Foreigners and Borders Service
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The Foreigners and Borders Service - SEF (Portuguese: Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras) was the police service integrated into the Ministry of Internal Affairs, whose mission was to enforce immigration and asylum in Portugal, in accordance with the provisions of constitutional, legal and governmental guidelines.
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Foreigners and Borders Service Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras | |
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Abbreviation | SEF |
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Formed | 1974 |
Preceding agency | |
Dissolved | October 2023 |
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National agency | Portugal |
Operations jurisdiction | Portugal |
Primary governing body | Government of Portugal |
Secondary governing body | Ministry of Internal Administration |
General nature | |
Specialist jurisdiction | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Lisbon |
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Among other duties, the SEF was the agency responsible for border control and the issuing of residence permits to foreign nationals legally residing in Portugal.
This police force was dissolved in October 2023, leaving the PSP (the Portuguese national civilian police force) as well as the GNR (the country's national Gendarmery force) responsible with the SEF's former duties.[1]