The service will be created within the scope of a protocol established between the municipality and the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum ( AIMA ), revealed the Tondela City Council , in a statement sent to the Lusa agency. Among other activities, CLAIM provides assistance in regularising migration status, nationality, family reunification, housing, work, Social Security, voluntary return, health, education, entrepreneurship and support for associations. The protocol signed between the Municipality of Tondela and AIMA establishes that this public body will provide training to employees of this service and will make available, among other things, informative material, with the city hall being responsible for providing facilities and hiring or assigning staff to the office.
Across the country, there are more than 150 CLAIM network service agencies..
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New Local Support Center for Migrant Integration

The municipality of Tondela, in the district of Viseu, will have a Local Support Centre for the Integration of Migrants (CLAIM), which will provide reception, information and support to migrants, including applicants for international protection.