[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”218″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
<\/i> APPLYING FOR RESIDENCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”56px”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n For Short Stays, nationals of the following third countries are visa-free.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion style=”modern” c_icon=”chevron” active_section=”2″ collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”View List of third countries whose nationals are exempted from holding a visa when crossing the external borders” tab_id=”1538043570153-e2e88a2a-13a0″][vc_column_text]1.STATES<\/strong><\/p>\n ALBANIA (2) 2.SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA<\/strong> 3.BRITISH CITIZENS WHO ARE NOT NATIONALS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF UNION LAW:<\/strong> 4.ENTITIES AND TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES NOT RECOGNISED AS STATES BY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER STATE<\/strong><\/p>\n TAIWAN (6)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (2) The visa exemption applies only to holders of biometric passports. Residence permits, for temporary stay or short stay, to third country nationals are issued on the following general conditions only:<\/p>\n The application for a visa shall be submitted in the consular post in the usual country of residence or in the consular jurisdiction area of the State of residence.<\/p>\n More information on Portal das Comunidades Portuguesas \/ Vistos<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Foreign nationals entering into Portugal by a border not subject to border control are required to declare that within 3 working days from the date of entry, in the Immigration and Borders Service, except foreign nationals:<\/p>\n How to submit a Declaration of Entry?<\/a>\u200b[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nApplying Residence in Portugal<\/h3>\n
Estatuto de Igualdade de Direitos e Deveres<\/h5>\n
For the entry into Portuguese territory, foreign nationals need to comply with the following conditions:<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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\nANDORRA
\nANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
\nARGENTINA
\nAUSTRALIA
\nBAHAMAS
\nBARBADOS
\nBOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA2
\nBRAZIL
\nBRUNEI DARUSSALAM
\nCANADA
\nCHILE
\nCOLOMBIA
\nCOSTA RICA
\nDOMINICA
\nEL SALVADOR
\nFORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA2
\nGEORGIA (2)
\nGRENADA
\nGUATEMALA
\nHOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)
\nHONDURAS
\nISRAEL
\nJAPAN
\nKIRIBATI
\nMALAYSIA
\nMARSHALL ISLANDS
\nMAURITIUS
\nMEXICO
\nMICRONESIA
\nMOLDOVA (2)
\nMONACO
\nMONTENEGRO (2)
\nNEW ZEALAND
\nNICARAGUA
\nPALAU
\nPANAMA
\nPARAGUAY
\nPERU
\nSAMOA
\nSAN MARINO
\nSEYCHELLES
\nSERBIA (2) (3)
\nSINGAPORE
\nSOLOMON ISLANDS
\nSOUTH KOREA
\nST KITTS AND NEVIS
\nST LUCIA
\nST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
\nTIMOR-LESTE
\nTONGA
\nTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
\nTUVALU
\nUKRAINE (2)
\nUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
\nURUGUAY
\nVANUATU
\nVENEZUELA<\/p>\n
\nHONG KONG S.A.R (4)
\nMACAO S.A.R.(5)<\/p>\n
\nBRITISH NATIONALS (OVERSEAS)
\nBRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES CITIZENS (BOTC)
\nBRITISH OVERSEAS CITIZENS (BOC)
\nBRITISH PROTECTED PERSONS (BPP)
\nBRITISH SUBJECTS (BS)<\/p>\n
\n(3) Excluding holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian: Koordinaciona uprava).
\n(4) The visa exemption applies only to holders of a “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” passport.
\n(5) The visa exemption applies only to holders of a “Regi\u00e3o Administrativa Especial de Macau” passport.
\n(6) The exemption from the visa requirement applies only to holders of passports issued by Taiwan which include an identity card number.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nApplying for a Visa (Short Stay Visa\/Temporary Stay Visa\/Residence Permit)<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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Entry by way of a border not subject to border control\/Declaration of Entry<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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Learn More<\/strong><\/h5>\n