Chapter II · Entry into and exit from national territory · Section IV · Travel documents · Subsection I · Travel documents issued by the Portuguese authorities to foreign nationals

Article 17 Travel documents

Artigo 17.º · Documentos de viagem

Lei n.º 23/2007, de 4 de julho (Lei de Estrangeiros) · consolidated text, as amended by Law No. 62/2026, checked 26 October 2026

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1. The Portuguese authorities may issue the following travel documents to foreign nationals:

1 - As autoridades portuguesas podem emitir os seguintes documentos de viagem a favor de cidadãos estrangeiros:

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a) Passport for foreign nationals;

a) Passaporte para estrangeiros;

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b) Refugee travel document;

b) Título de viagem para refugiados;

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c) Stateless person travel document;

c) Título de viagem para apátridas;

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d) Laissez-passer;

d) Salvo-conduto;

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e) Travel document for the forced removal or judicial expulsion of third-country nationals;

e) Documento de viagem para afastamento coercivo ou expulsão judicial de cidadãos nacionais de Estados terceiros;

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f) Travel list for students.

f) Lista de viagem para estudantes.

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2. Travel documents issued by the Portuguese authorities to foreign nationals do not constitute proof of the holder’s nationality.

2 - Os documentos de viagem emitidos pelas autoridades portuguesas a favor de cidadãos estrangeiros não fazem prova da nacionalidade do titular.

What we checked in this article

Check the six types of travel document listed and that they do not prove the holder’s nationality.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 17 may decide what you can apply for.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

Applying the law

Visas and residence in Portugal, planned together with the company

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