Portugal Portugal — entry & visa requirements

e-Visa available for short stays

Max stay: 90 days in any 180-day period

Short answer

Portugal is a Schengen destination: many visitors travel visa-free, while others need a Schengen short-stay visa, which Portugal also accepts through an online visa portal. Whether you enter visa-free or on a short-stay visa, you may stay a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period. The most frequently quoted official fee starts at EUR 45. Apply through the official online portal or the Portuguese consulate responsible for the area where you live.

Max stay

90 days in any 180-day period[1]

Entry type

Short-stay visa, single or multiple entry[1]

Fee from

EUR 45 (most frequently quoted official fee)[3]

Official portal

AIMA, aima.gov.pt[4]

Sparse archive — being expandedThe Schengen short-stay rules are covered well enough to act on, but much AIMA material concerns residents, e-Visa eligibility and processing times are not stated, and the authority's EUR 45 starting fee corresponds in the archived fee source to the reduced fee for children aged 6 to 12.

Duration of stay

For short visits Portugal applies the Schengen rule of a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period, counted across the whole Schengen area. A short-stay visa may be issued for one or several entries, but it only lets you ask to be admitted at the border and is not a guarantee of entry. Portugal also issues a temporary-stay visa for visits of less than one year.

A Schengen short-stay visa covers transit and tourism and is valid for at most 90 days in any 180-day period.[1]
It can be issued for a single entry or for multiple entries.[1]
A visa only authorises you to request entry at an external border; it does not automatically confer a right of entry.[1]
A temporary-stay visa allows multiple entries and covers stays of less than one year.[5]
You can check how long you may stay with the EU's stay-duration calculator.[1]

Not included in this section: Left out residence-permit validity extensions, the skilled job-seeker visa, and raw URL lines.

General information

The archived general pages are mostly navigation, but they confirm that the consular site explains who needs a visa and that AIMA publishes Schengen Information System information and guidance on living in Portugal. There is no additional visitor-specific guidance in this material.

Check the consular 'who needs a visa' page to see whether your nationality requires a visa.[5][6]
Portugal's AIMA pages explain the Schengen Information System and how to exercise your rights under it.[7]
AIMA also publishes information on living in Portugal and on the amended foreigners' regulation.[7]

Not included in this section: Homepage menu labels and promotional 'learn more' links.

e-Visa & travel authorisation

Portugal accepts visa applications online through an official portal. The archived official sources give only the portal address and do not state which nationalities or visa categories the online channel covers, so confirm your eligibility on the portal itself.

Start your application through Portugal's official online visa portal at pedidodevistos.mne.gov.pt.[1]

Not included in this section: The portal URL's query string and surrounding navigation items.

Required documents

Portugal applies the standard Schengen short-stay document list: a passport valid at least three months beyond departure, a signed application form, proof of your economic and professional situation, and travel medical insurance. The detailed list differs by continent and by purpose of travel. Our official archive does not state processing times.

Your travel document must be valid for at least three months beyond the departure date, and copies of old passports and visas should be kept.[2]
Submit a completed and signed application form; a legal guardian signs for minors and incapacitated persons.[2]
Show proof of your economic and professional situation, such as employment confirmation, payslips and three months of bank statements covering the stay and the return trip.[2]
Take out travel medical insurance covering the whole stay; multiple-entry applicants must sign a declaration confirming valid insurance.[2]
Add purpose-specific evidence, such as an invitation letter for business, proof of family relationship for a family visit, or a hotel booking or sponsorship declaration.[2]

Not included in this section: The proof-of-legal-residence item and the continent-by-continent breakdown of document lists.

Fees

The archived fee page quotes EUR 45 as the reduced fee for children aged 6 to 12 and names other nationalities and traveller categories, although the extract does not spell out what relief each receives. An external service provider may add a service fee of no more than half the visa fee. Fees are non-refundable and paying them does not guarantee a visa.

Children aged 6 to 12 pay a reduced fee of EUR 45.[3]
An external service provider may charge a service fee, which must not exceed half of the visa fee.[3]
In third countries where Portugal has no consulate, a different fee of up to EUR 80 may apply.[3]
The page names nationalities such as Georgia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine and categories such as students, teachers and under-25 representatives of non-profit organisations, but does not state the relief each one gets.[3]
Paying the fee does not guarantee that a visa will be issued and fees are not refunded after a refusal.[3]

Not included in this section: The raw list of country names and the duplicated source URL line.

How to apply

Applications run online first and then in person at the consulate responsible for your area of residence. If your application is approved and your biometric data or passport is out of date, you will be invited to give biometrics at an AIMA office. Submitting documents and paying does not guarantee that a visa will be issued.

You must appear in person at the consulate competent for the area where you live.[1]
Once your online account is validated and payment confirmed, you may receive an email offering an appointment to give biometric data.[4]
That biometrics appointment at an AIMA office is offered only if the application is approved and your biometric data or passport is out of date.[4]
Submitting documents and paying the fee does not guarantee a visa, so check the visa sticker carefully when you collect your passport.[1]
Portugal launched a 'Travel to Europe' application on 29 June 2026.[6]

Not included in this section: The residency-visa rule allowing two entries and four months' validity before applying to AIMA for a residence permit, which concerns residents.

At the border

At the external border your passport and visa let you request entry, and officers may ask for further evidence. Transit passengers may need a visa or authorisation for their final destination. Portugal notes that EES border-control procedures apply from 29 June 2026.

Carry copies of the documents you submitted, as border officers may ask for extra proof such as means of subsistence.[1]
If you are transiting or making an airport stop, check whether you need a visa or authorisation for your final destination country.[1]
EES border-control procedures apply from 29 June 2026.[6]

Notices & things to watch

The only archived notice with possible operational relevance is a consular announcement whose details were truncated. The rest of the notices in the archived material are internal AIMA news rather than traveller guidance, and this section is therefore thin.

On 7 September 2026 the General Directorate for Consular Affairs announced the temporary suspension of a protocol, but the archived extract does not say what it covers.[6]

Not included in this section: AIMA press items about marriage certificates, requests concerning minors and a 17% staffing increase, which are administrative news rather than visitor guidance.

Legal basis

Portuguese entry and stay rules rest on the foreigners' law. The archived page explains changes to its implementing regulation, which mainly modernise residence administration rather than visitor rules. Visitor-relevant legal detail beyond this is Not stated in our archive.

Entry, stay, exit and removal of foreigners are governed by Lei n.º 23/2007, as amended.[8]
Decreto Regulamentar n.º 84/2007 regulates that regime.[8]
The amended regulation lets AIMA access public databases directly so residence decisions are faster and more secure.[8]

Not included in this section: Detailed rules on who may file residence applications, family reunification for children, and the digital application channel, all of which apply to residents.

Official downloads

18 documents · grouped by how they are used12 files as ZIP ≈6.6 MB

These are AIMA's downloadable application form and declaration templates, which are completed and submitted as part of the relevant AIMA procedures. The archived set does not include a dedicated short-stay visitor visa form.

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modelo-1

A four-page 'modelo' application form template to be completed and submitted with the relevant application.

RequiredApplication form4 pp252 KBenmodelo-1.pdf

[15]
PDF

modelo-2

A two-page 'modelo' application form template for the corresponding AIMA procedure.

RequiredApplication form2 pp556 KBenmodelo-2.pdf

[16]
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modelo-3

A two-page 'modelo' application form template for the corresponding AIMA procedure.

RequiredApplication form2 pp543 KBenmodelo-3.pdf

[17]
PDF

modelo-4

A two-page 'modelo' application form template for the corresponding AIMA procedure.

RequiredApplication form2 pp629 KBenmodelo-4.pdf

[18]
PDF

modelo-5

A two-page 'modelo' application form template for the corresponding AIMA procedure.

RequiredApplication form2 pp659 KBenmodelo-5.pdf

[19]
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modelo-6

A four-page declaration or undertaking template to complete and submit with an application.

RequiredDeclaration / guarantee4 pp437 KBenmodelo-6.pdf

[20]
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modelo-7

A one-page 'modelo' application form template for the corresponding AIMA procedure.

RequiredApplication form1 pp519 KBenmodelo-7.pdf

[21]
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modelo-direitos-e-deveres-e-direitos-politicos

A one-page form covering rights and duties plus political rights, to complete and submit with the relevant application.

RequiredApplication form1 pp504 KBenmodelo-direitos-e-deveres-e-direitos-politicos.pdf

[22]
PDF

modelo-direitos-e-deveres

A one-page form on rights and duties, completed and submitted with the relevant application.

RequiredApplication form1 pp410 KBenmodelo-direitos-e-deveres.pdf

[23]
PDF

modelo-direitos-politicos

A two-page form on political rights, completed and submitted with the relevant application.

RequiredApplication form2 pp744 KBenmodelo-direitos-politicos.pdf

[24]
PDF

modelo-manifestacao-de-interesse

A two-page expression-of-interest ('manifestação de interesse') form template used when filing an application with AIMA.

RequiredApplication form2 pp1044 KBenmodelo-manifestacao-de-interesse.pdf

[25]
PDF

minuta-autorizacao-do-outro-progenitor

A one-page explanatory document rather than a fill-in form, about authorisation by the other parent; keep it for reference, as it is not submitted.

BackgroundApplication form1 pp420 KBenminuta-autorizacao-do-outro-progenitor.pdf

[26]

Official sources

37 citations · 9 unique pages · 3 official domains

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs short-stay visa pages cover requirements, process and fees reasonably well, while the AIMA sources are largely about residents, so the archived material is uneven and no processing times are given.

Numbers match the markers in the text above; click a marker to jump here. Groups are collapsed by domain - click a heading to expand. A source cited more than once keeps a single number.

vistos.mne.gov.pt5 URLs · cited 28 times

1vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/short-stay-visas-schengen/general-information/type-of-visascited 11×
2vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/short-stay-visas-schengen/required-documentation/short-stay-visacited 5×
3vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/short-stay-visas-schengen/general-information/visa-feescited 6×
5vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/general-informationcited 2×
6vistos.mne.gov.pt/encited 4×

aima.gov.pt3 URLs · cited 7 times

www.aima.gov.pt1 URL · cited 2 times

7www.aima.gov.pt/en/visascited 2×

Popularity rank #24 (score 26.45). This page was written by an AI from the official material listed above and adds no facts from outside it; visa rules change, so always confirm on the official portal before you apply.