Visa Requirements

• Application form duly completed and signed
• One recent passport size photograph Should not be older than 6 months + (plus) in colour with white background + (plus) 3,5 by 4,5 cm
• Passport / travel document Must have a validity of at least 3 months after the intended stay + (plus) be issued within the previous
• 10 years + (plus) have 2 blank pages
• It is recommended to attach previous passports (if applicable)
• Copy of Pakistani identity card (CNIC)
• Flight reservation of air ticket Return or round trip from Pakistan to Portugal
• If trips include several stops in the territory of the Member States, reservations of intra-Schengen itinerary (train, flights, car rental)
• A hotel reservation, or alternative proof of accommodation for the entire stay
• Travel medical insurance (original + 1 copy) cover the entire territory of all Schengen Member States with a minimum coverage of 30.000,00 € (euros) for medical expenses and be valid for the whole period you plan to stay in the Schengen area
• Family Registration Certificate (FRC) Issued in English by NADRA (Pakistan National Database and Registration Authority)
• Invitation letter
• Chamber Membership certificate
• Chamber recommendation letter
• Proof of financial means:
• National Tax Number Certificate (or proof of exemption if applicable); and Federal Board of Revenue acknowledgement of tax returns for the last two fiscal years before the application date or, if one of the above cannot be produced, other proof, supported by documents, of income generating assets or other means of subsistence as applicable
• Bank statements showing movements in the last six months, duly signed and stamped by the bank
• If Employees:
• Letter addressed to "Embassy of Portugal in Islamabad", dated not later than one month with the
• company’s letterhead stating the approval for leave of absence, specifying the dates of absence,
• position and salary of the employee, duration of employment, purpose of absence, contact number of
• employer + (plus) payslips for the last three months before the application date + (plus) copy of the
• employment contract
• Company owners or self-employed
• Certificate of registration of the company
• Applicant is a dependent from another applicant (*)
• If the proof of family relationship cannot be established by the Family Registration Certificate (FRC), proof of family relationship through national civil status records must be provided
• Students (*)
• Proof of enrolment at university and student's card
• Copies of the passport personal details page and previous visas