For everyone who wants to visit Portugal, we have prepared step-by-step instructions on how to obtain a visa yourself. Package of documents, prices and addresses of visa centers. Reviews from Russians about the nuances of obtaining a tourist visa.
Most tourists receive a Schengen C1 visa valid for 30 days. To travel around Portugal and neighboring countries, it is better to have a multiple visa - a permit that gives the right to spend up to 90 days in six months in Portugal and other Schengen countries. A multiple visa to Portugal is issued for a maximum of one year. It is easier to obtain it for those who already had visas to Portugal or other Schengen countries.
How to extend your visa while in Portugal
Subscribe to the Visaasam.ru channel in Yandex Zen
If it so happens that you entered Portugal on a tourist visa, and then found an employer on the spot who suits you, you can apply to change your visa to a work visa, subject to drawing up an employment contract.
In addition, if it so happens that you, having entered on a tourist visa, met your soulmate in Portugal and want to get married, then you can also apply for a new visa, and the Portuguese citizen with whom you are going to marry must provide documents about your financial situation and place of residence.
To summarize, we can say that there are excellent opportunities to apply for a visa to Portugal on your own in 2021 and take advantage of all the opportunities that this hospitable country gives foreign citizens. The climate, lifestyle and standard of living in Portugal are very comfortable and are liked by most Russians.
The Algarve resort area allows you to bask on the wonderful sandy beaches of Portugal. When you visit the country's capital, Lisbon, you will see how intricately antiquity and European standards of living are combined in this city. And after tasting real Portuguese port wine in the city of Porto, you will understand that these are the impressions that were so missing in your tourist baggage.
Where to apply?
At the Embassy
To apply to the Portuguese Embassy in Moscow for a visa, you must first go to the official website of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to fill out the application online. The day and time also selected there .
Then you need to prepare a portfolio of documents and show up for the appointment at the specified time.
Category D is issued only upon personal appearance of the applicant at the Consulate.
At the Visa Application Center
Submitting documents through intermediaries means contacting FVS Global Visa Centers located in major cities of Russia.
It is important to know that the Centers do not make decisions regarding the issuance of a visa; they are only intermediaries between the applicant and the Embassy.
The center in Moscow accepts clients by appointment (on the official website); in other cities, clients are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
The additional visa fee for the company's services will be 26 euros .
other services to help Russians obtain a visa to Portugal :
- SMS notification about document readiness – 150 rubles;
- passport delivery by courier throughout Russia – 705-1690 rubles;
- filling out the form – 300 rubles;
- 6 photos – 300 rubles.
HOW LONG IS A TOURIST VISA TO PORTUGAL ISSUED FOR RUSSIANS IN 2021
The period for which the visa is issued depends on previous trips to the Schengen countries. A visa to Portugal can be issued:
- For the duration of the trip. Typically, such visas are obtained by Russians who have never previously visited countries that are members of the Schengen Agreement.
- For 6 months. Russian citizens who have received and used a Schengen visa over the past 2-3 years can apply for visas that are valid for six months.
- For a year. If over the course of 2-3 years the applicant has made several trips to the countries of the Schengen area, he can count on receiving a visa valid for 12 months.
- For two years. The visa, which is valid for 24 months, is most often issued to holders of annual visas who have used their entry permit several times to travel to Schengen countries.
At the same time, Portugal reserves the right to refuse to issue a visa to an applicant, regardless of whether he has previously visited the country, as well as other states of the Schengen area or not.
Difficulties in obtaining a visa may arise for persons who, while staying in the Schengen countries, committed an offense, did not pay a fine, or violated the terms of their stay.
HOW DOES THE MULTI VISA TO PORTUGAL 2021, CATEGORY C WORK?
A multiple visa allows Russian citizens to stay in Portugal and other Schengen countries for no more than 90 consecutive days within 6 months (180 days). In order not to violate the 90/180 rule, the number of days allowed should be calculated from the last entry.
In order to avoid mistakes when planning a trip to Portugal and not to violate the visa regime, use a special calculator that can be used to calculate the number of days of stay in the Schengen zone. It is necessary to approach the calculation of the number of days very responsibly, since if the deadlines are missed, it will be extremely difficult to obtain a Schengen visa again.
It has a user-friendly interface and always shows accurate results.
Portuguese visa for a child
A separate visa is required for children.
When applying for a visa for minors, the identity document is a birth certificate.
The written consent of the parent (guardian) is also required. If a child travels accompanied by only one parent, the consent of the absent parent is confirmed. The application is accompanied by passport data (photocopy of the completed pages of the internal passport) of the absent parent.
Sample consent for a child to travel abroad for one of the parents (890 Downloads) Sample consent for a parent to travel abroad for a child accompanied by a third party (764 Downloads)
- Read more about the Schengen visa for a child ->
SCHENGEN VISA IN 1 DAY
If you urgently need a permit to enter Portugal, please contact. We have extensive experience in obtaining Schengen visas and will ensure that you obtain a visa in the shortest possible time.
In order for our specialists to be able to represent the interests of the applicant when applying for a visa at the Portuguese mission, he must have in his hands a complete package of documents necessary to urgently obtain a permit, including tickets to Portugal and a confirmed hotel reservation. The applicant must also promptly pay the visa fee.
Refusal to issue
A Schengen visa can be refused for several reasons:
- false data in the form or errors when filling it out;
- discrepancy between the purposes of the trip and supporting documents;
- financial insolvency;
- past visa violations;
- committing a crime in the Schengen area.
If you are refused, you should not give up; just reassemble the documents, correcting the violations, and resubmit the application .
By submitting a complete package of documents, filled out without errors and containing only reliable information, there will be no problems in obtaining a visa to Portugal, since the likelihood of refusal is minimal. The main thing that the Consulate will pay attention to is the financial suitability of the applicant, the purpose of the trip and documents confirming this, as well as attachment to the homeland.
WHERE IS THE MULTI VISA TO PORTUGAL VALID IN 2021
Portugal joined the Schengen Agreement in 1995. This means that a Schengen visa issued by Portugal gives the right to enter the territory of all countries included in the Schengen zone (26 European countries).
In addition, holders of Schengen visas have the right to enter the following territories:
- Croatia;
- Romania;
- Bulgaria;
- Cyprus.
Despite the fact that a Schengen visa allows you to freely visit all 26 countries that are members of the Schengen agreement, you must adhere to the first entry rule. If the visa was issued by Portugal, then it is recommended to enter the Schengen area through Portugal.
