Guest registration in Portugal, fully automated
Portuguese law requires all accommodation providers to transmit guest data to AIMA (Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo), which replaced SEF in 2023. Guest bulletins must be submitted within 3 working days.
GuestDock automatically submits boletins de alojamento to the AIMA/SIBA portal using your property credentials and RNAL codes.
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What Portuguese law requires
Deadline
3 working days
Boletins de alojamento must be submitted to AIMA within 3 working days of the guest's arrival.
Authority
AIMA
Formerly SEF, AIMA manages immigration and accommodation reporting through the SIBA portal since 2023.
Scope
All AL
All Alojamento Local properties — apartments, villas, hostels, and guest houses — must comply.
How GuestDock automates Portuguese compliance
Connect your PMS
Link your PMS account. GuestDock picks up every new reservation automatically — from Airbnb, Booking.com, or any other channel your PMS manages.
Guests verify their identity
Each guest scans their passport or ID, completes a liveness check, and their data is validated by AI in under 3 minutes.
GuestDock submits to AIMA
GuestDock generates the boletim de alojamento and submits it securely to the SIBA portal using your property credentials and RNAL code.
Portugal-specific features
Reporting authority
Authority
AIMA (ex-SEF)
System
SIBA Portal
Security
Secure, encrypted connection
What GuestDock handles
GuestDock automatically submits all required guest information to AIMA via the SIBA portal, including personal details, travel documents, and stay dates — in the exact format required by the authority.
Who needs to comply in Portugal
All Alojamento Local (AL) properties registered with Turismo de Portugal must submit guest data:
Apartments & houses
Apartamentos and moradias registered as Alojamento Local in Lisbon, Porto, and the Algarve.
Guest houses
Estabelecimentos de hospedagem, including hostels and pensions.
Hotels & rural tourism
Empreendimentos turisticos, hoteis rurais, and turismo de habitacao.
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Connect your PMS and let GuestDock handle AIMA boletim submissions automatically.
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