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Portugal

A sunny, welcoming nation famous for its flexible residency programs and quality of life.

Visa Routes Breakdown

26 Total

Work (11)

PR (2)

Study (2)

Visit (6)

Capital: Lisbon
Currency: Euro (EUR)
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Languages: Portuguese
Time vs Colombo: -4h 30m to -5h 30m
Population: About 0.0 million
Calling code: +351
Drives on: Right
Climate: Maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north, warmer and drier in south

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Official Visa Data

Visa Routes Breakdown

26 Total

Work (11)

PR (2)

Study (2)

Visit (6)

What it costs to move to Portugal from Sri Lanka · AbroadMaster

Portugal

Estimate your upfront costs for Portugal

Build a one-time estimate for visa or permit fees, checks, travel and settling in. Prices stay in the currency they are charged, with an LKR total at today's rate.

Sources checked 25 Aug 2026

Build your moving-cost estimate

What a month costs once you are there

Start with the visa, permit or pathway you are considering. Then adjust the people and optional costs that apply to you.

Step 1

What are you applying for?

Select a visa, permit or pathway to see the costs that apply.

26 options

This baseline estimate combines the visa's canonical government fee with existing travel and settling-in estimates. It excludes recurring monthly living costs. Full requirements for this visa

Step 2

How many people are moving?

Only costs marked per person are multiplied. Shared costs stay unchanged.

Step 3

Review what applies

Official fees and flexible estimates are separated. Switch off optional costs that do not apply to you.

Government & application fees

Visa, permit and mandatory destination charges.

Sri Lankan passport, normal or urgent service
Rs. 10,000 - 20,000
Not countedEstimatedOptionalSri Lanka Department of Immigration and Emigration, passport fees(opens in a new tab)

Documents & checks

Medical, police, biometrics, tests and document preparation.

Sri Lankan police clearance certificate
Rs. 500 - 3,000
EstimatedOptionalPer person
Named on the D7 and D3 checklists, apostilled rather than merely translated.
Translations, apostille and courier
Rs. 15,000 - 45,000
Estimated
Visa or permit application fee, main applicant
EUR 90
Official / fixedGov.pt airport transit Schengen visa(opens in a new tab)
Official fee from Portugal Gov.pt, MFA consular fee table, AIMA fee table or Diario da Republica. External provider fees may be additional. Where a route page and the 2025 fee table differ, the note follows the latest official fee table or the more specific official route page.

Travel

One-way fares and departure-related travel costs.

One-way flight, Colombo to Lisbon
Rs. 170,000 - 320,000
EstimatedPer person

Settling in

Initial accommodation, deposits and essential setup costs.

Initial settling-in costs, country baseline
USD 5,566
Estimated
Existing market midpoint for initial accommodation and setup. This is not a government charge.

Professional help

OptionalEstimated

Document preparation, apostille coordination and appointment booking. It does not include the visa fee, the AIMA permit or a job offer.

Rs. 200,000 - 750,000

Add to estimate

Doing it yourself: The application is filed directly at the consulate or through VFS; unaided, this costs the fees plus about 20 to 40 hours, more for a D7 savings file.

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Not included in this estimate4 items

Sri Lankan passport, normal or urgent service
Agent or consultant fee
Recurring monthly living costs after arrival
Personal spending and unexpected costs

How to read these figures

A cost page is only worth anything if you know which parts of it are firm.

Fees are firm, everything else is a range
A government fee has one published price, and it is linked to the schedule it came from. Flights, agents and settling in are quoted as ranges because that is honestly all anyone can quote.
The rupee figure is today's rate
Converted at the live mid-market rate, which is not the rate your bank will give you. Budget a few percent above what you see here, and re-check the day you pay.
This is the move, not the year
Tuition, rent after the first month and everyday living are not in these totals. They live on the Study and Life tabs, where they are broken down properly.

Sources

Every official schedule behind the fees above. Prices change without notice, so check the figure that matters most to you before you pay it.

Portugal

Visa Routes Breakdown

Quick facts

Visa Routes Breakdown

Estimate your upfront costs for Portugal

Build your moving-cost estimate

What are you applying for?

How many people are moving?

Review what applies

Government & application fees

Documents & checks

Travel

Settling in

Professional help

How to read these figures

Fees are firm, everything else is a range

The rupee figure is today's rate

This is the move, not the year

Sources