🇵🇹Portugal Visa for Angolan Citizens2026 Requirements, Fees & Documents

To apply residence visa application must be made with at least 60 working days before the plan date for the travel, There are exceptions expected for this visa category. Checklists for Residence Visas: - Residence visa for the exercise of a subordinate professional activity - Residence Visa for Engaging in an Independent Professional Activity or for Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Startup Visa - Residence Visa for Teaching, Highly Qualified, or Cultural Activity, and Highly Qualified Activity Performed by an Employed Worker - Residence Visa for Research Higher Study and Secondary Education Internship and Volunteering - Residence visa for the purpose of family reunification - Residence Visas for Retired Persons, Religious Persons and Persons Living on Income - Residence Visa for Accompanying Family Members of Residence Visa Applicants - Residence visas for remote work ‘Digital Nomads’

Visa applications must be submitted a maximum of six (6) months in advance and a minimum of fifteen (15) calendar days in individual and duly justified cases. Download forms: - Application Form (Click Here) - Checklist for Normal Visa (Click Here) - Checklist for European union family member (Click Here) - Term of Responsibility (Click Here) - Visa request authorization for minors (Click Here) - Travel Authorization for Minors (Click Here)

Interested parties must prove that they are beneficiaries of the right to free movement, providing documents that allow this status to be satisfactorily established, by any means of proof admissible in law (for example, marriage certificate, certificate of de facto partnership issued by the competent authorities, declaration of supporting documentation for short-stay visa applications (this last document can be requested at the consulate). The documents must attest to both family ties and the fact that you are “traveling with, or to meet”. IMPORTANT NOTES : - The forms must be signed by the minors themselves or by their parents/legal representatives; - The contacts provided (telephone numbers and emails) must be those of the applicants themselves; - Attach copies of previous visas; - The name and marital status of the visa applicant must be up to date and the same on all supporting documents presented: Identity Card and Passport; - When the applicant is a minor, he/she must always attach the minor's birth certificate and Identity Card (if he/she has one), as well as the parents' marriage certificate (if they are married); - Attach declarations proving the applicants’ occupation (professional/school/university) or a handwritten and signed declaration about their occupation; - The Terms of Responsibility must be signed and must contain the family connection/kinship between the Responsible Party and the Applicant; - The Terms of Responsibility must contain the direct contact details of the Responsible Party (telephone and email). Forms and Checklists: - Checklist for Schengen visa applicants who are Family Members of EU/Swiss Citizens - Disclaimer - Form in Portuguese and English

CPLP Visas: GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: - Application in a specific form duly completed and signed by the applicant (in the case of minors or disabled people, by the legal guardian); - Two identical photographs, passport size, updated and in good condition to identify the applicant; - Proof of regular status, if you are of a nationality other than that of the country where you are applying for a visa, with validity greater than the expiry date of the visa you are applying for; - Certificate of criminal record from the country of origin or the country where the applicant has resided for more than one year (under 16s are exempt from presenting documents relating to criminal record), with Hague Apostille (if applicable) or legalized;Proof of the existence of means of subsistence as defined by Ordinance vistos.mne.gov.pt ↗ (vistos.mne.gov.pt ↗) DISPENSATIONS CPLP citizens are exempt from presenting means of subsistence upon presentation of: Termo Responsabilidade AIMA (PDF checklist ↗) with recognized signature signed by the entity hosting interns or workers, as well as by the organization responsible for student exchange or volunteering programs ; or, Termo Responsabilidade AIMA (PDF checklist ↗) with recognized signature, signed by a Portuguese citizen or qualified foreign citizen, with a residence document in Portugal, which guarantees food and accommodation for the visa applicant, as well as the reimbursement of removal costs, in case of irregular stay. - Proof of the financial capacity of the person signing the liability agreement may be requested. Applicants admitted to a higher education institution are not required to present means of subsistence. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FOR MINORS: - When minors do not travel with both parents or travel with a third person, a travel authorization must be presented from the parent with whom they are not traveling or both, with a recognized signature, duly legalized, or a court decision (when applicable).*Photocopy of the parents' Identity Card; - Documentation proving the reasons for the stay or declaration, signed by the minor's parents or legal guardians, informing about the reasons for the stay (e.g. visiting family or friends, cultural, sports, medical reasons, studies, etc.). IMPORTANT NOTES : - Please note that the visa application form must be correctly completed in terms of the reason for the stay, the accommodation address and contact details , and the duration of the stay – which must be equal to or greater than 91 days (maximum 365 days, in the case of temporary stays) – and the date of travel . The responsibility for filling out the form lies solely with the visa applicant . - The forms must be signed by themselves or by the parents/legal representatives of the minors; - The contact details provided (telephone numbers and emails) must be those of the applicants themselves; - Attach copies of previous visas; - When the applicant is a minor, they must always attach the minor's birth certificate and Identity Card (if they have one), as well as their parents' marriage certificate (if they are married); - Attach statements proving the applicants' occupation (professional/educational/university) or a handwritten and signed statement about their occupation; - The Terms of Responsibility must be signed and must contain the family connection/kinship between the Person Responsible and the Applicant; - The Terms of Responsibility must contain the direct contact details of the Responsible Person (telephone and email). Checklists for Temporary Stay Visas: - Temporary stay visa for medical treatment - Temporary Stay Visa for the Transfer of Nationals of WTO Member States, in the Context of the Provision of Services or the Undertaking of Professional Training - Temporary Stay Visa for Engaging in an Independent Professional Activity - Temporary stay visa for the purpose of carrying out research, teaching at a higher education establishment or a highly qualified activity - Temporary stay visa for the exercise of an amateur sporting activity - Temporary stay visas for stays of more than 3 months, in exceptional cases, namely to attend study programs at educational establishments, student exchanges, unpaid professional internships or voluntary work, or to fulfil international commitments, in the context of freedom to provide services - Temporary stay visa to accompany a family member undergoing medical treatment - Temporary Stay Visa for Seasonal Work for a Period Exceeding 90 Days (Maximum of 270 Days within a 12-Month Period) - Temporary stay visa to attend a course at an educational or vocational training establishment - Temporary stay visa to accompany a family member of an applicant for a temporary stay visa - Temporary stay visa for the exercise of professional activities carried out remotely ‘digital nomads’