VISA TO ENTER IN PORTUGAL
IN WISH CASE MAY I NOT
BE DENIED ENTRY INTO PORTUGAL?
Entry into Portugal cannot be denied to foreign
nation also who:
a) Were born in Portuguese territory and who
have their normal residence in Portugal;
b) Have dependent children who are minors and
Portuguese nationals, and in respect of which they exercise parental authority,
and for whom they provide maintenance and education;
c) Have dependent children who are minors, nationals
of a third country and legal residents in Portugal, and in respect of which
they exercise parental authority and for whom they provide maintenance and
education.
WHAT TYPES Of VISA ARE
THERE?
Visas are either issued abroad or at border
checkpoints.
WHAT TYPES Of VISA ARE
ISSUED ABROAD?
Portuguese embassies and consular posts can
issue several types of visa. Each visa has a different purpose, a period of
validity and grants temporary stay in the country only for the purpose for
which it was granted.
The following types of visa are available:
1. Airport transit visa (ATV); 2. Transit visa;
3. Short-stay visa; 4. Temporary stay visa;
5. Residence visa.
WHAT IS AN AIRPORT
TRANSIT VISA (ATV)?
The ATV is issued for international travel
connections, and allows the holder to pass through an airport or port, but only
gives access to the international area of the airport or seaport.
The visa application shall be accompanied by
the following:
- A copy of the ticket to the country of final
destination;
- Proof that the passenger holds a valid entry
visa for that country, where such a visa is required.
WHAT IS A TRANSIT
VISA?
This visa allows entry into Portugal to a
citizen of a third country en route to another country which has granted him
entry.
This visa may be granted for one or more
entries, but the period of each transit may not exceed five days.
IMMIGRATION IN
PORTUGAL
The visa application shall be accompanied by
the following:
- A copy of the ticket to the country of final
destination;
- Proof that the passenger holds a valid entry
visa for that country, where such a visa is required;
- Proof that the passenger has sufficient means
of subsistence, both for the period of stay and for travel back to the country
where he is guaranteed entry.
WHAT IS A SHORT STAY
VISA?
This visa allows the holder to enter Portugal
for reasons that are acceptable to the relevant authorities but which do not
justify the grant of another type of visa.
This visa may be valid for a period of up to
one year (period of use of the visa) but only allows short stays in Portugal
for periods not exceeding 3 months in any half-year.
WHAT ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS OF A SHORT STAY VISA?
Short stay visas are granted only to
third-country nationals who meet the following conditions:
1. Have not been subjected to an order to leave
the country and where the period of prohibition of entry into Portuguese
territory is still running;
2. Are not persons in respect of whom an alert
has been issued by any of the Contracting Parties in the Schengen Information
System for the purpose of refusing entry;
3. Are not persons in respect of whom an alert
has been issued in SEF Integrated Information System for the purpose of
refusing entry;
4. Have sufficient means of subsistence;
5. Are holders of a valid travel documents;
6.
Have travel insurance;
7. Have a ticket that ensures their return
travel.
The visa application shall be accompanied by
the following:
- Proof as to the purpose of the stay;
- Proof as to the means of subsistence during the
stay.
1. Medical treatment at official or officially
recognised health care institutions;
2. Allowing nationals of member states of the
World Trade Organization to carry out service provision or vocational training
actions in other states
3. Carrying out a professional activity as an
employee or as a self-employed person, on a temporary basis;
4. Conducting scientific research, teaching at
a higher education institution or carrying out highly-skilled work;
5. Practice of an amateur sport activity, if
certified by the relevant federation;
6. Stays longer than three months, in special
cases and where duly substantiated;
7. Accompanying family members who enter the
country to receive medical treatment at official or officially recognised health
care institutions.
This visa is valid for 3 months except in cases
of temporary professional activities where it is valid for the period of the
work contract.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS
OF A TEMPORARY STAY VISA?
1. Have not been subjected to an order to leave
the country and where the period of prohibition of entry into Portuguese
territory is still running;
2. Are not persons in respect of whom an alert
has been issued by any of the Contracting Parties in the Schengen Information
System for the purpose of refusing entry;
3. Are not persons in respect of which an alert
has been issued in SEF Integrated Information System for the purpose of
refusing entry;
4. Have sufficient means of subsistence;
5. Are holders of a valid travel document;
6. Have travel insurance;
7. Have a ticket that ensures their return
travel.
IN ADDITION TO THE
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, WHAT OTHER REQUIREMENTS MUST I MEET?
Temporary stay visa for medical treatment at
official or officially recognised health care institutions The application must
be accompanied by a medical re- port and by a supporting document that
establishes the applicant’s admission to or outpatient treatment at an official
or officially recognised health care institution.
Temporary stay visas for transfers of nationals
of member States of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Temporary stay visas are
granted to nationals of WTO member States to allow them to carry out service
provision or vocational training actions in Portuguese territory, provided that
they meet the following requirements:
1. As regards companies:
The foreign national must be transferred to a
branch of the same company or group of companies, and the branch located in
Portuguese territory must provide services equivalent to those provided by the
branch in the country from which the national is transferred.
2. As regards workers:
The transfer must concern partners or employees
who have been working for the company for at least one year at the branch
located in the other member State of the World Trade Organization, and these
workers must satisfy the following conditions:
- They are senior executives of the company and
branch or department managers, working under the Management Board;
- They have specific technical knowledge that
is essential to the development or management of the activity, the research
equipment, and the processes involved;
- They are due to receive vocational training
at the branch located in Portuguese territory.
Temporary stay visas for the purposes of
carrying out a professional activity, as an employee or as a self-employed
person, on a temporary basis Temporary stay visas may be granted to
third-country nationals who want to carry out a professional activity in
Portugal, as employees or as self-employed persons, on a temporary basis,
provided that:
a) They hold or have been promised an employment
contract to carry out a professional activity as an employee, on a temporary
basis; or
b) They hold a partnership agreement or a contract
for services to carry out a professional activity as a self-employed person, on
a temporary basis;
c) Where applicable, they have a statement from
the relevant authority that certifies the existence of the special skills
necessary for the practice of that professional activity in Portugal;
d) They have a statement issued by the IEFP to
the effect that the actual or promised contract is for a job offer available to
third-country nationals.
HOW DOES THIS
PROCEDURE WORK?
- The IEFP evaluates the offers for temporary
appointments submitted by employers;
- That entity published the offers on a
specific page of its Internet site, 30 days after the offers were submitted;
- The embassies and consular posts access the
information on the IEFP Internet site and publish the job offers in specific
sites and via the diplomatic channels, on the appropriate services of the third
country;
- The third-country nationals who want to apply
for the temporary job send the application to the employer at their address;
- After making their selection, the employers
notify the successful candidate directly and send him the necessary
documentation;
- The worker may then apply for a visa at the
consular post.
Temporary stay visas for researchers, teachers
and highly-skilled workers Temporary stay visas may be granted to third-country
nationals who are researchers, higher education teachers or highly-skilled
workers, and who want to work in Portugal for a period of less than twelve
months, provided that:
1- As regards researchers:
They have been selected to work in a research
centre recognised by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education,
namely through:
a) An actual or promised employment contract;
or
b) A contract for services, actual or proposed;
or
c) A scientific research scholarship.
2 – As regards higher education teachers or
highly- skilled workers:
a) An actual or promised employment contract; or
b) An actual contract for services or a written
proposal to that effect.
Temporary stay visa for practice of amateur
sport activities Temporary stay visas may be granted to third-country nationals
who want to practice an amateur sport in Portugal, provided the activity has
been certified by the relevant federation and provided the club or sports association
bears the costs of accommodation and health care.
The application shall be accompanied by the
following:
- A document issued by the relevant Federation
that confirms the practice of the sport;
- A statement by the sports association or
club, which declares itself responsible for payment of accommodation, health
care and repatriation expenses.
Temporary stay visas –
exceptional cases
Temporary stay visas may be granted to
third-country nationals who need to stay in Portugal for periods of more than 3
months, in exceptional cases and where duly substantiated.
The application shall be accompanied by
evidence of the exceptional circumstances.
Temporary stay visa for accompanying family members
who enter to receive medical treatment The application shall be accompanied by
a document that proves the family relationship. For the purposes of this type
of visa, the following persons are considered to be family members: the spouse,
legal or de facto, relatives in the ascending line, children or persons with a
blood relationship; and where the person seeking the visa is a minor or disabled
and there are no family members, the person who has custody or relatives of this
person.
WHAT IS A RESIDENCE
VISA?
This visa allows the holder to enter Portugal
for the purposes of applying for a residence permit.
This visa allows the holder to stay in Portugal
for 4 months so that he may lodge an application for a residence permit at the
SEF.
As a general rule, the time for making the
decision on the visa application is 60 days.
If I HAVE A RESIDENCE
VISA, AM I CONSIDERED A RESIDENT?
No, you are not. The holder of a residence visa
is not a resident, he is only authorised to apply for a residence permit.
I AM THE HOLDER Of A
RESIDENCE VISA. CAN I BE REfUSED PERMISSION TO RESIDE IN PORTUGAL?
Yes. The fact that you have a residence visa
does not make it mandatory for SEF to grant you a residence permit. You have to
meet other requirements.
HOW MANY TYPES Of
RESIDENCE VISA ARE THERE?
1. Residence visa for carrying out a
professional activity as an employee;
2. Residence visa for carrying out a professional
activity as a self-employed person or for im- migrant entrepreneurs;
3. Residence visa for researchers or
highly-skilled workers;
4. Residence visa for study, student exchange,
traineeship or voluntary service;
5. Residence visa to facilitate the mobility of
tertiary students;
6. Residence visa for the purposes of family
reunification.
WHAT ARE THE GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS OF A RESIDENCE VISA?
In
addition to the special requirements that apply to each type of visa, residence
visas are granted only to third country nationals who satisfy the following
conditions:
1. Have not been subjected to an order to leave
the country and where the period of prohibition of entry into Portuguese
territory is still running;
2. Are not persons in respect of whom an alert
has been issued by any of the Contracting Par- ties in the Schengen Information
System for the purpose of refusing entry;
3. Are not persons in respect of whom an alert
has been issued in SEF Integrated Information System for the purpose of
refusing entry;
4. Have sufficient means of subsistence;
5. Are holders of a valid travel documents;
6. Have travel insurance;
7. Have a ticket that ensures their return
travel.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIfIC
REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO A RESIDENCE VISA fOR CARRYING OUT A PROfESSIONAL
ACTIVITY AS AN EMPLOYEE?
In addition to the abovementioned general
requirements, you must also satisfy the following:
a) To be the holder of an actual or promised employment
contract; or
b) To have qualifications, competencies and
skills that are recognised and appropriate to the practice of the activity, and
to have received a specific expression of interest from the employer.
I WOULD LIKE TO WORK
IN PORTUGAL. WHAT SHOULD I DO TO OBTAIN A RESIDENCE VISA fOR EXERCISING A
PROfESSIONAL ACTIVITY As AN EMPLOYEE?
This type of visa is granted in circumstances
where job opportunities exist but have not been taken up by: Portuguese
nationals, or nationals of European Union Member States or of the European
Economic Area, or nationals of third countries with whom the European Community
has an agreement on the free movement of persons, as well as workers who are
third-country nationals and legal residents in Portugal.
For this purpose, the Government sets an annual
overall quota of job opportunities, from which it may exclude those sectors or
activities where labour is not needed.
The Institute for Employment and Vocational
Training (IEFP) maintains an up-to-date information system accessible via the
Internet that advertises the available job offers; these are also passed on to
the Portuguese embassies and consular posts.
The embassies and consular posts access the
information on the IEFP Internet site and published the job offers in specific
sites and via the diplomatic channels, on the appropriate services of the third
country.
The third-country nationals who want to apply
for a job send the application to the employer at their address.
The employer then sends the successful
candidate the actual employment contract or a promise to contract, as well as a
statement issued by the IEFP to the effect that the job offer is included in
the quota and was not taken by a worker who benefits from preferential status.
WHAT ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS fOR A RESIDENCE VISA TO EXERCISING A PROfESSIONAL ACTIVITY AS A
SELf EMPLOYED PERSON, AND fOR IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS?
1. Visas for obtaining residence permits may be
granted to third-country nationals who want to carry out professional
activities as self-employed workers, provided they meet the following
requirements:
a) They hold a partnership agreement or a
contract for services, or a written pro- posal for such a contract;
c) They hold a statement from the relevant
authority that certifies compliance with any special criteria required for
practice of a professional activity (where applicable);
2. Immigrant entrepreneurs who want to make
investments in Portugal may be granted a residence visa, provided that:
a) They make a statement to the effect that
they have conducted or intend to conduct investment activities in Portugal,
specifying the nature, value and duration of those activities; and
b) They have evidence that they have conducted
investment activities; or
c) Evidence that they have the necessary
financial means, including funds obtained from a Portuguese financial
institution, and that they intend to conduct investment activities in Portugal,
which activities have been sufficiently identified and described.
The visa request will be evaluated taking into
account the economic, social, scientific, technological and/or cultural importance
of the investment.
WHAT ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS fOR A RESIDENCE VISA fOR RESEARCH OR HIGHLY SKILLED WORK OR fOR
TEACHING AT A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION?
A residence visa for research will be granted
to third- country nationals, provided that:
They are selected to work at a research centre
recognised by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, as
demonstrated by:
a) An actual or promised employment contract;
or
b) A contract for services, or a written
proposal for such a contract; or
c) A scientific research scholarship.
Residence visas are granted to third-country
nationals for teaching at a tertiary institution or carrying out highly skilled
work, provided that they have:
a) An actual or promised employment contract;
or
b) An actual contract for services or a written
proposal to that effect.
The granting of visas to highly skilled workers
must be previously approved by the MCTES in cases where questions arise in
relation to the classification of the activity requiring highly skilled work.
The time period for making a decision on the
visa application is 20 days, after which the lack of a decision shall be read
as an approval.
WHAT ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS fOR A RESIDENCE VISA fOR STUDY, STUDENT EXCHANGE, TRAINEESHIP OR
VOLUNTARY SERVICE?
Visas for obtaining residence permits for the
above mentioned purposes are granted to third-country nationals, provided that:
Higher education
a) They hold a travel document that is valid
for the intended duration of the stay or longer;
b) They have the consent of the person who has
parental authority over them, in the case of minors;
c) They satisfy the admission requirements for
entry into a higher education institution.
Secondary Education
a) They hold a travel document that is valid
for the intended duration of the stay or longer;
b)
They have the consent of the person who has parental authority over them, in
the case of minors;
c)
They meet the minimum and maximum age requirements as set by regulation;
d)
They have been admitted to a secondary education institution;
e) For the duration of the stay, they are to be
hosted by a family that satisfies the conditions established by the exchange
program, or they have otherwise ensured their accommodation.
Unpaid Placement
a) They hold a travel document that is valid
for the intended duration of the stay or longer;
b) They have the consent of the person who has
parental authority over them, in the case of minors;
c) They have been accepted into an enterprise
as unpaid trainees or into an approved vocational training organization.
Participation in a Voluntary Service Scheme
a) They meet the minimum age requirement
(established by regulation);
b) They have a placement with a voluntary
service organization in Portugal, being an officially recognised organization.
WHAT ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS OF A RESIDENCE VISA TO ALLOW THE MOBILITY Of STUDENTS?
You must be a third-country national, have
residence as a tertiary student in a European Union Member State, and apply to
continue a course of study commenced in another country or to undertake a
related course of study, in Portugal.
The application must be accompanied by the
following documents:
– A travel document valid for the intended period
of stay;
– The written consent of the person(s) who has
parental authority over them (in the case of minors);
– Evidence that they satisfy the admission requirements
for entry into a higher education institution;
– Evidence of participation in a Community or
bilateral exchange program, or of acceptance as a student in a European Union
Member State for a period of not less than 2 years.
The time limit for granting this visa cannot
exceed 60 days.
WHAT ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS OF A RESIDENCE VISA fOR THE PURPOSES Of fAMILY REUNIfICATION?
The grant of this residence visa follows from the
approval of the family reunification request submitted by the applicant to the
SEF services in his area of residence (the request must be accompanied by the
documentation required by law).
I ARRIVED IN PORTUGAL
WITHOUT A VISA. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
The Director-General of SEF can issue the
following types of visa at border checkpoints:
1. Transit visa;
2. Short stay visa;
3.
Special visa.
WHAT IS A SPECIAL VISA?
The Minister for Home Affairs may, by
administrative order, issue a visa allowing entry and temporary stay in the
country to foreign nationals who do not meet all the legal requirements, on
humanitarian grounds or public interest grounds.
I AM A RELATIVE Of A
PORTUGUESE NATIONAL. DO I HAVE TO MEET ALL THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER
PORTUGAL?
Foreign
nationals who are relatives of Portuguese nationals have the same rights as
relatives of other European Union nationals as provided for by Law no. 37/2006,
of 9 August (you can find this law at www.acidi.gov.pt).
CAN MY ENTRY VISA TO
PORTUGAL BE CANCELLED?
Yes. The visa can be cancelled by the issuing entity abroad
or by the SEF in Portugal.
ON WHAT GROUNDS CAN MY
ENTRY VISA BE DECLARED VOID?
The visa can be declared void when an alert is
issued in the Schengen Information System or in SEF Integrated Information
System for refusing entry to the holder, or where the holder makes false
declarations in the application for the visa.
Your entry into Portugal may be refused on the
following grounds:
1. You are not the holder of a valid and recognised
travel document (passport);
2. You are not the holder of a visa that is
both valid and appropriate to the intended purpose of the visit;
3. You do not have sufficient means of subsistence;
4. You represent a danger or serious threat to
public order, national safety, public health or international relations;
5. You are a person in respect of whom an alert
has been issued in the Schengen Information System or in SEF Integrated Information
Sys- tem for the purpose of refusing entry.
The decision to refuse entry into Portugal
rests with the Director General of SEF.
UNDER WHAT
CIRCUMSTANCES Is AN ALERT ISSUED OF THE PURPOSE Of REfUSING ENTRY TO A fOREIGN
NATIONAL?
Alerts are issued in SEF Integrated Information
System for the purpose of refusing entry to foreign nationals:
a) Who have been deported from Portugal;
b) Who have been returned to another country under
a readmission agreement;
c) When there are strong grounds for suspecting
that they have committed serious criminal offences;
d) When there are strong grounds for suspecting
that they intend to commit serious criminal offences, or that they represent a
threat to public order, national safety or international relations;
e) Who have been taken back to the border.
Alerts are also issued, during a period of 3
years after the person has left the country, in relation to persons who have
received assistance for voluntary return; the alerts may be removed if the
persons repay the amounts received together with interest at the rate set by
law.
For the purpose of refusing entry, alerts may
be issued in relation to foreign nationals who have been definitively sentenced
to at least one year’s imprisonment, irrespective of whether the sentence was served,
or there were other sentences for the same penalty, even if the sentence was
suspended. The Director-general of SEF is responsible for issuing alerts for
foreign nationals on the Schengen Information System or on SEF Integrated
Information System for the purpose of refusing their entry.
CAN MY ENTRY VISA TO
PORTUGAL BE CANCELLED?
The visa may be cancelled where one of the following applies:
1. When the holder does not meet or has ceased
to meet the conditions under which the visa was granted;
2. When the visa has been issued as a result of
false declarations, or the use of fraudulent means, or false statements about
the reasons for entering the country;
3. When the holder has been notified of a deportation
order.
Residence visas and temporary stay visas may be
cancelled where the holders leave the country for more than 60 days, during the
period of validity of the visas, without a valid reason.
The residence visa will be cancelled when the
application for a residence permit is dismissed.
The decision to cancel a visa, after entry into
Portugal, is the responsibility of the Minister for Home Affairs, who may
delegate this responsibility to the Director-general of SEF.
THE PERIOD Of VALIDITY
Of MY VISA HAS EXPIRED. WHAT SHOULD I DO TO REMAIN IN PORTUGAL?
If you want to remain in Portugal beyond the
period of validity of your visa, you can ask the Director General of SEF for an
extension of your stay; the extension will be granted only if the conditions
under which you entered Portugal remain the same (except in duly substantiated
cases).
Please note: Without prejudice to the sanctions
provided by law and except for exceptional circumstances, applications for
extension of the stay will not be considered when they are submitted 30 days or
more after the expiry date of the authorised stay.
ARE THERE LIMITS TO
THE EXTENSION Of MY STAY?
An extension of stay will only be granted for a
limited period of time, which varies according to the type of visa. An
extension of stay may be granted for:
1. A period of up to 5 days, in the case of a
transit visa;
2. A period of up to 60 days, in the case of a
special visa;
3. A period of up to 90 days, if the applicant
holds a residence visa;
4. A period of up to 90 days, renewable for a
further 90 days, in the case of a short stay visa or where a visa is not
required;
5. A period of up to 12 months, renewable for a
further 12 months, if the applicant holds a temporary stay visa, except where
such visa was granted for carrying out a professional activity, on a temporary
basis, in which case the renewal will be for a maximum period of 90 days.
AND WHAT ABOUT MY
RELATIVES?
An extension of stay for the relatives of a
holder of a temporary stay visa will only be considered under exceptional
circumstances, which arose following the legal entry into Portugal; however,
the validity and period ofthe extension may not exceed the validity and period
of the original visa granted to the relatives.
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Yasmini Daudo
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