News for E-migrants — September 7, 2026
Today's news for the diaspora: Portugal — AIMA strengthens staff and activates tool to track residency processes · United Kingdom — Home Office updates factsheet on Haslar IRC (Gosport): projected capacity increases to 600 beds
Portugal — AIMA strengthens staff and activates tool to track residency processes
The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) announced an increase in staff: +17% in the last two years and a forecast of +20% in September 2026. Diário de Notícias (DN Brasil) also highlights the increase in investment in the team that develops digital services (approximately 35% between July 2024 and July 2026) and recalls that AIMA has made available, in a testing phase, a feature in the contact form to track all stages of the application for authorization or renewal of residency. Source: Diário de Notícias (DN Brasil).
What changes in practice: those with a pending application (1st authorization, renewal, or regularization through professional training) will soon be able to see the status of the process online (stages: submission → analysis → decision → card production → shipping → delivery) and receive a tracking code for delivery. This reduces the need for calls and visits to counters and should expedite the administrative response, especially for applications in the production and shipping phase. The increase in staff in the digital area may result in fewer delays in status updates.
What you should do now: check the email inbox and phone number associated with your process; register in the AIMA contact area and use the new feature to obtain the tracking code when the production phase is reached; keep the correct delivery address. If your process enters the decision phase and you need to submit documents outside the indicated deadline, follow AIMA's notification and seek clarification through official channels — if you need support, contact diaspora associations or legal support services (this is not legal advice — consult AIMA and specialized entities).
Source: Diário de Notícias (DN Brasil)
United Kingdom — Home Office updates factsheet on Haslar IRC (Gosport): projected capacity increases to 600 beds
The Home Office updated on September 4, 2026, the factsheet on the reopening and rehabilitation of the former Haslar Immigration Removal Centre (Gosport, Hampshire). The official page explains that the reconversion is being carried out in two phases: phase 1 (refurbishment) will initially create about 130 beds; the former establishment had 198 beds before its closure in 2016; the total planned capacity, in a future phase, could reach up to 600 beds. Source: GOV.UK (Home Office).
What matters to emigrants and communities: the document confirms the planned increase in detention capacity for "time-served foreign national offenders" and other detainees for immigration issues. In practice, this means greater logistical capacity for removal processes and, potentially, more available places for accommodating individuals in the final stages of regularization/removal — a factor that support groups, lawyers, and family members should closely monitor. The factsheet also describes facilities, healthcare, and consultations with local authorities, and indicates that the expansion depends on planning permissions for phase 2.
What can those outside or with relatives at risk of detention do: consult the official factsheet for updated facts and contacts; record emergency numbers and contacts; if there are immediate risks, contact legal and asylum support organizations in the United Kingdom for guidance — this is not legal advice, just a signal of the official source.
Source: Home Office (GOV.UK)
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