Health and Vaccinations
Tetanus: Yes
Typhoid: No
Diptheria: No
Malaria: No
Rabies: No
Hepatitis-A: Sometimes
Yellow Fever: No
Health Care
Nationals of all the member nations of European Economic Ares (EEA) and Switzerland are entitled to free emergency medical treatment on the production of European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
The authorities in Poland strongly advise full travel insurance for all travellers to the country, including the cover for adventure activities.
Travel Advice
From time to time, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK issues Travel Advisories for visits to Portugal. Accordingly, most visits to Portugal trouble-free but the global threat from international terrorism can never be ruled out. Therefore, the travellers should take adequate precautions while visiting the places of tourists’ interest in Portugal.
While travelling to Portugal, one should always be aware that the country is prone to serious outbreaks of forest fires in summer, and therefore, always take great care and precautions while visiting villages and countryside.
At the time of publishing, this information is correct. However, the travel advice is periodically and rapidly updated. Therefore, all the visitors are advised to contact at the following addresses for the latest travel advice:
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Tel - 0845 850 2829
Website - www.fco.gov.uk
US Department of State
Website - www.travel.state.gov/travel
Passport and Visa Info
| Nationality | Passport Required | Visa Required | Return Ticket Required |
| British | Yes | No | No |
| Australian | Yes | No | No |
| Canadian | Yes | No | No |
| USA | Yes | No | No |
| Other EU | Note 1 | No | No |
Passport
Passports are required by the nationals of all countries except the EU nationals holding a valid national ID card and. Such EU nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admitted to any EU Member State, including Portugal. Identity can be proved either by a valid a national passport or any valid national identity card.
Passport is valid for at least three months beyond the required length of stay.
Portugal is also a signatory to the 1995 Schengen Agreement.
Visa
Visas are not required for the nationals of the abovementioned countries for stay up to 90 days.
Note 1: For EU nationals, visas are not required at all.
Sufficient funds are required for the nationals of the abovementioned countries except EU nationals.
Nationals of other countries, not mentioned in the chart above, should contact their local embassy for visa requirements.