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A Portuguese passport (Portuguese: Passaporte português) is an identity document issued to citizens of Portugal for the purpose of international travel. The passport, along with the Citizen Card allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union , European Economic Area and Switzerland .
Visa requirements for Portuguese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Portugal. As of 2025, Portuguese citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 188 countries and territories, ranking the Portuguese passport 4th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
The Portuguese Embassy had previously been situated at 23–24 Golden Square, Soho, London, W1F 9JP from 1724 to 1747; the Marquess of Pombal served as Ambassador from 1738 to 1744. During this period a chapel (now the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory ) was under the protection of the embassy.
[17] [18] Other sources estimate the Portuguese community to be larger, with the editor of a Portuguese-language newspaper putting the number of Portuguese passport holders in London alone at 350,000. According to academics José Carlos Pina Almeida and David Corkill, writing in 2010, estimates of the Portuguese population of the UK range from ...
The Portuguese identity card (Portuguese: Cartão de cidadão, CC) (lit. ' Citizen card '), is an identity document issued by the Government of Portugal to its citizens. The card replaces several previous documents, including the Bilhete de Identidade (BI; Identity Card), Social Security card, National Health Service card, Taxpayer card and voter registration card, [2] in one secure card.
With a valid passport, EU citizens are entitled to exercise the right of free movement (meaning they do not need a visa, a certain amount of money, or a certain reason to travel freely and no residence permit for settling) in the European Economic Area (European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway), Switzerland and, before 31 December 2020 in the United Kingdom.
The Portuguese Embassy is located at 11 Belgrave Square, London. The current ambassador is Nuno Brito, who succeeded Manuel Lobo Antunes in 2022. List of highest-ranking Portuguese envoys to Britain
On January 1, 2001 it became mandatory for all Portuguese citizens over the age of 10 to carry a valid Bilhete de Identidade. [citation needed]As the Bilhete de Identidade meets European Union identity card standards it can be used as a travel document within the EU and some other European countries such as North Macedonia, [2] Montenegro, Serbia, replacing a passport.