Processing times: 10 days (normal service)
Mobile Visa Service lodges in the Portuguese Consulate on Tuesdays and visas normally are ready the following Tuesday. We ideally need the passport on the Friday of the week before you wish to make your application.
Certain nationalities are referred to the authorities in Portugal for decision and these will take at least 3 weeks to process

Urgent service 4-5 working days may be available subject to availabilty of appointments- add £30
(applications lodged Tuesday may be available for collection Friday but this is a favour on behalf of the Portuguese Consulate and is not guaranteed. Normal processing time is from Tuesday to Tuesday. We normally need the passports on the Friday of the week before you would like to lodge the application, however, it may be possible to accept your application on Monday for lodgement on Tuesday subject to all documents being present and correct.)
Some nationalities may be required to apply in person

Documents required:

1. PASSPORT with UK Residency Visa valid at least 3 months. Passport should be in good condition with one completely blank page for the visa.

2. ONE passport-sized PHOTOGRAPH colour, on a white background

3. 1 VISA APPLICATION FORM completed and signed, and 1 CLIENT CONTACT SHEET completed and signed (please print off this website and fill in one for each person. Please read our Terms & Conditions.

IN ADDITION, ORIGINALS PLUS ONE COPY REQUIRED OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

IF YOU DO NOT COPY YOUR OWN DOCUMENTS WE WILL CHARGE AN EXTRA £5 FOR COPYING.

4. LETTER FROM EMPLOYER/ACCOUNTANT or UNIVERSITY confirming you are employed/self-employed/a student (if student, then letter needs to state attendance is satifactory). Original, not more than 1 month old. If you are a dependant, a letter from your spouse/parent confirming they are supporting you, together with their employer’s letter and their bank statement (see above). If self-employed a letter from your accountant/solicitor. Letters which are not original or which are more than one month old at date of lodging in Embassy will not be accepted. Contracts/offers of employment or place at college will not be accepted instead of a letter. ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY

5. INSURANCE (this must mention that you are covered for medical expenses and repatriation). The Embassy needs to see a policy document showing your name, dates of cover and these words. Insurance should be valid for the whole length of time you require the visa. If you require a multiple entry visa you need multi-trip insurance. (eg to get a 6-month visa your insurance must be valid for 6-12 months) The cheapest policy we have found which satisfies the Embassy's requirements is at www.insureandgo.com. You may arrange your insurance with any other provider and Mobile Visa Service does not endorse Insure and Go. Although multi-trip insurance is necessary for a multiple entry visa to be issued, providing the documents required (including insurance) is not a guarantee in itself that a multiple entry visa will be issued. ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY

6. An ORIGINAL BANK STATEMENT with £40 per person for each day in Portugal dated less than one month old on the date of lodging in the Embassy. ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY

7. RETURN TICKET TO PORTUGAL or CONFIRMATION of your return travel which must state that everything is CONFIRMED and FULLY PAID. Your name must appear on the confirmation. Refundable tickets are not acceptable. E-Tickets are acceptable. ORIGINAL plus PHOTOCOPY. The original may be a fax or internet booking but a photocopy is still also required.

8. CONFIRMATION OF HOTEL Each person’s name who needs the visa must appear on the confirmation or IF STAYING WITH FRIENDS/FAMILY WHO LIVE PORTUGAL THEY MUST SEND YOU AN INVITATION PLUS COPY OF THEIR PASSPORT PLUS BILL OR BANK STATEMENT IN THEIR NAME AND SHOWING ADDRESS OF THE PROPERTY IN PORTUGAL.

9. SPOUSES/CHILDREN UNDER 18 / UK DEPENDANT VISAS Spouse and children of an EC national - Schengen visas are issued free of Embassy’s fee on production of ORIGINAL Marriage Certificate (spouse) and ORIGINAL full birth certificate (children) and EC Spouse’s/Parent’s ORIGINAL full and unexpired passport. Persons in the UK on a dependant’s visa must show the passport of the spouse/parent on whom they are dependant plus original birth/marriage certificate even if dependant on a non-EC national and/or over 18. Children under 18 travelling alone or with one parent require the permission of the non-travelling parent(s) plus a copy of that parent(s) passport(s) unless the parent has a document giving them sole custody of the child or certificate of adoption by a step-parent or the child only has only one parent named on the birth certificate or the other parent is deceased (death certificate required). Where the EC parent is not the birth parent of the child the visa fee may be charged by the Embassy. If the original documents are not in English they must translated and the translation stamped by your own Embassy in the UK and attached to the originals.

10. NANNIES OR DOMESTIC WORKERS. Nannies/domestic workers in a private household require original passport of their employer plus a letter of support from employer and employer‘s bank statement as well as documents 1 -4 and 6 - 9 above.

11. BUSINESS VISAS - a letter from your UK employer (ORIGINAL) confirming they are sending you on business/to a conference, who the business/conference is with, exact nature of the business/conference, the dates and that they are taking financial responsibility for you PLUS AN INVITATION from the HOST ORGANISATION IN PORTUGAL with the dates they are inviting you and exact details of what you will be doing there (fax acceptable) and above documents.

Service charge may rise during busy periods. Service charge includes collection and delivery within the Circle Line in London from offices during business hours.

Urgent applications (travel within 1 working day of visa being ready) ADD £30. We may be unable to accept urgent applications or to collect and deliver during busy periods.

The Portuguese Consulate generally only issues single entry visas unless you have proof of a second trip. The second trip does not have to be to portugal, it may be to another Schengen state.

Fees payable in cash in advance when we receive your documents from you. If you live outside London and are posting your application, please include postal orders (if travelling within 10 days, otherwise cheque is acceptable) payable to Mobile Visa Service and include a return self-addressed Special Delivery envelope. Please send your passport to us by Special Delivery (insures documents and guarantees next working day delivery), cost £4.50, and call us the day you post it leaving a telephone number. For a very small extra fee the Post Office offers a higher level of insurance for Special Delivery post, which covers for consequential loss. We recommend you consider paying for this extra level of cover. Please ask at the Post Office.