Why Apply for a Portugal Airport Transit Visa?

• Also known as Type A: Airport Transit visa
• Facilitates short stay in Portugal to change flights
• Full immigration checks are not required during transit
• Smooth transit process in the airport
• Valid for 90 days within 180 days
   

The Type A visa or airport transit visa of Portugal facilitates transit through the international transit area of Portuguese airports. Travelers do not have to enter the Schengen area. They can stay within the airport while switching flights to arrive at a non-Schengen destination.

It authorizes a short layover at an airport in Portugal without leaving the transit zone.

The validity of the Portugal airport transit visa is 90 days within 180 days.
 

Benefits of the Portugal Airport Transit Visa

You can avail of the benefits listed below through the Portugal Airport Transit Visa. You can: 

• Stay within the Portuguese airport premises
• Schengen visa not required
• Smooth transit process
   

Eligibility for Portugal Airport Transit Visa

The eligibility criteria for applying for the airport transit visa in Portugal are below. You must:

• Have a valid passport
• Have detailed plans for further travel
• Proof of adequate funds for the travel
• Be covered by comprehensive health insurance
   

Requirements for Portugal Airport Transit Visa

To apply for the airport transit visa, you must have the following documents.

• Duly filled visa application form
• A valid passport
• Required number of passport-sized photographs
• Proof of further travel
• Visa for the final destination
• A valid travel insurance
• Copy of passport data
   

How to Apply for the Portugal Airport Transit Visa?

The application procedure for the airport transit visa is given below.

Step 1: Evaluate your eligibility for the airport transit visa.

Step 2: Arrange the required documents.

Step 3: Submit the duly filled Portugal transit visa application

Step 4: Wait for the application result.

Step 5: Fly to your destination.
 

Fee of the Airport Transit Visa of Portugal

Detailed information about the airport transit visa of Portugal is given in the table below:

Type	Fee (in Euros)
Adult	80
Children ( Between 12 to 18 years)	80
Children (between 6 to 11 years old)	40

 

Processing Time of Portuguese Airport Transit Visa

The processing time for the Portugal airport transit visa is 15 days.
 

Who Needs to Apply for a Portugal Airport Transit Visa?

Foreign nationals who are citizens of the country listed below must apply for the Portugal airport transit visa.

Afghanistan	Chad	Guyana	Maldives	Sao Tome And Principe	Turkmenistan
Algeria	China	Haiti	Mali	Saudi Arabia	Uganda
Angola	Comoros	India	Mauritania	Senegal	Uzbekistan
Armenia	Congo	Indonesia	Mongolia	Sierra Leone	Vietnam
Azerbaijan	Cote D’ivoire	Iran	Morocco	Somalia	Yemen
Bahrain	Cuba	Iraq	Mozambique	South Africa	Zambia
Bangladesh	Democratic Republic Of Congo	Jamaica	Namibia	South Sudan	Zimbabwe
Belarus	Djibouti	Jordan	Nepal	Sri Lanka
Belize	Dominican Republic	Kazakhstan	Niger	Sudan
Benin	Ecuador	Kenya	Nigeria	Suriname
Bhutan	Egypt	Kosovo	Northern Mariana’s	Swaziland
Bolivia	Equatorial Guinea	Kuwait	North Korea	Syria
Botswana	Eritrea	Kyrgyzstan	Oman	Tajikistan
Burkina Faso	Ethiopia	Laos	Pakistan	Tanzania
Burma/Myanmar	Fiji	Lebanon	Papua New Guinea	Thailand
Burundi	Gabon	Lesotho	Palestinian Authority	Timor-Leste
Cambodia	Gambia	Liberia	Philippines	Togo
Cameroon	Ghana	Libya	Qatar	Tonga
Cape Verde	Guinea	Madagascar	Russia	Tunisia
Central African Republic	Guinea-Bissau	Malawi	Rwanda	Turkey

 

Citizens of the Schengen area countries, EU countries, and the UK are not required to apply for the Type A Airport Transit visa.
 

Types of Schengen Transit Visa

There are several types of Schengen visas, such as:

Type of Transit Visa	Purpose
Type A	For international travelers transiting through airports in the Schengen countries
Type C	For short visits of less than 90 days to the Schengen countries for tourism or business
Airport Transit Schengen Visa	For foreign nationals with a layover of 24 hours or more in the Schengen countries' international airports
Uniform Schengen visa	It can used as a transit visa if your stay period is less than 90 days in 180 days.
National visa (D-type)	For foreign nationals who want to stay in a country in the Schengen region for more than 90 days but less than one year
Limited territorial validity	Foreign nationals can enter a limited number of countries in the Schengen area.