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Entry requirements

Visas  As an EU national, you may remain in Portugal as a tourist for a period not exceeding three months.  If you intend to settle, you must apply for a Registration Certificate from the local Camara Municipal (Town Hall) or from the nearest office of the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (Portuguese immigration authority).   Passport validity
You need a valid British passport or a National Identity Card (see the website of the Identity and Passports Service (IPS)) for entry to and exit from Portugal.  There is no minimum passport validity requirement but you should ensure that your passport is valid for the proposed period of your stay.   Travelling with children   A minor under the age of 18 travelling to Portugal must either:

• be accompanied by a parent or guardian,
• be met at the airport or point of entry by a parent or guardian, or
• carry a letter of authorisation to travel from a parent or guardian.  The letter should name the adult responsible for the minor during his/her stay.

A minor who is resident in Portugal may be prevented from leaving the country if he/she is travelling unaccompanied and is not carrying a notarised letter of authority from a parent or guardian.  This is particularly important for children returning to school in the UK.

Similarly, a resident minor travelling with just one of his/her parents, must have a notarised letter of authority to leave the country from the parent who is staying behind.  A standard form of words (in Portuguese) covering both of these cases, may be downloaded from the Portuguese immigration service website in Portuguese.