Who writes
Gabrielly Carvalho
Trainee Lawyer registered with the Portuguese Bar Association, responsible for the legal content published on this website.
Updated on 11 September 2026
Professional registration
Gabrielly Carvalho practises as a Trainee Lawyer under Professional Licence no. 53036P, registered with the Portuguese Bar Association. The traineeship is supervised by Dr. João Nogueira Marques, Lawyer, Professional Licence no. 6881P, who oversees the trainee’s practice.
Education
Master’s degree in International Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (FDUL), graded 15/20. Law degree recognised in Portugal by NOVA School of Law, graded 16/20.
Practice areas
The practice focuses on immigration and residence permits, Portuguese nationality and civil registry, pensions and social security, employment law, property and tenancy, contracts and companies, and administrative procedures before AIMA. The service pages on this website describe each area in detail.
In all of these areas the work begins with a consultation that defines the question, organises the available documents and identifies what remains to be clarified. Many applications involve more than one authority and more than one country, so the order of the steps matters as much as their content. No page on this website promises a timeframe or an outcome: the final decision always rests with the competent authority.
Languages and appointments
Appointments are held in Portuguese, English and Spanish, in person in Porto at Praça de Carlos Alberto 123, 3rd floor, Rooms 33/34, 4050-159 Porto, and remotely for clients elsewhere in Portugal or abroad.
Remote appointments are held by video call or telephone, with documents sent in advance, and require no travel to Porto in any of the areas described. In-person consultations remain available for anyone who prefers to deal with the matter face to face. In either format, the language of the consultation is chosen by the person booking it.
How the content is prepared
Each service page sets out what the consultation examines, what helps to prepare for it and the questions that usually arise before booking. The text deliberately states no rules, deadlines, costs or requirements: those vary with the case and the procedure, and they appear in the official sources linked on each page. That is where they should be confirmed.
Every page shows the date it was last updated and links to two official sources, checked at the time of publication. When a source stops responding it is replaced, or paired with an official alternative, rather than left as a dead link. AIMA news is collected automatically and always links to the original announcement, without rewriting.
Editorial responsibility
The service pages and the framing text on the news page are written by Gabrielly Carvalho, with editorial responsibility held by Carvalhos Advocacia. The listed announcements are published by AIMA and link to the original source. This website provides general information about the applicable framework; it does not replace an assessment of a specific case and does not guarantee any outcome. The official sources cited on each page prevail over the summary presented here.