Portuguese Visas

Some nationalities may be required to apply in person -
please check Portuguese Embassy website for list.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

1 . One completed and signed application form and a completed and signed client contact sheet (please print off this website and fill in one for each person/family). Please read our Terms and Conditions.

2. One passport-sized PHOTOGRAPH.

ORIGINALS PLUS ONE COPY REQUIRED OF ALL THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS. IF YOU DO NOT COPY YOUR OWN DOCUMENTS WE WILL CHARGE AN EXTRA £5 FOR COPYING (only the bio-data and UK visa pages need to be copied from the passport).

3. PASSPORT valid 6 months in good condition with 1 blank page and UK Residency Visa valid at least 3 months.

4. 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.

5. CONFIRMATION OF HOTEL (doesn’t need to be paid). Each person’s name who needs the visa must appear on the confirmation or if staying with friends/family Embassy will accept a letter of invitation with bill/bank statement from the person inviting you, showing their name and the address of the property in Portugal.

6. An original BANK STATEMENT (last month’s) with £30 per person for each day in Portugal.

7. LETTER FROM EMPLOYER/UNIVERSITY confirming you are employed/a student. Original, not more than 1 month old. If dependant 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, letter from 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. Payslips/contracts/offers of employment or place at college will not be accepted instead of a letter.

8. Travel insurance.

9 . CHILDREN/SPOUSES/NANNIES. Full original Birth Certificate/original Marriage Certificate which needs to be in English or translated and stamped by your Embassy plus original unexpired passport of the EC spouse/parent and letter from main breadwinner of family confirming they are supporting their family (plus documents above). (If you were not married in the UK you will need to take your marriage certificate to your own embassy and get it stamped as authentic before the Portuguese Consulate will accept it. The authentication by your embassy must then have an apostille attached to it. This is an international agreement that counties will recognise each others documents. If your own embassy is not able to do the apostille, you need to take your authenticated marriage certificate to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, who will attach an apostille.) Spouse and children of EC nationals do not need to a pay visa fee (only our service charge) on production of original Birth Certificate/Marriage Certificate and EC Spouse’s passport. Persons in the UK on a dependant’s visa must show 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 written 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 one parent named on the birth certificate. Where the EC parent is not the birth parent of the child the visa fee may be charged by the Embassy. 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.

10. BUSINESS VISAS: The above documents plus 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).

Service Charge: £65 per person (adults) depending on time of year
                        £25 per child (travelling with at least one adult paying full service charge)
Visa fee:           £19 for 2 months multiple entry or £25 for 6 months multiple entry.

The Portuguese Consulate generally only issues a single entry visa, unless you have proof of a 2nd trip.Service charge may rise during busy periods. Urgent applications (travel within 1 working day of visa being ready) ADD £20. We may be unable to accept urgent applications or to collect and deliver during busy periods. Multiple entry visas are issued at Embassy’s discretion, proof of a 2nd trip may be necessary. Service charge includes collection and delivery within the Circle Line in London from offices during business hours. 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 Ltd 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, 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.