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Portugal visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Portugal.

The answer

Yes. United Kingdom passport holders can visit Portugal visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
90 days within 180 days
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

vistos.mne.gov.ptMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal (Portal Diplomático, Vistos)Checked 28 Oct 2026

List of nationalities exempt from holding a visa Countries Albania 1 Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Barbados Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Brazil Brunei Darussalam Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador Georgia 1 Grenada Guatemala Holy See Honduras Israel Japan Kiribati Malaysia Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova 1 Monaco Montenegro 1 New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia 1 Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Samoa San Marino Serbia 1 Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Ukraine 1 United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Venezuela (1. The exemption shall apply only to holders of biometric passports.)

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Portugal passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Portugal passport United Kingdom

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
£20.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Lisbon, nearest first.

  1. GibraltarGibraltar, about 440 km from LisbonVisa-free · 90 days
  2. SpainMadrid, about 500 km from LisbonVisa-free · 90 days
  3. MoroccoRabat, about 560 km from LisbonVisa-free
  4. AndorraAndorra la Vella, about 990 km from LisbonVisa-free · 90 days
  5. JerseySaint Helier, about 1,290 km from LisbonVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Lisbon

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Lisbon, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 14.9°CLow 8.7°CRain 104 mm
  2. FebHigh 16.1°CLow 9.3°CRain 75 mm
  3. MarHigh 18.6°CLow 11.1°CRain 72 mm
  4. AprHigh 20.1°CLow 12.3°CRain 67 mm
  5. MayHigh 22.5°CLow 14.5°CRain 53 mm
  6. JunHigh 25.8°CLow 16.9°CRain 13 mm
  7. JulHigh 27.8°CLow 18.3°CRain 3 mm
  8. AugHigh 28.4°CLow 18.9°CRain 7 mm
  9. SepHigh 26.3°CLow 17.7°CRain 36 mm
  10. OctHigh 22.5°CLow 15.4°CRain 109 mm
  11. NovHigh 18.0°CLow 12.0°CRain 121 mm
  12. DecHigh 15.3°CLow 9.8°CRain 102 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 29 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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