Portuguese Mission in New York

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

2025 figures: 758 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Portugal’s office in New York, and 745 visas were issued. 13 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 1.7%. That is barely different from 2024 (1.3%). Applications fell by 18% compared with 2024 (929).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.3% (2024) to 4.5% (2023).

Portugal issues Schengen visas at 6 locations in the United States; this office handled 15% of their 4,925 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Boston 6.6%, San Francisco 4.8%, Washington D.C. 4.2% and Newark 4.4%, which makes New York the lowest 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 States, 4.9% of applications were refused in 2025; Portugal’s rate worldwide was 23.3%. Portugal received the 10th largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

60.3% 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 States.

The Portuguese embassy is in Washington D.C., about 333 km away. Besides the Portuguese mission in New York, Portugal has 1 other mission in the United States. The United States in turn has 2 missions in Portugal, its embassy being in Lisbon.

About the Portuguese mission in New York

It appears in official lists as Mission of Portugal in New York. Offices of this kind usually represent Portugal at an international organisation and rarely serve the public.

Address and contact

Address: United Nations Plaza 866, 10017 New York. The record for the Portuguese mission in New York includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Portuguese citizens travelling to the United States

Before flying to the United States, Portuguese citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 90 days are allowed.

When the Portuguese mission in New York is closed

Expect the Portuguese mission in New York to be shut on Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026, and often on Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) on Tuesday 1 December 2026, a holiday in Portugal.

Before visiting the Portuguese mission in New York

Current procedures for the Portuguese mission in New York, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Portuguese mission in New York

Within 1 km of the Portuguese mission in New York there are 178 other foreign missions.