Immigration · Nationality · Criminal law
Your matter deserves to be heard, organised and closely supported.
Close, direct and attentive legal support, from the first contact through to the resolution of your matter. You speak directly with the office, understand each step and always know what happens next.
Immigration, nationality and residence support in Portugal
Legal support in Portugal
Are you preparing your life in Portugal or seeking to regularise your status?
You can begin receiving legal support even while abroad. The office assists clients living in Brazil, the United States, the United Kingdom, India, the United Arab Emirates — including Dubai — and other countries.
Assess my case →01Do you need to renew your residence permit?
Renewals, expired documents, CPLP permits and difficulties with AIMA platforms.
02Do you need a visa for Portugal?Assessment of the appropriate visa, documents and preparation of applications from abroad.
03Would you like your family to join you in Portugal?Family reunification, relatives of Portuguese or EU citizens, and cases involving minor children.
04Would you like to apply for Portuguese nationality?Nationality based on residence, marriage, children, ancestry or other links to Portugal.
05Have you received an AIMA notice?Prior hearing, refusal, notice to leave Portugal or another time-sensitive document.
06Have you received a fine or been contacted by the police?Representation in criminal and regulatory proceedings, assisting victims and defendants.
Practice areas
Main focus on immigration and criminal law.
Without losing sight of your situation as a whole. Where a matter involves other areas, support remains clear, close and coordinated.
Immigration and nationality
Residence permits, AIMA, CPLP, family reunification, visas and Portuguese nationality.
Start a request →Criminal law
Representation in criminal and regulatory proceedings, including fines, domestic violence, and assistance for victims and defendants.
Start a request →Family and children
Divorce, parental responsibilities, maintenance and protection of children’s interests.
Start a request →Employment law
Dismissals, disciplinary proceedings, contracts and the protection of workers’ rights.
Start a request →Registrations and civil law
Registry matters, powers of attorney, declarations, contracts and other civil matters.
Start a request →Administrative law
Official notices, prior hearings, complaints and challenges to decisions by public authorities.
Start a request →How it works
A simple first contact, without losing important information.
The form reduces back-and-forth messages and helps the office receive your situation in an organised way.
Start now →- 1Tell us whether it is urgent
A notice, deadline, hearing, detention or another priority situation.
- 2Explain the matter in writing
Tell us what happened, the important dates and the result you are seeking.
- 3The office reviews your request
You will receive guidance on a consultation, missing documents or the next step.
About
Dr Cristiana Pimentel
Portuguese lawyer with an office in Guimarães, providing in-person and online legal support.
Follow on Instagram →Legal expertise with a genuinely close relationship.
Law graduate from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, with postgraduate studies in Forensic Legal Sciences and Securities and Banking Law. She also completed advanced training in Notarial Law.
Her practice focuses mainly on immigration and asylum, nationality, criminal law and regulatory offences. She works in Portuguese and English, assisting clients in Portugal and abroad.
EducationUniversity of CoimbraCore areasImmigration, nationality and criminal lawServicePortuguese and English
Based in Guimarães
An office prepared to welcome and support you.
A professional, private and accessible space where each client is welcomed with time, discretion and personal attention.
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Legal consultations
Two simple ways to assess your case.
If you proceed with legal services, 50% of the consultation fee is deducted from the professional fees.
ESSENTIAL CONSULTATION
25 minutes
€55- One specific question
- Initial legal assessment
- Recommended next step
STRATEGIC CONSULTATION
50 minutes
€80- Document review
- More complex situations
- Strategy and action plan
How we work
Your case is not just another number.
Support is personal, direct and responsive. You receive clear explanations, know what is being done and are informed whenever there is an important development.
This closeness is especially important in immigration and criminal matters, where uncertainty, deadlines and urgency require availability and trust.
Explain my case →Where we are
Guimarães, Portugal
In-person appointments by prior booking and online consultations for clients anywhere in the world.
View on Google Maps →4810-534 Guimarães · Portugal
APPOINTMENTSIn person, by prior booking
Online in Portugal and abroad
Meet the practice
A legal practice with a face, a presence and a close relationship.
Explore our work, office location and public recommendations.
FIRST STEP
Tell us what happened.
We will organise the rest.
It takes around three minutes and helps us identify urgent deadlines or documents from the outset.
Start your request →