Do you wish to visit Portugal? The land of legendary football players. Football is just the tip of the great beauties of this wonderful country. But you might need a Portugal visa to enter the country.
This article will explain who needs and doesn’t need a Portugal visa.
Portugal visa types
Portugal visa comes in two types:
1. Short stay
The Portugal short-stay visa is valid for 90 days. You can only stay in the country for a limited duration. Most of the short-stay visa have restrictions. Thye doesn’t permit work or study unless you are from one of the visa-free countries.
2. Long stay
Portugal long-stay visas are valid for longer than 90 days. They could be valid for up to years. This category is to move to the country for work or study. They might lead to Permanent Residency. Almost all non-EU countries need to apply for a Portugal visa.
Who Needs a Portugal visa?
The question you need a Portugal visa or not depends on your nationality. A few countries need to apply for Portugal visa. The duration of stay doesn’t matter for them. Such countries need to apply for a visa even they need to stay for one day in Portugal.
The type of visa such countries has to apply for depends on the purpose of the visit. It could be a tourist visa, business, or work visa.
The below list of countries need to apply for a Portugal visa:
Asia
Afghanistan | Pakistan | Laos | Russia |
| Armenia | India | Lebanon | Saudi Arabia |
| Azerbaijan | Indonesia | Maldives | Sri Lanka |
| Bahrain | Iran | Mongolia | Syria |
| Bangladesh | Iraq | Nepal | Tajikistan |
| Bhutan | Jordan | North Korea | Thailand |
| Burma/Myanmar | Kazakhstan | Oman | Timor-Leste |
| Cambodia | Kuwait | Philippines | Turkey |
| China | Kyrgyzstan | Qatar | Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan |
North America
| Belize | Dominican Republic | Jamaica |
| Cuba | Haiti | |
South America
| Bolivia | Guyana |
| Ecuador | Suriname |
Europe
| Belarus | Kosovo |
Oceania
| Fiji | Nauru | Samoa |
| Kiribati | Northern Marianas | Solomon Islands |
| Marshall Islands | Palau | Tonga |
| Micronesia | Papua New Guinea | Tuvalu |
Africa
| Algeria | Comoros | Ghana | Mali | Somalia |
| Angola | Congo | Guinea | Mauritania | South Africa |
| Benin | Rep. of Congo | Guinea-Bissau | Morocco | Sudan |
| Botswana | Djibouti | Ivory Coast | Mozambique | Swaziland |
| Burkina Faso | Egypt | Kenya | Namibia | |
| Burundi | Equatorial Guinea | Lesotho | Niger | Tanzania |
| Cameroon | Eritrea | Liberia | Nigeria | Togo |
| Cape Verde | Ethiopia | Libya | Sao Tome and Principe | Tunisia |
| The central African Republic | Gabon | Madagascar | Senegal | Uganda |
| Chad | The Gambia | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Zambia Zimbabwe |
If you are from one of the above countries, you need a Portugal visa.
Who does not need a Portugal visa?
Portugal is part of the EU and Schengen Area. So most of the European countries don’t Portugal visa for short stays. To stay longer than 90 days, they need to apply for a Residence Permit.
Apart from the European countries, other countries are exempt from the Portugal visa. To stay longer than 90 days, these countries need to apply for an appropriate visa and the Residence Permit. The following list of countries don’t Portugal visa:
Asia
| Brunei Darussalam | Hong Kong | Malaysia |
| Georgia | Israel | Singapore |
| The United Arab Emirates | Japan | South Korea |
North America
| Antigua And Barbuda | Grenada |
| Bahamas | Guatemala |
| Barbados | Honduras |
| Canada | Mexico |
| Costa Rica | Nicaragua |
| Dominica | Panama |
| El Salvador | United States Of America |
South America
| Argentina | Paraguay |
| Brazil | Peru |
| Chile | Uruguay |
| Colombia | Venezuela |
Oceania
| Australia | Palau |
| Kiribati | Samoa |
| Marshall Islands | Solomon Islands |
| Micronesia | Tuvalu |
| New Zealand | Vanuatu |
Europe
| Albania | Monaco |
| Andorra | Montenegro |
| Bosnia And Herzegovina | San Marino |
| EEA countries | Serbia |
| North Macedonia | Ukraine |
| Vatican City State | United Kingdom |
| Moldova | EU |
Africa
| Angola | Ghana |
| Cameroon | Guinea |
| Congo | Nigeria |
| Eritrea | Sierra Leone |
| Ethiopia | Somalia |
| Mauritius | Seychelles |
If you are from one of the above countries, you don’t need a Portugal short-stay visa.
Let’s sum up…
You are going to visit Portugal. Depending on your nationality and the duration of your stay, you might need a Portugal visa.
This article explained who needs and doesn’t Portugal visa. It is your ultimate guide.
If you need to find out more about other types of Portugal visas, visit the left sidebar.
In case you are looking for other country’s visas, go to the home page of the Visa Library.
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