All tourists from Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia need a passport to be able to stay in the country for more than 3 months.
In other cases, a Visa is needed to be able to stay for any length of time in Portugal.
To spend their holidays in Portugal, all tourists from countries under the Schengen Agreement only need their Identification Card or Passport to travel.
There are a number of European states (24 in total) that participate fully in the Schengen Agreement of 1995. Schengen visa holders are able to move freely between the states on a short-term basis for up to 90 days, for either the purpose of tourism or business. The list of Schengen countries is as follows:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
Please note: Except for Norway and Iceland, all these countries are European Union (EU) members. EU citizens are automatically permitted to visit any of the EU Schengen countries for up to three months, without having to apply for a Schengen Visa.