MHA Liaison Officers The placement of MHA Liaison Officers is regulated by Decree-Law 139/94 of May 23, which defines the placement of liaison officers of the Republican National Guard (GNR), the Public Security Police (PSP) and the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF), and in international organisations and foreign countries - embassies, representation missions and consulates of Portugal.
The Liaison Officer has the functional content to coordinate the local execution of the Technical-Police Cooperation Programs; be the link between the Portuguese Security Forces and Services and their foreign counterparts; collaborate with the various governmental working groups; assist in the preparation of studies and opinions for the implementation of reforms or strategies of action of the Security Forces and Services of the countries in which they are located; assist the Ambassador in all aspects related to security, namely through a system of collection of information, regarding the security situation, so as to advise and alert the Portuguese Community in the territory.
In accordance with the current legislation, the Ministry of Home Affairs also has Liaison Officers at the Portuguese Permanent Representation to the European Union.
The current legislation also provides that the International Relations Department of General Secretariat of MHA, is responsible for ensuring coordination and functional and technical connection with Liaison Officers, according to the authority guidelines, without prejudice to the proper competences of the respective Heads of the Diplomatic Mission, respecting the principle of unity of the external representation of the Portuguese State.
MHA Liaison Officers
Angola
Algeria
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GNR Colonel - José Carlos Alves Gorgulho Santos
Service Fee: 3 years (from january 20, 2018 to january 19, 2021)
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Cape Verde
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GNR Colonel - Filipe Manuel Faria Pessoa
Service Fee: 3 years (from september 1, 2018 to july 31, 2021)
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Spain
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PSP Chief superintendent - José Ferreira de Oliveira
Service Fee: 3 years (from january 1, 2019 to december 31, 2021)
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France
Guinea-Bissau
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GNR Colonel - Samuel José Carreirinha Branco
Service Fee: 3 years (from february 11, 2019 to february 10, 2022)
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Morocco
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GNR Colonel - Silvério Edgar Ruas
Moreira
Service Fee: 3 years (from december 9, 2019 to december 8, 2022)
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Mozambique
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GNR Colonel - Carlos Alberto Nunes da Costa Pinto
Service Fee: 3 years (from july 14, 2018 to july 13, 2021)
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Sao Tome and Principe
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PSP Chief Superintendent – José Emanuel de Matos Torres
Service fee: 3 years (from august 2, 2020 to august 1, 2023)
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East Timor
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PSP Chief superintendent - Miguel José Ferreira Mendes
Service Fee: 3 years (from august 25, 2018 to august 24, 2021)
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Portuguese Permanent Representation to the European Union
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PSP Superintendent - Luís Miguel Fiães Fernandes
Service Fee: 3 years (from september 3, 2018 to september 2, 2021)
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SEF Chief Inspector Coordinator - Luís Paulo Ribeiro Gouveia
Service Fee: 4 years (from december 4, 2017 to december 4, 2021)
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MHA Immigration Liaison Officers The Immigration Liaison Officer is located in the embassies, representation missions and consulates of Portugal, and its placement is regulated by Decree-Law no. 290-A/2001 of November 17, which establishes the discipline related to the creation of the immigration liaison officer and defines their functional content and status.
In this case, the functional content is defined in the order of appointment, so on a case-by-case basis, but usually states the following duties:
- Cooperate with national and host entities;
- Ensure regulation of migratory flow;
- Prevent the entry of illegal immigrants;
- Ensure the fight against illegal immigration;
- Enable faster processing of visas granted under Portuguese law or under temporary immigration agreements.
Immigration Liaison Officers
Angola
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SEF Chief Inspector Coordinator - José António van der Kellen
Service Fee: 3 years (from august 5, 2019 to august 4, 2022)
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Brazil
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SEF Chief Inspector Coordinator - Joaquim Pedro Nobre Neves Oliveira
Service Fee: 3 years (from may 1, 2019 to april 30, 2022)
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Cape Verde
China
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SEF Chief Inspector Coordinator – Luís Filipe da Fonseca Quelhas
Service Fee: 3 years (from february 1, 2020 to january 31, 2023) |
Spain
Guinea-Bissau
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SEF Chief Inspector Coordinator - Paulo Jorge Leitão Batista
Service Fee: 3 years (from june 1, 2017 to may 31, 2020)
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