Portugal medical treatment visa

For short treatment, consultations or a planned operation with recovery inside 90 days, apply for a Schengen visa for medical reasons. If the hospital plans a longer treatment, apply for the temporary stay visa for medical treatment in official or officially recognised health facilities. A relative who stays with the patient applies for the temporary stay visa to accompany a family member undergoing treatment.

For a Schengen visa the MFA asks for an official document from the medical institution confirming the need for care there and proof that you can pay for the treatment. For the temporary stay visa you add a medical report and a document from the public or officially recognised health facility confirming inpatient or outpatient care. Companions also prove the family relationship.

On a Schengen visa the usual EUR 75 per entry and EUR 40 per day apply in addition to treatment costs. For the temporary stay visa, means are calculated from the minimum wage (EUR 920 a month in 2026) for the length of stay; the amount can be reduced or waived if the treatment has been paid in advance, if it takes place under a cooperation agreement, or if a Portuguese citizen or resident signs a Term of Responsibility guaranteeing food and housing.

The Schengen visa costs EUR 90 and the temporary stay visa EUR 110. The legal deadline for deciding a temporary stay visa is 30 days.

If treatment takes longer than planned, AIMA can extend the stay. The AIMA fee table lists EUR 106.10 (in person) for extending a temporary stay visa granted for medical treatment or for accompanying a patient.

Refusals can be challenged by complaint to the consulate within 15 days, a hierarchical appeal to the Minister of Foreign Affairs within three months, or a court action in Lisbon within three months; each appeal procedure costs EUR 75.