In a session to mark the year of the agency's existence, Pedro Portugal Gaspar explained that “AIMA, this year, issued 250 thousand administrative acts, residence titles, support for international protections, family regulations or ARI”.

This year, AIMA “answered more than 560 thousand telephone calls” and provided “face-to-face assistance to more than 230 thousand people”, he said.

AIMA, created on October 29, 2023, following the extinction of the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) and High Commission for Migrations (ACM), has had a “difficult job” throughout this year, admitted Pedro Portugal Gaspar.

“The workers deserve a word of appreciation because they have really made a huge effort to fulfil their mission”, he said, highlighting that he decided to mark the first year of existence with an entrepreneurship fair and a protocol that authorises entry into Portugal of 600 refugees.