in 2023 were for Portuguese visas. Applicants from Mozambique filed 20,313 visa applications, 66 per cent of which were for Portugal.
Applicants from Cape Verde filed 18,341 visa applications, 91.1 per cent of which – 16,725 out of 18,341 visa applications were for Portugal.
