To complete your visa application, you’ll need to provide certain documents to prove your identity, and that you need a Portuguese work visa. You’ll be required to provide some or all of the following documents in addition to your visa application form:

• National Visa application filled and duly signed by applicant;

• Passport or other travel document, valid for 3 months after the estimated date of return. Photocopy of passport (biographical data); 

• 2 Photos, even, passport type, recent and in good condition to identify the applicant (1 for this form);

• Proof of regular status, if you are of a nationality other than that of the country where you are applying for a visa, valid for more than the date of expiry of the visa you are applying for;

• Criminal record certificate, issued by the competent authority of the country of the applicant’s nationality or of the country where the applicant has resided for over a year (except for applicants under sixteen), with the Hague Apostille (If applicable) or legalised;

• Valid travel insurance, covering necessary medical expenses, including urgent medical assistance and possible repatriation;

• Copy of return transport title;

• Proof of financial resources equivalent to at least the sum of three guaranteed monthly minimum salary.

All required documents must be in Portuguese or English. You’ll need to provide notarised translations (from a certified translator) for documents in other languages.

You may also need to legalise some documents as proof of authenticity. You can do this through the Portuguese Embassy or Apostille Stamp in your country of residence.