General documentation
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Official form;
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Passport or another travel document, valid for an additional 3 months following the duration of the intended stay;
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Two identical passport photographs, up-to-date and in good condition, allowing proper identification;
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Transport document (return ticket);
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Document certifying the third-country national is in a regular situation when the applicant is from a different nationality than that of the country where the visa is being requested;
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Valid travel insurance covering necessary medical expenses, including emergency assistance and repatriation;
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Form authorizing access to Portuguese criminal record by the Immigration and Border Services (SEF);
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Criminal record from the country of origin or country of residency for over one year (minors under 16 years of age are exempt from producing any criminal record related document);
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Proof of accommodation;
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Proof of means of subsistence, as stipulated by law;
- Proof of subsistence means can be made through a statement of responsibility, signed by a Portuguese national or by a foreign national legally resident in Portugal.
Specific documentation related to purpose of stay
Temporary stay visa for medical treatment purposes
- Medical report;
- Document issued by the public health establishment or officially recognized health establishment certifying inpatient or outpatient care;
- In case of patients travelling under Cooperation Agreements, a document issued by a medical committee and medical appointment must be produced. In such cases, proof of means of subsistence and proof of housing may be replaced by a statement issued by the relevant Embassy in Lisbon to ensure the referred conditions.
Temporary stay visa to accompany a family member undergoing medical treatment
- Proof of kinship;
- Medical report;
- Document issued by the public health establishment or officially recognized health establishment certifying inpatient or outpatient care;
- In case of patients travelling under Cooperation Agreements, a document issued by a medical committee and medical appointment must be produced. In such cases, proof of means of subsistence and proof of housing may be replaced by a statement issued by the relevant Embassy in Lisbon to ensure the referred conditions.
Temporary stay visa in the framework of transfer of nationals to state parties to the World Trade Organization (WTO), for service providing or professional training purposes
Document certifying that the transfer:
- is occurring within the same company or corporate group, and that the host institution is providing similar services to those provided by the institution from which the third-country national is being transferred;
- or is referring to partners or workers, that have been in that institution for at least one year, based in another state party to the WTO falling under one of the following categories:
- partners or workers in a managerial position working as senior staff and perform executive administration tasks, under the guidance of the board of administration;
- partners or workers with the necessary technical skills to the delivery of the referred activity, research equipment, as well as technical and managerial skills;
- partners or workers due to get professional training in Portugal.
Temporary stay visa for independent work purposes
- Work contract or service agreement in the framework of independent and temporary work activity.
- When applicable, a statement issued by the competent institution verifying compliance with necessary professional requisites, when the referred profession is subject to special qualification in Portugal.
Temporary stay visa for scientific research purposes, academic teaching purposes, or highly qualified activity purposes, for less than a year
Document certifying:
- Admission to collaborate with the research center, dully recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science, namely through a work contract or confirmation of employment offer, service agreement or service agreement offer, or scientific research scholarship; or,
- Work contract or confirmation of employment offer, service agreement or service agreement offer, for academic teaching purposes or for highly qualified activity purposes in Portugal.
- To determine means of subsistence: means obtained through a work contract or work contract promise should be taken into consideration. Proof of means of subsistence can be produced through a statement of responsibility issued by the workers hosting entity.
In case of doubt regarding the referred professional activity, an official opinion is necessary from the Ministry of Education and Science.
Temporary stay visa for amateur sports purposes
- Document issued by sports federation certifying the practice of the referred sport;
- Statement of responsibility signed by the sports association or sports club responsible for housing and payment of necessary health care and repatriation costs.
Temporary stay visa for periods of over 3 months, in exceptional and well-founded circumstances, namely for programs of study in a certified institution, student exchange, unpaid professional internship, volunteer work or pursuant to WTO obligations or those arising from conventions and international agreements to which Portugal is a state party
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Proof of exceptional circumstances; or,
- For study purposes for less than a year in a certified institution, or in the framework of a student exchange program, for a similar duration, the following documentation is necessary:
- Document issued by the institution and document certifying enrollment;
- A statement signed by the host family; or,
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Proof of housing.
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To determine means of subsistence: means obtained through grants or scholarships should be taken into consideration. Proof of means of subsistence can be produced through a statement of responsibility issued by the workers hosting entity.
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For professional internship purposes, the following documents are necessary, a document issued by the company or professional training facility, officially recognized, certifying acceptance to the program, and when necessary, training contract and calendar. Proof of means of subsistence can be produced through a statement of responsibility issued by the organization hosting interns.
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For volunteer work purposes, there is a minimum age requirement as set by the relevant ordinance issued by the Government entity responsible for home affairs. Additionally, the following documents are necessary: a document issued by an officially recognized institution in charge of the volunteer program, in Portugal, certifying admission to the program. Proof of means of subsistence can be produced through a statement of responsibility issued by the organization hosting volunteers.
- In the framework of international commitments related to the free movement of services, the following documents are necessary
- Service agreement contract between the third-country national and the final consumer;
- Certificate of technical qualification for the delivery of the referred service.
Temporary stay visa for seasonal work purposes for a period of over 90 days
- Transport document (return ticket) may be waived;
- Work contract or valid work offer for seasonal work purposes, with a temporary work company or an employer established in Portuguese territory, identifying the location, time, type of work, as well as duration, salary and paid vacation.
- In the case of regulated professions, compliance with national legal requirements for that profession is mandatory;
- Adequate medical protection, in similar terms to national citizens, or medical insurance for the periods that may not be covered by medical protection; as well as work accidents insurance provided for by the employer;
The work activity must be registered in the list of work sectors for which seasonal work is available, defined by the Government:
- Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing (Division 1, 2 and 3 of the CAE Rev.3);
- Hospitality, restaurants and similar (Division 55 and 65 of the CAE Rev.3);
- Food industry, liquor and tobacco industries (Division 10, 11 and 12 of the CAE Rev.3);
- Gross and Retail commerce (Division 46 and 47 of the CAE Rev.3);
- Construction; (Division 41, 42 and 43 da CAE Rev.3);
- Land transport (Division 49 of the CAE Rev.3).
Simplified procedure
A third-country national that has had a prior admission into national territory for the purpose of seasonal work, at least once, in the last five years, having respected the requirements set by law regarding entry and stay in Portugal, will benefit from a simplified procedure for the delivery of a temporary stay visa for seasonal work purposes. Namely, the referred third-country national is exempt from producing documents referred to in subparagraph c) and e) of paragraph 1 of article 51. A (housing, regulated profession certificate and return ticket). The visa application should be granted priority status for treatment purposes, and the deadline for issuing a decision cannot exceed 15 days.
Documents to be presented are the general documents necessary for a visa application, without prejudice of the consular post requesting additional documents.
