🛂 Visa lookup · 🇬🇧 → 🇵🇹
Do UK citizens need a visa for Portugal?
✓ No — visa-free for 90 days
UK passport holders don't need a visa for Portugal (short stays).
Post-Brexit, UK travellers enter visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the Schengen area. From mid-2025, you'll need a free ETIAS authorisation before flying.
- Cost
- Free for short stays · €7 for ETIAS (from mid-2025)
- Processing
- Stamped on arrival · ETIAS approval in minutes
- Validity
- 90 days in any 180-day window across the Schengen area
- Passport
- Must be valid for at least 3 months beyond your planned exit AND issued less than 10 years before your arrival
- Where to apply
- ETIAS official portalApply for ETIAS once the system launches (mid-2025)
What you need to apply
A valid UK passport (3-month rule, <10 years old)
ETIAS approval (from mid-2025)
€7 · approved in minutes
Return ticket and accommodation
Sometimes asked at border
Last verified 1 week ago · by Anika, our visa data steward
We re-check every visa policy at least every 30 days against the official source. If it changed since then, you'll see a warning chip on this page.
🇵🇹 Govt. of Portugal (official)EU ETIAS portal🇬🇧 UK FCDO advisory
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