Temporary Stay Visa to Accompany a Family Member Undergoing Medical Treatment
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Temporary Stay Visa to Accompany a Family Member Undergoing Medical Treatment
Temporary Stay Visa to Accompany a Family Member Undergoing Medical Treatment
Portugal · Family
What it is
Temporary stay visa to accompany a family member receiving medical treatment in Portugal. Temporary stay visa: allows entry and stay in Portugal for less than a year, valid for the entire stay, with multiple entries.
Key facts
- Category
- Family
- Duration
- Less than one year; valid for the entire stay, multiple entries.
- Processing time
- Up to 4 weeks
- Maximum validity
- 1 year
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- No
- Dependants
- No
- How to apply
- Mixed
- Health insurance
- Required
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (national visa fee (Order 229/2021))
- EUR 110
- Application fee (exempt from any visa fee)
- EUR 0
- Application fee (exempt: Health Cooperation Agreement companion)
- EUR 0
Key requirements
- National visa application form, signed
- Two recent passport photos
- Passport valid for 3 months beyond the intended return
- Criminal record certificate (applicants 16+), apostilled or legalised
- Proof of means of subsistence
- Valid travel insurance
- Proof of the family relationship
- Proof of the family member’s medical treatment
Working on this visa
Purpose clause covers accompanying a family member in medical treatment only (Art 54(1)(g)); Lei grants no work entitlement to this purpose.
Bringing family
This visa is itself the family-accompaniment route (holder joins the patient); no reunification right, Art 98(1) reserves reagrupamento familiar to residence-permit holders. DR84 Art 18(2): proof of family ties required.
Money you must show
Medical-visa waivers apply to accompanier too (portal)
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 27 July 2026.