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Country profile

Capital

Lisbon

Population

10.7 million

Area

92,391 km²

Currency

Euro EUR

Languages

Portuguese

Time zone

UTC-01:00–UTC+00:00

Foreign-born

1.1 million · 2024

Migrant share

10.8%

Ethnic groups

  • Portuguese95%
  • and South America and other foreign born5%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Openness rank

#116

Entry openness

Entry openness

93

F+A+eTA

Visa free

93

passports in

eVisa

0

Visa required 105

Entry with current passport

Visa free90 days

Portugal

PT · Openness rank #116 · Briefing updated 2026-09

Schengen short stay. The golden visa remains but excludes residential real estate; D7/D8 are the more common residence entries.

Passports that enter without a prior visa

  • United Arab Emirates#1Visa free
  • South Korea#2Visa free
  • Singapore#2Visa free
  • Japan#4Visa free
  • Spain#5Visa free
  • Belgium#6Visa free
  • Switzerland#6Visa free
  • Germany#6Visa free
  • Denmark#6Visa free
  • Finland#6Visa free
  • France#6Visa free
  • Ireland#6Visa free
  • Italy#6Visa free
  • Luxembourg#6Visa free
  • Malaysia#6Visa free
  • Netherlands#6Visa free
  • Norway#6Visa free
  • Sweden#6Visa free
  • Austria#19Visa free
  • Greece#19Visa free
  • Croatia#19Visa free
  • Hungary#19Visa free
  • Malta#19Visa free
  • Poland#19Visa free
  • Slovenia#19Visa free
  • Slovakia#19Visa free
  • Bulgaria#28Visa free
  • Czechia#28Visa free
  • Estonia#28Visa free
  • Latvia#28Visa free
  • New Zealand#28Visa free
  • Romania#28Visa free
  • Australia#34Visa free
  • Lithuania#34Visa free
  • Cyprus#36Visa free
  • United Kingdom#36Visa free
  • Liechtenstein#36Visa free
  • Canada#39Visa free
  • Iceland#39Visa free
  • Hong Kong#41Visa free

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Policy briefings are compiled from public sources. They are not legal advice. Quotas, salary bars and visa-free lists move — always verify with the destination government and its missions.