Schengen Short-Stay Visa
A practical guide to Portugal’s Schengen short-stay visa for tourism, family visits, business and other eligible stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
Visa Types
Airport Transit Visa
Information about Portugal’s airport transit visa for certain travellers passing through the international transit area of a Portuguese airport.
Seasonal Work Visa
A guide to Portugal’s seasonal-work visa framework for qualifying temporary employment in recognised seasonal sectors.
Temporary Stay Visa
An overview of Portugal’s temporary-stay visa category for qualifying stays longer than an ordinary short visit but generally under one year.
Temporary Stay Visa for Employed or Self-Employed Work
Portugal visa information for employees and self-employed professionals carrying out temporary professional activity for less than one year.
Temporary Stay Visa for Remote Work
A guide to Portugal’s temporary remote-work visa for qualifying employees and independent professionals working for entities outside Portugal.
Temporary Stay Visa for Research or Highly Qualified Activity
Portugal visa information for temporary research, higher-education teaching or highly qualified professional activity lasting less than one year.
Temporary Stay Visa for Study, Exchange, Training or Volunteering
A guide to temporary study, exchange, professional training and volunteering stays in Portugal when the activity does not require a long-term residence route.
Temporary Stay Visa for Medical Treatment
Portugal visa guidance for patients travelling for planned medical treatment under private arrangements or qualifying cooperation frameworks.
Visa for Accompanying a Family Member Receiving Medical Treatment
Information about Portugal’s temporary-stay visa for an eligible relative accompanying a family member who will receive medical treatment in Portugal.
Temporary Stay Visa for Amateur Sports Activity
A guide to Portugal’s temporary-stay visa for qualifying amateur sports activity carried out for less than one year.
Temporary Stay Visa for WTO Service or Training Transfer
Portugal visa information for qualifying intra-group service or professional-training transfers involving nationals of WTO member states.
Temporary Stay Visa for Performing Arts Professionals
A guide to Portugal’s temporary visa route for artists and workers connected with performing-arts productions and events.
Residence Visa
An overview of Portugal’s residence-visa framework for third-country nationals who intend to establish longer-term residence.
D1 Work Residence Visa
A guide to Portugal’s D1 employment residence route for third-country nationals with qualifying employed work in Portugal.
D2 Entrepreneur & Self-Employed Professional Visa
Portugal’s D2 residence route for entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals planning genuine economic or professional activity in Portugal.
D3 Highly Qualified Activity Visa
A guide to Portugal’s D3 residence route for research, higher-education teaching and qualifying highly skilled professional activity.
D4 Study Residence Visa
Portugal residence-visa guidance for longer-term study, student exchange, professional training or volunteering where a residence route is required.
D5 Higher Education Mobility Visa
A guide to Portugal’s higher-education mobility residence route for students already studying in another EU Member State.
D6 Family Reunification Visa
Portugal’s family-reunification residence visa for eligible relatives of people who hold qualifying residence status in Portugal.
D7 Passive Income & Retirement Visa
A guide to Portugal’s D7 residence route for retirees and people supported by regular own-source income who plan to live in Portugal.
D8 Digital Nomad Visa
Portugal’s D8 residence route for qualifying remote employees and independent professionals working for employers or clients outside Portugal.
Job Seeker Visa
A guide to Portugal’s job-seeker visa framework and the transition to employed residence after a qualifying employment relationship is formed.
Residence Visa for Performing Arts Professionals
Portugal’s residence route for qualifying artists and workers connected with performing-arts activity expected to support longer-term residence.