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Sistema de Controlo de Fronteiras

Justice and securitySystemNational18 connections

National border-check system used by border guards, interoperating with EES, ETIAS, SIS and VIS. In May 2025 the SSI/UCFE rolled out PASSE+ (new national air/land border control system gradually replacing the previous one), VIS4/VIS4EES and the Portal das Fronteiras.

Acronym: SCF
Type: System
Level: National
Area: Justice and security
Owner: Sistema de Segurança Interna (UCFE)
Used by: public staff
In service since: Not recorded
Evidence: Checked against sources
Interface types: EU national interface (NI/NUI)
Would the model apply?: Not yet analysed

Connections

18 documented links. Select any entry to open its page.

Exchanges with (EU)4

Sistema de Entrada/Saída (EES)SCF interoperability with EES (border guards record entries/exits) · Real-time API
Sistema de Informação Schengen (SIS)SCF interoperability with SIS · Real-time API
Sistema de Informação sobre Vistos (VIS)SCF/VIS4 interoperability with VIS for short-stay visa checks · Real-time API
Sistema Europeu de Informação e Autorização de Viagem (ETIAS)SCF interoperability with ETIAS · Real-time API

Connects to4

Sistema de Entrada/Saída (EES)Border control system interoperates with EES for checks at border crossing points · Real-time API
Sistema de Informação Schengen (SIS)Border control system interoperates with SIS-II for checks at border crossing points · Real-time API
Sistema de Informação sobre Vistos (VIS)Border control system interoperates with VIS for checks at border crossing points · Real-time API
Sistema Europeu de Informação e Autorização de Viagem (ETIAS)Border control system interoperates with ETIAS for checks at border crossing points · Real-time API

Run by2

Sistema de Segurança Interna — Gabinete do Secretário-Geral (incl. UCFE)
Unidade de Coordenação de Fronteiras e EstrangeirosPlans and manages (LSI art. 23-B, added by DL 41/2023)

Network from1

Rede Nacional de Segurança InternaRNSI listed among entities supporting the 2025 border-systems rollout

Hosted by2

Centro de dados da AIMA (Tagus Park, Oeiras)One of the two servers of the border control system is hosted at AIMA
Secretaria-Geral do Ministério da Administração InternaOne of the two servers of the border control system is hosted at SGMAI

Connected from2

RAPID4ALL (Reconhecimento Automático de Passageiros Identificados Documentalmente)Automated e-gates are part of the national border-check chain operated by PSP/UCFE
Sistema Nacional de Vistos de FronteiraBorder visa system being integrated into the Sistema de Controlo de Fronteiras

Gets data from3

Guarda Nacional RepublicanaSecurity-force border guards (GNR covers land and sea borders) are trained on EES through the SCF project
Polícia de Segurança PúblicaPSP border guards (UNEF since Aug 2025) perform airport border checks on the system
Unidade Nacional de Estrangeiros e FronteirasUNEF controls airport borders (Lei 55-C/2025) and its border guards use the border control system, incl. EES registration

What the owner signs for IT

We could not tie Sistema de Segurança Interna (UCFE) to a single buyer in Portal BASE. The owner may be a group of bodies, a private operator, or a body that buys under another name.