Portugal has already accepted more than 29,000 protected protection requests
Portugal received February22 nationals 477 requests for protection from 9 Ukrainian citizens and national residents announced on February 24, yesterday, the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF). According to the SEF, there are 1032 minors among the population that protection for Portugal and a positive response were received, and, during the process for important protection referring to Portugal, citizens have access to Tax Identification, Social Security and Service numbers. National Health Service (SNS), so that beneficiaries can receive services and enter the job market.
The National Commission for the Promotion of the Rights and Protection of Children and Young People made it known that at least 45 minors not accompanied by their family arrived in Portugal from the beginning of the war until Thursday, as situations were reported to the Protection Commissions. for Children and Youth (CPCJ).
Whoever carries out this process can access an ‘online’ SEF platform, need protection available in three languages, for requests for protection available. ‘SEFforUkraine.sef.pt’ “enables Ukrainian citizens and their families, as well as Ukrainian residents, to apply online for protection to all Ukrainian citizens for one year, extendable for two periods of six months”.
On the other hand, this platform also contains information on other aspects of reception and integration of displaced people.
On Friday, 29,061 applications were accepted. According to the security service, about 35% of the Ukrainian refugees who arrived in Portugal, protected under the shelter of minors, or are 10 2 children in a total of, then, 29 061 people.
1,400 certificates for granting residence permits 1 have already been released, 1,400 already had under the protection regime.