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.
Visa rules · Tourist entry
Portugal visa rules for United States passport holders
Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Portugal.
The answer
Yes. United States 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
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
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Before you go
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 States.
Portugal passport United States
- Fee
- $40.62
- Maximum stay
- Up to 90 days
Current Program Countries: The following countries are currently designated for participation in the VWP. Country VWP Travel Began Andorra Oct. 1, 1991 Australia July 29, 1996 Austria Oct. 1, 1991 Belgium Oct. 1, 1991 Brunei ** July 29, 1993 Chile Mar. 31, 2014 Croatia Dec. 1, 2021 Czech Republic Nov. 17, 2008 Denmark Oct. 1, 1991 Estonia Nov. 17, 2008 Finland Oct. 1, 1991 France July 1, 1989 Germany July 15, 1989 Greece Apr. 5, 2010 Hungary Nov. 17, 2008 Iceland Oct. 1, 1991 Ireland Apr. 1, 1995 Israel Sept. 29, 2023 Italy July 29, 1989 Japan Dec. 15, 1988 Korea, Republic of Nov. 17, 2008 Latvia Nov. 17, 2008 Liechtenstein Oct. 1, 1991 Lithuania Nov. 17, 2008 Luxembourg Oct. 1, 1991 Malta Dec. 30, 2008 Monaco Oct. 1, 1991 Netherlands † July 29, 1989 New Zealand Oct. 1, 1991 Norway Oct. 1, 1991 Poland Nov. 11, 2019 Portugal Aug. 9, 1999 Qatar Nov. 21, 2024 San Marino Oct. 1, 1991 Singapore Aug. 9, 1999 Slovakia Nov. 17, 2008 Slovenia Sept. 30, 1997 Spain Oct. 1, 1991 Sweden July 15, 1989 Switzerland July 1, 1989 Taiwan ‡ Nov. 1, 2012 United Kingdom § July 1, 1988
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Visa-free nearby
Other places United States passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Lisbon, nearest first.
Weather in Lisbon
Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Lisbon, month by month.
- High 14.9°CLow 8.7°CRain 104 mm
- High 16.1°CLow 9.3°CRain 75 mm
- High 18.6°CLow 11.1°CRain 72 mm
- High 20.1°CLow 12.3°CRain 67 mm
- High 22.5°CLow 14.5°CRain 53 mm
- High 25.8°CLow 16.9°CRain 13 mm
- High 27.8°CLow 18.3°CRain 3 mm
- High 28.4°CLow 18.9°CRain 7 mm
- High 26.3°CLow 17.7°CRain 36 mm
- High 22.5°CLow 15.4°CRain 109 mm
- High 18.0°CLow 12.0°CRain 121 mm
- High 15.3°CLow 9.8°CRain 102 mm
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