Do I need a visa to study in Portugal?

It depends on which passport you hold. Of the 198 passports covered here, 30 can study in Portugal with no permit at all.

The standard route for studying in Portugal

Permit required

Study visa (national visa), then a residence permit

You need a national study visa from the Portuguese consulate for your area. It lets you enter and then attend a residence permit appointment with AIMA once you are in Portugal.

Official Portugal information

No permit needed30

AustriaNo permit needed
BelgiumNo permit needed
BulgariaNo permit needed
CroatiaNo permit needed
CyprusNo permit needed
Czech RepublicNo permit needed
DenmarkNo permit needed
EstoniaNo permit needed
FinlandNo permit needed
FranceNo permit needed
GermanyNo permit needed
GreeceNo permit needed
HungaryNo permit needed
IcelandNo permit needed
IrelandNo permit needed
ItalyNo permit needed
LatviaNo permit needed
LiechtensteinNo permit needed
LithuaniaNo permit needed
LuxembourgNo permit needed
MaltaNo permit needed
NetherlandsNo permit needed
NorwayNo permit needed
PolandNo permit needed
RomaniaNo permit needed
SlovakiaNo permit needed
SloveniaNo permit needed
SpainNo permit needed
SwedenNo permit needed
SwitzerlandNo permit needed

Permit required168

AfghanistanPermit required
AlbaniaPermit required
AlgeriaPermit required
AndorraPermit required
AngolaPermit required
Antigua and BarbudaPermit required
ArgentinaPermit required
ArmeniaPermit required
AustraliaPermit required
AzerbaijanPermit required
BahamasPermit required
BahrainPermit required
BangladeshPermit required
BarbadosPermit required
BelarusPermit required
BelizePermit required
BeninPermit required
BhutanPermit required
BoliviaPermit required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaPermit required
BotswanaPermit required
BrazilPermit required
BruneiPermit required
Burkina FasoPermit required
BurundiPermit required
CambodiaPermit required
CameroonPermit required
CanadaPermit required
Cape VerdePermit required
Central African RepublicPermit required
ChadPermit required
ChilePermit required
ChinaPermit required
ColombiaPermit required
ComorosPermit required
CongoPermit required
Costa RicaPermit required
CubaPermit required
DR CongoPermit required
DjiboutiPermit required
DominicaPermit required
Dominican RepublicPermit required
EcuadorPermit required
EgyptPermit required
El SalvadorPermit required
Equatorial GuineaPermit required
EritreaPermit required
EthiopiaPermit required
FijiPermit required
GabonPermit required
GambiaPermit required
GeorgiaPermit required
GhanaPermit required
GrenadaPermit required
GuatemalaPermit required
GuineaPermit required
Guinea-BissauPermit required
GuyanaPermit required
HaitiPermit required
HondurasPermit required
Hong KongPermit required
IndiaPermit required
IndonesiaPermit required
IranPermit required
IraqPermit required
IsraelPermit required
Ivory CoastPermit required
JamaicaPermit required
JapanPermit required
JordanPermit required
KazakhstanPermit required
KenyaPermit required
KiribatiPermit required
KosovoPermit required
KuwaitPermit required
KyrgyzstanPermit required
LaosPermit required
LebanonPermit required
LesothoPermit required
LiberiaPermit required
LibyaPermit required
MacaoPermit required
MadagascarPermit required
MalawiPermit required
MalaysiaPermit required
MaldivesPermit required
MaliPermit required
Marshall IslandsPermit required
MauritaniaPermit required
MauritiusPermit required
MexicoPermit required
MicronesiaPermit required
MoldovaPermit required
MonacoPermit required
MongoliaPermit required
MontenegroPermit required
MoroccoPermit required
MozambiquePermit required
MyanmarPermit required
NamibiaPermit required
NauruPermit required
NepalPermit required
New ZealandPermit required
NicaraguaPermit required
NigerPermit required
NigeriaPermit required
North KoreaPermit required
North MacedoniaPermit required
OmanPermit required
PakistanPermit required
PalauPermit required
PalestinePermit required
PanamaPermit required
Papua New GuineaPermit required
ParaguayPermit required
PeruPermit required
PhilippinesPermit required
QatarPermit required
RussiaPermit required
RwandaPermit required
Saint Kitts and NevisPermit required
Saint LuciaPermit required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPermit required
SamoaPermit required
San MarinoPermit required
Sao Tome and PrincipePermit required
Saudi ArabiaPermit required
SenegalPermit required
SerbiaPermit required
SeychellesPermit required
Sierra LeonePermit required
SingaporePermit required
Solomon IslandsPermit required
SomaliaPermit required
South AfricaPermit required
South KoreaPermit required
South SudanPermit required
Sri LankaPermit required
SudanPermit required
SurinamePermit required
SwazilandPermit required
SyriaPermit required
TaiwanPermit required
TajikistanPermit required
TanzaniaPermit required
ThailandPermit required
Timor-LestePermit required
TogoPermit required
TongaPermit required
Trinidad and TobagoPermit required
TunisiaPermit required
TurkeyPermit required
TurkmenistanPermit required
TuvaluPermit required
UgandaPermit required
UkrainePermit required
United Arab EmiratesPermit required
United KingdomPermit required
United StatesPermit required
UruguayPermit required
UzbekistanPermit required
VanuatuPermit required
VaticanPermit required
VenezuelaPermit required
VietnamPermit required
YemenPermit required
ZambiaPermit required
ZimbabwePermit required

Tourist visa requirements for Portugal

Data last verified: 2026-07-28

Not legal or immigration advice.Requirements change without notice and vary by circumstance - always confirm with the destination country’s embassy, consulate, or official government source before booking or traveling. Full disclaimer.