Online visa renewals until the end of 2023
Automatic visa renewals (Golden visas included) will first become available for visas that expire between 1 January and 31 March 2023 and will be phased in until the end of 2023.
Automatic renewals will only be available for citizens whose biometric data has already been collected by SEF and the documentation has already been delivered.
https://www.sef.pt/pt/Pages/Homepage.aspx
https://sicnoticias.pt/pais/2023-01-16- … e-496aaa37
https://www.idealista.pt/news/financas/ … cia-no-sef
Extension of validity of several documents
Visas which expired in the last 15 days of December remain valid until the end of 2023.
In addition to easier automatic renewal of visas, all documents and visas relating to stay in Portuguese territory whose validity expires on 30 December 2022, or within the 15 days immediately before, will be considered valid until 31 December 2023.
After this date, documents will continue to be accepted, provided that the holder proves that they have already booked their renewal.
Decree-Law 90/2022: