Visas for Portugal, without the guesswork

Short stays in Portugal run on the shared Schengen rules — one C visa (or none, for exempt passports) covers all 29 countries. Everything else is national: where you apply, who runs the centres, and every stay over 90 days.

How Portugal takes applications

Good to know about Portugal

• Portugal's D7 (passive income) and digital-nomad D visas are among the most-applied-for in Schengen — financial thresholds track the Portuguese minimum wage.
• The post-arrival AIMA appointment (formerly SEF) routinely takes months — the D visa's 4-month validity is often extended because of the backlog.
• Madeira and the Azores ARE in Schengen (unlike many other states' overseas territories).

Staying longer than 90 days

Long stays use national D visas (work, study, the D7 passive-income and digital-nomad routes); after arrival, residence is handled by AIMA — whose appointment backlog is the route's main bottleneck.

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