# Is Portugal’s Golden Visa Your Key to Visa-Free Travel in Europe?

Source: https://www.savoryandpartners.com/blog/portugal-residency-visa-free-countries · Published: 2025-08-12 · Updated: 2025-08-12

Unlock the benefits of Portugal’s Golden Visa and enjoy visa-free travel across Europe.

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**Thinking about easier travel across Europe? The Portugal Golden Visa offers a practical solution.**

As a holder, you can enter and move freely within the Schengen Area without applying for separate visas. You also gain the right to live and work in Portugal, with the option to apply for citizenship after five years. If you do, you’ll be able to travel to over 190 countries without extra visa requirements.

This blog outlines where you can go with the visa, whether visa-free, visa-on-arrival, or with electronic travel authorizations, and what it means for your mobility plans.

## **Visa-Free Countries with a Portugal Golden Visa**

As a Golden Visa holder, you gain the freedom to travel seamlessly throughout the Schengen Area.

- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Czechia
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland

After obtaining Portugal’s citizenship, you’re eligible for a passport with visa-free, visa-on-arrival, and eVisa access to over 180 countries.

With the Portuguese passport, you can travel to the following countries:

### 1. Visa-Free Countries:

Portuguese citizens can enter the following countries without a visa for varying durations:

#### Europe:

1. Albania
1. Andorra
1. Austria
1. Belarus
1. Belgium
1. Bosnia and Herzegovina
1. Bulgaria
1. Croatia
1. Cyprus
1. Czech Republic
1. Denmark
1. Estonia
1. Finland
1. France
1. Germany
1. Greece
1. Hungary
1. Iceland
1. Ireland
1. Italy
1. Kosovo
1. Latvia
1. Liechtenstein
1. Lithuania
1. Luxembourg
1. Malta
1. Moldova
1. Monaco
1. Montenegro
1. Netherlands
1. North Macedonia
1. Norway
1. Poland
1. Romania
1. San Marino
1. Serbia
1. Slovakia
1. Slovenia
1. Spain
1. Sweden
1. Switzerland
1. Türkiye
1. Ukraine
1. Vatican City

#### Asia:

1. Armenia
1. Georgia
1. Japan
1. Kazakhstan
1. Kyrgyzstan
1. Malaysia
1. Philippines
1. Singapore
1. South Korea
1. Tajikistan
1. Thailand
1. Timor-Leste
1. Uzbekistan

#### Africa:

1. Botswana
1. Cape Verde
1. Eswatini
1. Gambia
1. Lesotho
1. Malawi
1. Mauritius
1. Morocco
1. Mozambique
1. São Tomé and Príncipe
1. Senegal
1. Seychelles
1. South Africa
1. Togo
1. Tunisia
1. Zambia
1. Zimbabwe

#### Americas:

1. Argentina
1. Bahamas
1. Barbados
1. Belize
1. Brazil
1. Chile
1. Colombia
1. Costa Rica
1. Dominica
1. Dominican Republic
1. Ecuador
1. El Salvador
1. Grenada
1. Guatemala
1. Guyana
1. Haiti
1. Honduras
1. Jamaica
1. Mexico
1. Nicaragua
1. Panama
1. Paraguay
1. Peru
1. Saint Lucia
1. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1. Suriname
1. Trinidad and Tobago
1. Uruguay
1. Venezuela

#### Oceania:

1. Fiji
1. Kiribati
1. Micronesia
1. Palau
1. Samoa
1. Solomon Islands
1. Tonga
1. Tuvalu
1. Vanuatu

### 2. Visa-On-Arrival Countries:

Portuguese citizens can obtain a visa upon arrival in the following countries:

#### Asia:

1. Bahrain
1. Bangladesh
1. Cambodia
1. Indonesia
1. Iraq
1. Jordan
1. Kuwait
1. Laos
1. Lebanon
1. Maldives
1. Nepal
1. Saudi Arabia
1. Sri Lanka

#### Africa:

1. Burkina Faso
1. Burundi
1. Comoros
1. Egypt
1. Ethiopia
1. Guinea-Bissau
1. Madagascar
1. Namibia
1. Rwanda
1. Sierra Leone
1. Somalia
1. Tanzania

### 3. eVisa Countries (32)

1. Australia
1. Azerbaijan
1. Benin
1. Bhutan
1. Cameroon
1. Canada
1. Chad
1. Côte d'Ivoire
1. Cuba
1. Democratic Republic of the Congo
1. Djibouti
1. Equatorial Guinea
1. Gabon
1. Guinea
1. India
1. Iran
1. Kenya
1. Libya
1. Mauritania
1. Myanmar
1. New Zealand
1. Nigeria
1. Pakistan
1. Papua New Guinea
1. Russia
1. Saint Kitts and Nevis
1. South Sudan
1. Syria
1. Uganda
1. United Kingdom
1. United States
1. Vietnam

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