Portugal visa
Sticker · Valid 90 days · Decision in 15 days · Schengen visitor visa, student visa and D8 digital nomad residence
Portugal · partner-filed visas
Step 1
What are you travelling to Portugal for?
Tourist and student files stay in-house. Everything else goes to a partner we have vetted.
Filed by a verified partner agency. Scroll down to compare agencies and request contact.
Step 2 · Pick the visa, then the partner
The right specialist for a work visa to Portugal. Chosen by fit, not by ad spend.
These files live or die on niche expertise, so we don't file them ourselves. Every partner below is licensed, reviewed and re-vetted each quarter. Your case, timeline and guarantee stay inside vistolane; the partner does the paperwork.
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Visa category
Best-fit agencies · Work · Portugal
Indicative funds requirement $1,422 · 4 partners · sorted best fit first
Showing 4 of 8 agencies · 4 hidden by category, destination or budget.
Lion City Advisors
Immigration agency · Singapore
Route
Country
Budget
4.9 · 205 reviews · 95.8% success
Employment Pass · Student Pass
Southern Cross Migration
Immigration agency · Australia
Route
Country
Budget
4.9 · 98 reviews · 95.2% success
189/190 · Subclass 482
NorthStar Study Abroad
Study consultancy · Canada
Route
Country
Budget
4.8 · 175 reviews · 94.8% success
Study Permit · Express Entry
Liberty Visa Partners
Immigration agency · United States
Route
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Budget
4.6 · 140 reviews · 93.7% success
H-1B · F-1
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About the Portugal visa
Portugal: schengen visitor visa, student visa and d8 digital nomad residence. Government fee and the guaranteed decision window are confirmed before you pay.
Portugal issues a sticker visa: the application is filed online or on paper, you attend a short biometrics appointment at a visa application centre, and your passport is held until the visa is printed and returned. vistolane handles the filing and passport custody so the process is done from home.
Fees. The Portugal government fee is $103 and the vistolane filing fee is $59, an all-in price of $162 per traveller with no surcharge at the consulate. The published processing time is 15 days. vistolane commits to a decision date before you pay and shows the 15-day window on the price card above.
Validity and stay. A Portugal sticker visa is valid for 90 days and allows a stay of 90 days in any 180 on a multiple-entry basis. Routes covered on this page: Schengen C, Student, D8 Digital Nomad, Job Seeker.
Proof of funds for Portugal, by visa category
Indicative minimums in your currency. Consulates read three to six months of statements and compare the balance with your itinerary, tuition or salary.
| Tourist / visitor | $1,800 |
| Student | $12,000 |
| Work / sponsored | $1,260 |
| Family / partner | $2,340 |
| Business / investor | $540,000 |
| Permanent residence | $1,800 |
Refusals. The most common Portugal refusal reasons are inconsistent bank statements, weak evidence of ties or purpose of travel, and form errors that contradict the passport. Every document you upload to vistolane is checked against the Portugal checklist before filing, and the mock interview tool covers the questions case officers raise in follow-up requests.
Not sure which route fits? Run the free Portugal eligibility check, compare visa types, browse licensed consultants for Portugal, or read the full Portugal visa guide with a day-by-day timeline and refusal cases.
