Portuguese Consulate General in Manchester

No visa is needed by British citizens for Portugal, for stays of up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 6,698 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Portugal’s consulate general in Manchester, and 5,985 visas were issued. 713 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 10.6%. The refusal rate rose by 6.2 points from 4.5% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 15% compared with 2024 (5,810).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 4.5% (2024) to 10.6% (2025).

Portugal issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in the United Kingdom; this office handled 32% of their 21,015 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: London 5.7%, which makes Manchester the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in the United Kingdom, 10.5% of applications were refused in 2025; Portugal’s rate worldwide was 23.3%. Portugal received the 6th largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

62.7% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United Kingdom.

The Portuguese embassy is in London. Besides the Portuguese consulate general in Manchester, Portugal has 4 other missions in the United Kingdom. Consulates: London. Honorary consulates: Edinburgh and Belfast. The United Kingdom in turn has 2 missions in Portugal, its embassy being in Lisbon.

About the Portuguese consulate general in Manchester

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Portugal in Manchester. It is headed by Sergio Vieira Morais, according to the records. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: 1 Portland Place, Second Floor, Manchester, M1 3BE. No phone number or website is on record for the Portuguese consulate general in Manchester. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

Portuguese citizens travelling to the United Kingdom

Portuguese citizens do not need a visa for the United Kingdom, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 180 days.

When the Portuguese consulate general in Manchester is closed

The next closures of the Portuguese consulate general in Manchester for public holidays in the United Kingdom are Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Monday 28 December 2026; it may also close for Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) on Tuesday 1 December 2026.