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Visa and Passport Requirements
A passport is an official government document that identifies who you are and where you are from; whereas, a visa is a government document that authorizes you to enter a country outside of your residence country prior to arrival.
A visa should not be confused with a passport stamp. A passport stamp is a form of authorized admittance to a country for a specific time period. In Portugal, this stamp is granted upon arrival and then upon departing the country.
For those wishing to travel Portugal, there may or may not be visa requirements depending on your country of residence, purpose and time period of visit.
If you are planning on traveling additional countries to Portugal and require a visa, you may consider the Schegen visa if traveling within the Schegen zone.
Schengen Space is a borderless club through Europe that includes Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and many more European union countries. With a Schengen visa, once you enter one country within the Schengen zone, you may travel freely within the others.
Although a visa may not be required, you will in most cases need to present a passport with an expiring date not exceeding 3-6 months pending the country you are from.
