Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) have signed on 27th February 2014 in Faro, a Memorandum of Cooperation with Associação Safe Communities Algarve ‘(SCA).

This aims to establish a framework of cooperation between the SEF and the SCA, in order to disseminate among the foreign community, information about the mission and tasks of the development of SEF, both in the area of internal security, compliance with documentation including matters such as legalization of stay in the national territory.

The protocol was signed by the Regional Director of SEF Algarve, Inspectora Superior Fátima Teixeira, and the President of the Associação Safe Communities Algarve, David Thomas at the premises of the SEF Regional Directorate of the Algarve SEF.

David Thomas said” I am delighted with this agreement as it will help in the development of a number of new initiatives and help promote the work of SEF as well as furthering awareness of various immigration matters among the foreign population here in the Algarve”.