According to the Portuguese law, a residence permit applicant must comply with an “absence of conviction for a crime that in Portugal is punishable by deprivation of liberty lasting more than one year”. As such, it is necessary to understand what is the correspondence crime under the Portuguese law; also relevant to highlight that for principal applicants, the relevant criminal record in the one of the residency country, although the Immigration Office may request more information regarding the background in the birth country. The crime of theft in Portugal is punishable with imprisonment of up to eight years, depending on whether it is qualified or not.
