In an assessment made to Lusa, when the Public Security Police took control of the air borders after the end of the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF), one year ago, the PSP notes that from today onwards they will be at the borders with 132 former SEF inspectors, with the remaining 184 transferred to the PJ.

When SEF was extinguished, on October 29, 2023, the inspectors were transferred to the PJ, leaving 324 members of the former SEF in the PSP on a “temporary functional assignment” basis for up to two years.

The PSP explains that currently 316 inspectors were supporting the police and that from today “132 will be at the border, which represents a reduction of around 58% of the number, slightly above the 50% predicted for this date”.

According to the PSP, there are currently 543 police officers qualified with the border control course, of which around 380 are permanently in border control roles at airports.

The PSP also states that, by the end of 2025, it plans to train another 300 police officers in border control, in addition to planning to train many more agents in specific matters such as supervision and inspection, management of temporary installation centers, fraud and document analysis, risk analysis, security escorts, return management and administrative procedures.

Currently under discussion in the Assembly of the Republic is the Government's proposal to create the National Unit for Foreigners and Borders in the PSP, known as a “mini-SEF”, whose main functions will be monitoring the stay and activity of foreigners and decision-making and execution of return actions.