CPLP CITIZENS

CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY OF PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE COUNTRIES (CPLP) MEMBER STATES: SHORT TERM, TEMPORARY STAY, JOB-SEEKING AND RESIDENCE VISAS

CPLP citizens benefit from greater simplification in granting visas:

i) No need to apply for a visa in person;

ii) Exemption from presenting valid travel insurance and return ticket. Exemption from proof of means of subsistence as long as they present a term of responsibility of a Portuguese citizen or foreign national residing in Portugal that guarantees their subsistence and accommodation;

iii) Preliminary granting of visa applications1 , exempting the prior decision of the Immigration and Borders Service (SEF).

The CPLP residence visa is limited to the national territory and confers the right to apply for a CPLP residence permit. Applications for granting and renewing a residence permit submitted by citizens and nationals of CPLP Member States, holders of a short-stay visa or temporary stay visa or who have legally entered Portugal, are exempt from the documents referred to in ii), requiring only the following:

i) Two identical passport photographs, in color and with a plain background, updated and in good condition of identification, if applicable;

ii) Passport or other valid travel document;

iii) Criminal record certificate issued by the competent authority of the applicant’s country of nationality or of the country in which he/she has resided for more than one year, when temporary stay and residence visas are required.



1 Unless the applicant is identified in the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) as being the subject of an alert for the purpose of return or refusal of entry and stay.