Portugal Tourist Visa

Schengen travel medical insurance covering at least EUR 30,000 for emergency treatment and repatriation, valid across all Schengen states.

Minimum cover

EUR 30,000, set in law

Territory

Every Schengen state, not Portugal alone

Period

The full period applied for, not your flight dates

Insurance that expires with the return flight rather than the visa period is one of the most avoidable refusals on the entire form.

It can, and it is one of the few genuinely Portugal-specific advantages an Indian applicant may hold — but only when it is explained.

• Civil records held in Portuguese registries
• Family resident in Portugal who can host and evidence it
• A clear reason why this country, rather than any Schengen state
• Descent documentation is relevant context, not an entitlement to a visa

Applicants in this position often leave the connection implied. Stated plainly and evidenced, it answers the consulate's question about why Portugal before it is asked.

Yes. A Schengen refusal carries a right of appeal, and the standard form must print the governing national law, the authority and the deadline.

Read the bottom of your own letter before doing anything else. That window is short and it is set by Portugal, not by an EU-wide rule.

The critical distinction is which ground was ticked.

Ground 2

You did not evidence the purpose — answer with documents

Ground 10

You did, and it was not believed — answer with corroboration

Treating one as the other is the commonest reason a second application fails identically.

There is no fixed waiting period, and the widely repeated six-month rule is a myth.

• You may apply again once something material has changed
• Refiling the same file days later normally repeats the outcome
• The previous refusal must be disclosed on every future application, anywhere

We will tell you honestly whether your case has changed enough to be worth refiling, including when the answer is that it has not.

Generally yes, subject to the rules on which state should issue the visa.

Main destination

Apply to the country where you will spend the most time

Equal split

Apply to your first point of entry

Allowance

90 days in any rolling 180-day period, counted across all states together

The 90 days are not per country and not per calendar year. Count actual days present before you apply — miscounting is a refusal ground in its own right.

Which centre you use is decided by consular jurisdiction — your state of residence — not by distance.

• Many applicants are eligible at more than one centre and never check
• We publish jurisdiction data for every visa centre in India, free
• Appointment availability varies independently of jurisdiction

We prepare the file for the centre that actually serves you, and we do not sell appointments — nobody legitimately can.

If your case is straightforward, apply yourself — we publish the guidance free and will tell you when you do not need us.

What you are paying for is judgement on a file that is not straightforward.

• An honest verdict before any fee, including 'do not file this yet'
• Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024, verifiable with the Patiala District Magistrate
• Fixed all-in fees with GST included; consulate charges passed on at cost with receipts
• One consultant from the first message to the decision
• No outcome promises — the decision belongs to the visa officer

We turn down cases we expect to fail. That costs us a fee and saves you a consulate charge plus a refusal on your permanent record.