CPLP Mobility Visa

To qualify for the CPLP mobility pathway, you must meet specific criteria regarding your nationality and legal standing.

• Nationality: You must be a citizen of one of the eight CPLP member states listed above. Eligibility is based on your current passport and nationality, not your place of birth.
• Clean Criminal Record: You must not have been convicted of a crime that, in Portugal, would carry a prison sentence of more than one year. You are also ineligible if you are currently subject to an entry ban in the Schengen Area.
• Legal Entry: You must enter Portugal legally. While the system is simplified, "regularization" for those who entered illegally is no longer an option under the Law No. 9/2025 reforms.
• Nationality-Specific Entry Rules:
  • Brazilians and Timorese: You may enter Portugal as a tourist (visa-exempt for 90 days) and apply for your CPLP residence permit directly at the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) after arrival.
  • All Other CPLP Nationalities: You generally must obtain a CPLP Consular Visa in your home country before traveling to Portugal. You cannot switch from a standard tourist status to a CPLP permit within Portugal if your nationality requires a visa for entry.