Chapter X · Administrative offences

Article 195 Lack of an airport transit visa

Artigo 195.º · Falta de visto de escala aeroportuário

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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Carriers, as well as anyone who, in the course of a professional activity, carries to a national airport foreign nationals who do not hold an airport transit visa where they require one, are liable, for each foreign national, to a fine of EUR 4,000 to EUR 6,000 in the case of legal persons and EUR 3,000 to EUR 5,000 in the case of natural persons.

As transportadoras, bem como todos quantos no exercício de uma atividade profissional transportem para aeroporto nacional cidadãos estrangeiros não habilitados com visto de escala quando dele careçam, ficam sujeitos, por cada cidadão estrangeiro, à aplicação de uma coima de (euro) 4000 a (euro) 6000, no caso de pessoas coletivas, e de (euro) 3000 a (euro) 5000, no caso de pessoas singulares.

What we checked in this article

Verify that the fine is per foreign national, applies only where an airport transit visa is required, and the ranges for legal and natural persons.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 195 may decide what you can apply for.

We map the visa and residence route that fits your activity, prepare the company side (contracts, payroll, registrations) and coordinate with immigration lawyers for the application itself. A written answer and a fixed quote within one working day.

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

The permit depends on what you will do here: employment, your own company, remote work for a foreign employer or investment. Tell us the plan, and we will set out which route the Act gives you and what the company needs to have in place.

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