Portuguese Embassy in Washington D.C.

The Portuguese embassy in Washington D.C. is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00.

US citizens do not need a visa for Portugal: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

2025 figures: 931 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Portugal’s embassy in Washington D.C., and 892 visas were issued. 39 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 4.2%. The refusal rate rose by 3.0 points from 1.2% in 2024. Applications fell by 35% compared with 2024 (1,432).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.2% (2024) to 4.2% (2025).

Portugal issues Schengen visas at 6 locations in the United States; this office handled 19% of their 4,925 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Boston 6.6%, San Francisco 4.8%, Newark 4.4% and New York 1.7%. 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.

57.7% 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 States.

The Portuguese embassy in Washington D.C. is one of 2 missions of Portugal in the United States. The United States in turn has 2 missions in Portugal, its embassy being in Lisbon.

About the Portuguese embassy in Washington D.C.

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Portugal in Washington D.C.

Address and contact

Address: Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 2012, 20036 Washington. The record for the Portuguese embassy in Washington D.C. includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Portuguese citizens travelling to the United States

Portuguese citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for the United States, obtained online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Portuguese embassy in Washington D.C. is closed

The next closures of the Portuguese embassy in Washington D.C. for public holidays in the United States are Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026; it may also close for Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) on Tuesday 1 December 2026.

Before visiting the Portuguese embassy in Washington D.C.

Current procedures for the Portuguese embassy in Washington D.C., including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Portuguese embassy in Washington D.C.

The Portuguese embassy in Washington D.C. has 95 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.