Portugal: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine accommodation centre; interview; interpretation; free legal assistance; provisional residence permit valid for six months; right to work and study; decision with reasoning within six to nine months (may take longer in practice); right to appeal Rights upon recognition Renewable residence permit valid for five years; rights granted on the same basis as Portuguese nationals, including work, education, social security, healthcare, and integration assistance Renewable residence permit valid for three years; rights granted on the same basis as Portuguese nationals, including work, education, social security, healthcare, and integration assistance confirmation of application; right to use any means of proof, including witness testimonies; pending the application right to healthcare, benefits, and social security; application can be denied on specific national security grounds, see Article 6 of the Law on Temporary Protection Residence permit valid for one year (limited renewal); Tax Identification Number (NIF); Social Security Identification Number (NISS); National Health Service (SNS) user number; right to work; education; social security; medical assistance For more information, see: • • • • • • • • • • • • Portugal for Ukraine, main page High Commission for Migration (ACM), page dedicated to Ukraine Portuguese Refugee Council, main page (in Portuguese only) Portuguese Government ePortal, Ukraine: Information and support available in Portugal Portuguese Ministry of Justice, Reception and Integration of Ukrainian Citizens in Portugal Borders and Immigration Service (SEF), main webpage, International Protection , Temporary Protection, contacts: +351 21 711 50 00 / SEFforUkraine@sef.pt Asylum Information Database, Country Report: Portugal European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Information Sheet EU Asylum Agency, Who is Who in International Protection, Temporary Protection overview EASO, Guidance on reception conditions for unaccompanied children KIND & Child Circle, Note on unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine Right to Protection, Who are stateless persons who fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion on 24 of February, 2022 3. STATELESSNESS DETERMINATION AND PROTECTION STATUS For stateless people, it is important to determine both a claim for international protection and their statelessness. Each application should be assessed and both types of status should be explicitly recognised so that even if international protection ceases, the person remains entitled to protection as a stateless person. Statelessness determination should be conducted either in parallel with or following the refugee status determination, with due regard to the primacy of the asylum claim and the principle of confidentiality for refugees in statelessness determination procedures. For more information, see: ENS briefing on statelessness determination & protection in Europe. Portugal does not have a dedicated Statelessness Determination Procedure nor a statelessness protection status. The law does not provide for a specific status nor any rights to be granted to stateless people on the basis of their statelessness, but healthcare is provided to everyone regardless of their residence or documentation status (subject to low fees), and education is provided for children. People holding a residence permit on other grounds or benefitting from international protection have access to other rights. Stateless