Chapter IV · Visas · Section I · Visas granted abroad

Article 51 Short-stay visa

Artigo 51.º · Visto de curta duração

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 short-stay visa is intended to allow its holder to enter Portuguese territory for purposes which, being accepted by the competent authorities, do not justify the grant of another type of visa, in particular for transit, tourism and visiting or accompanying family members who hold a temporary stay visa.

1 - O visto de curta duração destina-se a permitir a entrada em território português ao seu titular para fins que, sendo aceites pelas autoridades competentes, não justifiquem a concessão de outro tipo de visto, designadamente para fins de trânsito, de turismo e de visita ou acompanhamento de familiares que sejam titulares de visto de estada temporária.

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2. The visa may be granted with a period of validity of one year and for one or more entries, but the duration of an uninterrupted stay or the total duration of successive stays may not exceed 90 days in every 180 days from the date of the first crossing of an external border.

2 - O visto pode ser concedido com um prazo de validade de um ano e para uma ou mais entradas, não podendo a duração de uma estada ininterrupta ou a duração total das estadas sucessivas exceder 90 dias em cada 180 dias a contar da data da primeira passagem de uma fronteira externa.

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3. (Repealed.)

3 - (Revogado.)

What we checked in this article

Check the purposes of the short-stay visa, the one-year validity, single or multiple entries, the 90-days-in-180 rule and that paragraph 3 is shown as repealed.

Moving to Portugal, or bringing a team or family? Article 51 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.

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