Global rank
#4
Portugal • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free123 · 62%
Visa on arrival27 · 14%
eTA11 · 6%
Visa required39 · 20%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
Language required
A2 Portuguese
Years to citizenship
10 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
2 gen
World reach
92%
Renounce required
No
About the Portugal passport
The Portugal passport ranks #3 of 200 globally, ahead of 99% of the world's ranked passports. Alongside Belgium and Denmark, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Portugal citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Portugal citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
Portugal applies a top marginal income tax rate of 48% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a standard high tax regime.
Portugal is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Portugal passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
How Portugal compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Portugal passport ranks 10th of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.