Portuguese Tourist Visa Information

Going on a holiday or visiting a friend in Portugal from Sri Lanka? This website will help you to find out whether you will require a Portuguese visa and further guide you through the visa application procudure.

Should you require a tourist visa, you will also be able to order or download the required visa forms for travelers from Sri Lanka. Click on the web links below to find out more info about Portuguese tourist visas.

Portuguese Tourist Visa | Portuguese Business Visa
Other Portuguese Visas | Portuguese Visa Forms
Portuguese Visa Letters | Portuguese Embassy in Colombo

Portuguese Tourist Visa

Portuguese tourist visa is issued for a limited time of leisure travel and no business activities allowed.

   * Fully completed visa application form for Portugal and statutary declaration

   * Passport size photographs

   * Valid national passport and one copy

   * Original of valid visa in Sri Lanka if you are national of another country and one copy

   * Your latest bank statement and one copy

   * Confirmation letter from your travel health insurance company in Sri Lanka stating the coverage and one copy

   * Reference letter from your employer or education establishment in Sri Lanka

   * Proof of group travel/ hotel reservation in Portugal / airline ticket reservation for Portugal and one copy

   * Visa fees for Portuguese visa

Please click on Portuguese visa requirments to check if you need a tourist visa for travel to Portugal or the current visitor visa requirements for Portugal.

Please note: In individual situations, you may be expected to furnish additional documents. Procedures and rules in Embassy of Portugal can and do, alter overnight. We accept no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an applicant and the Portuguese embassy.

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Role of Embassies and Consulates in Your Country
- Portuguese Embassy is normally a general term for the principal representative office of Portugal in the capital city of Sri Lanka and primarily headed by the Portuguese Ambassador.
  
  Consulate or Consulate-General is a lower level Portuguese diplomatic representative office, often stationed in a city outside of Colombo and is typically headed by the Portuguese Consul-General.
  
  Honorary Consulate - A number of Consulates are headed by an Honorary Consul.This is generally a independent business person (primarily a citizen of Sri Lanka) who consents to execute limited consular duties on a part-time basis, in a city where the country does not have a representative.
  
  Portuguese diplomats negotiate a agreement, go to a state dinner, or organize or represent the interests and policies of Portugal. Over and above that, roles and responsibilities of Portuguese diplomats are significantly varied.
  
  An ambassador is the highest-ranking representative of Portuguese government to Sri Lanka or international organization in Sri Lanka. A good ambassador ought to be a robust leader - a excellent manager, a resilient negotiator, and a highly regarded representative of Portugal. A vital task of an ambassador of Portugal is to coordinate the functions not only of the Overseas Service Officers and staff working below him or her, but in addition representatives of other agencies of his or her country in Sri Lanka.
  
  Portuguese diplomats are professional, trained officers who represent the interests of Portugal abroad under the direction of the Portuguese ambassador. All diplomats listen to and observe what is going on in Sri Lanka, assess it, and report to the ambassador and Portuguese foreign ministry back home. As a result the Portuguese’s policy can be more responsive to the needs of other nations in addition to their people. An embassy of Portugal commonly has several types of diplomats:
  
  Economic Representatives work with overseas governments to secure businesses, fund enterprises, protect the environment, or discuss fresh trade laws.
  
  Administration Officials are action focused front runners in charge of all Portuguese embassy, consulate, or diplomatic mission functions from property to people to spending budget.
  
  Political Officials keep the ambassador up-to-date on political events and changes developing in Sri Lanka.
  
  Public Liasion Officers develop common understanding and support for Portugal’s policies by reaching straight to public in Sri Lanka and working with traditional and social networking; educational, cultural and sports programs; and all types of people-to-people exchange.
  
  Portuguese Consular Officers’ main work is normally supporting and protecting citizens of Portugal in Sri Lanka. In the event you lose your passport, realise you are having problems with the law in Sri Lanka, or want to get married to a foreigner abroad, you will require the help of this officer. Portuguese consular officials also grant Portuguese visas to visitors residing in Sri Lanka, who want to travel, work, study, or live in Portugal.