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How long can I stay in Portugal?

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Portugal is often the second half of an Iberian trip, and that is where its rules bite. The days you spent in Spain come with you, and crossing in from a country with no border check gives you a declaration to file.

Portugal

As a visitor
90days in any 180

Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.1

Visa
US citizens and British citizens need no visa for stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period.2
Declare
Entering Portugal from another Schengen country across a border with no checks, you must declare your entry within three working days.3
If you miss it
Missing the declaration is an administrative offence, with a fine of 60 to 160 euros.4

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Arriving from Spain or France

A flight from outside Europe lands you at a border check, and the check covers it. Come in from another Schengen country, where no one looks at your passport, and the declaration in the card above is yours to make.

The duty does not apply if you go straight to a hotel, or to other lodging covered by the law's guest-registration rule.5

Worked example

A road trip from Madrid to the Algarve

  1. You land in Madrid on 1 March 2027 and drive west, crossing into Portugal on 9 April: 40 Schengen days so far, both end days counted.6How we count: 1 March to 9 April 2027, both days included, is 40 days.
  2. That road border has no checks, so the entry into Portugal is yours to declare within three working days, unless you check into a hotel.35
  3. Spain and Portugal share one count: 10 April to 29 May 2027 adds 50 days, and 29 May is your last.71How we count: 40 days in Spain plus 50 in Portugal makes 90, all inside one 180-day window.

Questions people ask

Can I stay longer in Portugal on a D7 visa?

An EU residence permit or a long-stay visa lets you stay longer than 90 days, outside this count.8

Do my days in Spain count toward my 90 days in Portugal?

The 90 days in any 180 are one count across every country using the system, not one per country.7

How many days in Portugal make me a tax resident?

More than 183 days in Portugal, in a row or not, in any 12-month period that starts or ends in the tax year.9

Your own count

The Spanish leg and the Portuguese leg are one count. A record that keeps both is the one that adds up.

Staytill, the iPhone app that counts your days in Portugal and how many you have left Schengen 90/180 rule: how to count your daysPortugal tax residency: 183 days in any 12 months

Sources

7 laws and 2 official pages, each with its exact words
  1. Schengen Borders Code, Art. 6(1) · EUR-Lex, Publications Office of the European Union · read 25 Oct 2026
    Exact words For intended stays on the territory of the Member States of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, which entails considering the 180-day period preceding each day of stay
  2. Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, Art. 4(1) and Annex II · EUR-Lex, Publications Office of the European Union · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words Nationals of third countries listed in Annex II shall be exempt from the requirement set out in Article 3(1) for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
  3. Lei 23/2007, art. 14(1) · Diário da República · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words Os cidadãos estrangeiros que entrem no País por uma fronteira não sujeita a controlo, vindos de outro Estado membro, são obrigados a declarar esse facto no prazo de três dias úteis a contar da data de entrada. Foreign citizens who enter the country across a border not subject to control, coming from another Member State, must declare this within three working days of the date of entry.
  4. Lei 23/2007, art. 197 · Diário da República · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words A infracção ao disposto no n.º 1 do artigo 14.º constitui contra-ordenação punível com uma coima de (euro) 60 a (euro) 160. Breaching Article 14(1) is an administrative offence punishable with a fine of 60 to 160 euros.
  5. Lei 23/2007, art. 14(3)(b) · Diário da República · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words Que, logo após a entrada no País, se instalem em estabelecimentos hoteleiros ou noutro tipo de alojamento em que seja aplicável o disposto no n.º 1 do artigo 16.º; [The duty does not apply to foreigners] who, right after entering the country, stay in hotels or in other lodging to which Article 16(1) applies.
  6. Schengen Borders Code, Art. 6(2) · EUR-Lex, Publications Office of the European Union · read 25 Oct 2026
    Exact words the date of entry shall be considered as the first day of stay on the territory of the Member States and the date of exit shall be considered as the last day of stay
  7. Travel to Europe, EES FAQ, one count · European Commission and eu-LISA (travel-europe.europa.eu) · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words The period of 90 days in any 180 days is calculated as a single period for all the European countries using the EES.
  8. European Commission, short-stay calculator · European Commission, Migration and Home Affairs · read 25 Oct 2026
    Exact words If you hold an EU residence permit or long-stay visa, you are not subject to the 90/180-day rule, as these documents allow you to stay longer than 90 days.
  9. Personal Income Tax Code (CIRS), Art. 16(1)(a) · Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira, Portal das Finanças · read 26 Oct 2026
    Exact words Hajam nele permanecido mais de 183 dias, seguidos ou interpolados, em qualquer período de 12 meses com início ou fim no ano em causa People who have stayed in Portugal for more than 183 days, in a row or not, in any 12-month period that starts or ends in the tax year in question.
Checked against Schengen Borders Code, Art. 6 · Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 · Lei 23/2007 · CIRS, Art. 16 on 25 Oct 2026 Updated 26 Oct 2026

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