To ensure proximity of service to visa applicants, Portugal has delegated in certified service providers the possibility to lodge Schengen visa applications, in different cities. This allows for a more rapid response and for better territorial coverage, resulting in more applicants being served.
Portugal has signed contracts in 16 different countries, which translates into a territorial coverage of 72 cities.
COUNTRIES |
CITIES |
EXTERNAL SERVICE PROVIDER |
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ANGOLA |
Luanda |
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ALGERIA |
Argel |
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BRAZIL |
Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador da Baía and São Paulo |
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CHINA |
Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Nanquim, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xangai, Xián and Wuhan |
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EGYPT |
Cairo and Alexandria |
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INDIA |
New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Jalandhar, Mumbai, Pune and Kolcata |
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IRAN |
Teheran |
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MORROCO |
Rabat and Casablanca |
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MOZAMBIQUE |
Maputo |
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NIGERIA |
Abuja and Lagos |
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RUSSIA |
Moscow, San Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Nizhniy Novgorod, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Perm and Kazan |
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SAUDIA ARABIA |
Riade, Jeddah and Al Khobar |
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SENEGAL |
Dakar |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria and Cabo |
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THAILAND |
Bangkok |
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Erbil (Irak) |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
London, Manchester and Edinburgh |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Washington, New York and San Francisco |
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