Where can I apply for a Portuguese visa as a resident of Scotland?

9/8/2015 9:55:15 PM

I’ve emailed the Portuguese consulate in Manchester and received the following reply:

The Consulate General of Portugal in Manchester jurisdiction areas are:

  • East Midlands — Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire

  • West Midlands — Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire

  • North East England — Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, Teeside, Wearside, and Tyneside

  • North West England — Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire

  • Yorkshire and the Humber — Yorkshire, Humberside

  • Isle of Man

  • Wales

  • Scotland

  • Northern Ireland

If you live outside of these areas please contact the Consulate General of Portugal in London.

Therefore you must apply in Manchester, unfortunately, as correctly indicated by the consulate employee.

9/22/2016 12:05:36 PM

Apparently, I have to apply for the visa in Manchester as I’m living in Scotland. I am sure about it now as they (i.e. the London office) refused to receive my application based on my address.

Even though they have an online booking system, it allowed me to select either Manchester or London office regardless my address, but when I went to the London office, the person, who was in charge of processing the application, told me that I had to go to the Manchester one.

9/3/2015 9:32:05 PM

The Portuguese system works a bit differently…

All visa applications lodged in the UK need to made online at their Application Portal.

As part of the procedure you will have the opportunity to schedule your appointment request and the site will tell you which locations and dates are available. Edinburgh, being an honorary consulate, does not have the credentials to issue visas. The choices in England are London and Manchester.

You should study their guidance (linked from the portal site) and be sure to take your original documents plus a copy of each (also your photographs).

They have an background information page here.

In researching this answer I spoke with the Vice Consul at The Consulate-General of Portugal in London. She emphasized in the most emphatic terms that you should not purchase travel tickets until AFTER your interview.

In the event you have further questions you can contact the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) at [email protected]

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