Portugal visa requirements · checked 13 October 2026
Visa & Entry Requirements for PortugalMost travellers need a visa for Portugal: 105 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 93 passports enter visa-free.
The EU lists Portugal among the Schengen area countries. EU nationals can travel there with a valid passport or a national identity card. Nationals of the countries listed in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, and nationals of the countries listed in Annex I need a visa; the Visa Code sets the visa fee at EUR 90. ETIAS is not yet in operation. Portugal's visa portal lists residency visas for people living from passive income and for a professional activity done remotely (digital nomads).
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United States
Visa-free
90 days
United Kingdom
Visa-free
90 days
Germany
Freedom of movement
India
Visa required
China
Visa required
Canada
Visa-free
90 days
Australia
Visa-free
90 days
Poland
Freedom of movement
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Visa for Portugal — requirements summaryAll travellers must meet the entry rules set by Portugal, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Albania |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Algeria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Andorra |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Angola |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Antigua and Barbuda |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Argentina |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Armenia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Australia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Austria |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Azerbaijan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bahamas |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Bahrain |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bangladesh |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Barbados |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Belarus |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Belgium |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Belize |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Benin |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bhutan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bolivia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Botswana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Brazil |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Brunei |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Bulgaria |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Burkina Faso |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Burundi |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cambodia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cameroon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Canada |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Cape Verde |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Central African Republic |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Chad |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Chile |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| China |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Colombia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Comoros |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Costa Rica |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Croatia |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Cuba |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Cyprus |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Czechia |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Denmark |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Djibouti |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Dominica |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Dominican Republic |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 DR Congo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ecuador |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Egypt |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 El Salvador |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Equatorial Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Eritrea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Estonia |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Eswatini |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ethiopia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Fiji |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Finland |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 France |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Gabon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Gambia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Georgia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| Germany |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Ghana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Greece |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Grenada |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Guatemala |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Guyana |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Haiti |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Honduras |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Hong Kong |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Hungary |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Iceland |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
| India |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Indonesia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Iran |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Iraq |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ireland |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Israel |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Italy |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Jamaica |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Japan |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Jordan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kazakhstan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kenya |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kiribati |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Kosovo |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Kuwait |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Kyrgyzstan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Laos |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Latvia |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Lebanon |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Lesotho |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Liberia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Libya |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Liechtenstein |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Lithuania |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Luxembourg |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Macau |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Madagascar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malawi |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malaysia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Maldives |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mali |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Malta |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Marshall Islands |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mauritania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mauritius |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mexico |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Micronesia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Moldova |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Monaco |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Mongolia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Montenegro |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Morocco |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Mozambique |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Myanmar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Namibia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nauru |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nepal |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Netherlands |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 New Zealand |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Nicaragua |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Niger |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Nigeria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 North Korea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 North Macedonia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Norway |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Oman |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Pakistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Palau |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Palestine |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Panama |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Papua New Guinea |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Paraguay |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Peru |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Philippines |
Visa required | — | Details → |
| Poland |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Qatar |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Republic of the Congo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Romania |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Russia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Rwanda |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Saint Lucia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Samoa |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 San Marino |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Sao Tome and Principe |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Saudi Arabia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Senegal |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Serbia |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Seychelles |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Sierra Leone |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Singapore |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Slovakia |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Slovenia |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Solomon Islands |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Somalia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Africa |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 South Korea |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 South Sudan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Spain |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Sri Lanka |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sudan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Suriname |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Sweden |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Switzerland |
Freedom of movement | — | Details → |
 Syria |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Taiwan |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Tajikistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tanzania |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Thailand |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Timor-Leste |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Togo |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tonga |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Tunisia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Türkiye |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Turkmenistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Tuvalu |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Uganda |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Ukraine |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 United Arab Emirates |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| United Kingdom |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
| United States |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Uruguay |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Uzbekistan |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vanuatu |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Vatican City |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Venezuela |
Visa-free | 90 days | Details → |
 Vietnam |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Yemen |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Zambia |
Visa required | — | Details → |
 Zimbabwe |
Visa required | — | Details → |
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Portugal visa types, fees and processing timesChildren 6–11: €45; under 6: free.
Official application site →The EU–Armenia visa facilitation agreement (Article 6) sets the fee for processing visa applications at EUR 35 and waives it for pensioners and children under the age of 12, among other listed categories.
Official application site →The EU–Azerbaijan visa facilitation agreement (Article 6) sets the fee for processing visa applications at EUR 35 and waives it for pensioners and children under the age of 12, among other listed categories.
Official application site →The EU–Belarus visa facilitation agreement (Article 6) sets the fee for processing visa applications at EUR 35, and EUR 70 where the applicant has requested a decision within two days and the consulate has accepted; it waives the fee for children under the age of 12, among other listed categories. Council Decision (EU) 2021/1940 suspends the application of some of the agreement's provisions, including fee waivers, as regards members of Belarusian official delegations and of Belarus's national or regional Government or Parliament, Constitutional Court or Supreme Court.
Official application site →The EU–Cabo Verde visa facilitation agreement as amended in 2021 (Article 5) sets the fee at 75% of the amount charged under the applicable domestic legislation; children aged at least 12 but below 18 are charged 50% of it, and no fee is collected from children under 12, among other listed categories. Portugal's visa portal lists €67.50 for adults from Cabo Verde.
Official application site →Under the Visa Code (Article 16), children from six to under 12 pay €45 and the fee is waived for children under six. Council Decision (EU) 2022/1500 suspends the EU–Russia visa facilitation agreement in whole as regards citizens of the Russian Federation. The European Commission said on 7 November 2025 that Russian nationals will no longer be able to receive multiple-entry visas.
Official application site →The residence visa allows its holder to enter Portugal in order to apply for a residence permit (Foreigners Act, art. 58). Portugal's consular fee table (Portaria 91/2025/1) sets €110 for national visas.
Official application site →For retirement, religious purposes or people living from passive income; for passive income the visa portal asks for a document certifying revenue from movable and immovable property, intellectual or financial assets. It bases means of subsistence on the minimum monthly salary, 920€ in 2026, for the first adult.
Official application site →For a professional activity done remotely. The visa portal asks for proof of average monthly income for the last three months with a minimum value equivalent to four monthly minimum guaranteed remunerations.
Official application site →For research, study, higher education student exchange, internships and volunteer work. The visa portal says higher education students admitted to an officially recognised institution are exempt from presenting health insurance, travel insurance or means of subsistence.
Official application site →For subordinate work activity the visa portal asks for a work contract, work promise or demonstration of interest.
Official application site →Entry requirements for PortugalThe Schengen Borders Code says a third-country national's travel document must be valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States (this may be waived in a justified case of emergency) and must have been issued within the previous 10 years.
Schengen Borders Code — Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (consolidated 10 July 2024)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
EU Visa Code — Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (consolidated)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The Visa Code says applicants for a uniform visa must prove they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance (for a multiple-entry visa, covering the first intended visit); it must be valid throughout the territory of the Member States, cover the entire intended stay or transit, and the minimum coverage is EUR 30,000. No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors.
Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. The Schengen Borders Code lists a return or round-trip ticket among the documentary evidence that may be used to verify the fulfilment of entry conditions, and the UK Foreign Office tells British travellers that at Portuguese border control they may need to show an onward or return ticket.
Schengen Borders Code — Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (consolidated 10 July 2024)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The Schengen Borders Code requires third-country nationals to have sufficient means of subsistence, both for the duration of the intended stay and for the return, or to be in a position to acquire such means lawfully. Portugal's visa portal says a Schengen visa holder should have or be able to legally obtain €75 for each entry and €40 for each day, or present a statement of responsibility signed by a national citizen or legal resident.
Portuguese MFA — Visa Portal: means of subsistence (short-stay visas)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The EU's Travel to Europe website says that the first time you arrive at a border crossing point since the EES started, passport control officers will take a photo of your face and/or scan your fingerprints, and that this can be quicker if you register some of your data in advance, at a self-service system if available at your border crossing point or through a mobile application if the country makes one available. The UK Foreign Office says there is no cost for EES registration.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Portugal travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The EU's ETIAS website says 30 European countries, Portugal among them, require visa-exempt travellers to have an ETIAS travel authorisation, but ETIAS is not yet in operation and no applications are being collected; the EU will announce the start date several months before launch. The official ETIAS website is travel-europe.europa.eu.
ETIAS — Official EU website✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
An accommodation bulletin is filled in and signed in person for every foreign guest, including nationals of other EU member states. Anyone providing paid accommodation to foreigners must send it to the GNR or PSP within three working days, and report the guest's departure within the same period. Foreigners who enter Portugal from another member state across a border without controls must declare their entry within three working days, unless right after entry they stay in a hotel or other accommodation covered by article 16(1). Failing to declare is fined EUR 60 to 160. Accommodation providers who fail to send the bulletins are fined according to the number of bulletins or guests.
Diário da República (diariodarepublica.pt) — Lei n.º 23/2007 (Aliens Act), consolidated text✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Staying in Portugal, or in other EU member states and states applying the Schengen Convention, beyond the authorised period is an administrative offence. The fine is EUR 80 to 160 for up to 30 days, EUR 160 to 320 for over 30 and up to 90 days, EUR 320 to 500 for over 90 and up to 180 days, and EUR 500 to 700 for over 180 days. The same fine applies when the overstay is detected on departure. A foreigner who enters or stays illegally is removed or judicially expelled. A person subject to a removal decision is barred from entering and staying for up to five years, or longer if they are a serious threat to public order, public security or national security. A person who left under article 139(1) or 160(1) is barred for up to three years.
Diário da República (diariodarepublica.pt) — Lei n.º 23/2007 (Aliens Act), consolidated text✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Cash of €10,000 or more (or equivalent) must be declared when entering or leaving the EU.
Your Europe (EU) — travelling with cash✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Portugal visa requirements statisticsWe track the entry rules of Portugal for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 105 passports (53%). 47% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (93 passports).
Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Portugal or its official immigration website before you travel.
Frequently asked questions about Portugal visasData: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).
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Portugal passport holders can visit 124 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.
Albania
90d
Andorra
∞
Angola
30d
Antigua and Barbuda
180d
Argentina
90d
Armenia
180d
Austria
∞
Bahamas
90d
Barbados
90d
Belarus
30d
Belgium
∞
Belize
∞
Bolivia
90d
Bosnia and Herzegovina
90d
Botswana
90d
Brazil
90d
Brunei
90d
Bulgaria
∞
Cape Verde
30d
Chile
90d
China
30d
Colombia
90d
Costa Rica
180d
Croatia
∞
Cyprus
∞
Czechia
∞
Denmark
∞
Dominica
180d
Dominican Republic
∞
Ecuador
90d
El Salvador
180d
Estonia
∞
Eswatini
30d
Fiji
120d
Finland
∞
France
∞
Gambia
90d
Georgia
360d
Germany
∞
Greece
∞
Grenada
90d
Guatemala
90d
Guyana
90d
Haiti
90d
Honduras
90d
Hong Kong
90d
Hungary
∞
Iceland
∞
Ireland
∞
Israel
90d
Italy
∞
Jamaica
30d
Japan
90d
Kazakhstan
30d
Kiribati
90d
Kosovo
90d
Kyrgyzstan
60d
Latvia
∞
Lesotho
14d
Liechtenstein
∞
Lithuania
∞
Luxembourg
∞
Macau
90d
Malawi
30d
Malaysia
90d
Malta
∞
Marshall Islands
90d
Mauritius
90d
Mexico
180d
Micronesia
90d
Moldova
90d
Monaco
∞
Mongolia
30d
Montenegro
90d
Morocco
90d
Mozambique
30d
Netherlands
∞
Nicaragua
90d
North Macedonia
90d
Norway
∞
Palau
90d
Palestine
∞
Panama
90d
Paraguay
90d
Peru
90d
Philippines
30d
Poland
∞
Romania
∞
Saint Kitts and Nevis
90d
Saint Lucia
90d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
90d
Samoa
90d
San Marino
∞
Sao Tome and Principe
15d
Senegal
90d
Serbia
90d
Seychelles
90d
Singapore
90d
Slovakia
∞
Slovenia
∞
Solomon Islands
90d
South Africa
90d
South Korea
90d
Spain
∞
Sweden
∞
Switzerland
∞
Taiwan
90d
Tajikistan
30d
Thailand
60d
Timor-Leste
90d
Tonga
90d
Trinidad and Tobago
90d
Tunisia
90d
Türkiye
90d
Tuvalu
90d
Ukraine
90d
United Arab Emirates
90d
United Kingdom
180d
Uruguay
90d
Uzbekistan
30d
Vanuatu
120d
Vatican City
∞
Venezuela
90d
Zambia
90d
