AIMA backlog cleared by next year, e-gates advice, Lisbon rentals up & train strike disruption

On Friday 24 July 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal reports that the government has unveiled a new task force to clear the AIMA immigration backlog of 400,000 pending cases, with plans to hire more staff and expand service centres aiming for resolution by NEXT YEAR.

Other headlines include Parliament preparing to vote on crucial IRS tax-cut proposals, eased water restrictions in the Algarve, warnings for European expats to avoid e-gates under the new EES system to prevent being wrongly flagged as overstayers, a railway strike causing major nationwide disruptions, the new Construir Portugal plan targeting housing affordability, record-breaking early tourism growth, lower electricity prices for regulated-market households, reviews of AL local-accommodation licences, a surge in digital nomad visas, and rising rental prices in Lisbon’s outskirts affecting expats.

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