British Embassy Lisbon
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-03)

The British Embassy in Lisbon maintains and develops relations between the UK and Portugal.

Find out more on our UK and Portugal news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/portugal/news).

Travelling to the UK and visas

If you plan to visit the UK, check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK (https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control/before-you-leave-for-the-uk?utm_source=Check-documents&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Template) and check if you need a UK visa (https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa?utm_source=Check-visa&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Template).

For questions about applying for a visa or your visa status, contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) (https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk?utm_source=Contact-UKVI&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign). The British Embassy Lisbon cannot help with travel or visa enquiries.

Getting help in Portugal and Cape Verde

Passports

If you’re abroad and your passport has been lost, stolen or damaged, you can apply for a replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports).

If you need to travel urgently before your replacement passport is issued, you can apply for an emergency travel document. (https://www.gov.uk/travel-urgently-from-abroad-without-uk-passport)

Emergency assistance

Contact your travel provider and insurer if you’re involved in a serious incident or emergency abroad. They’ll tell you if they can help and what you need to do to make a claim.

We can help British nationals with emergencies in Portugal and Cape Verde. We prioritise people who are vulnerable and need our help the most. Read what to do if you need help:
- Finding English-speaking lawyers, funeral director or translators (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/professional-services-if-you-are-abroad)
- Dealing with a death in Portugal (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bereavement-information-for-portugal/portugal-bereavement-pack) or Cape Verde (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bereavement-information-for-cape-verde/cape-verde-bereavement-pack)
- Following an arrest in Portugal (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/portugal-prisoner-pack/portugal-prisoner-pack) or Cape Verde (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabo-verde-prisoner-pack/cape-verde-prisoners-pack)
- As a victim of crime (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/victim-of-crime-abroad)
- As a victim of rape or sexual assault in Portugal (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/portugal-information-for-victims-of-rape-and-sexual-assault/guidance-for-victims-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-in-portugal) or Cape Verde (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cape-verde-information-for-victims-of-rape-and-sexual-assault/cape-verde-information-for-victims-of-rape-and-sexual-assault)
- With hospitalisation due to a medical emergency (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/in-hospital-abroad)
Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/portugal/british-embassy-lisbon)

Living in Portugal

Read our guidance about living in Portugal (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-portugal), which includes information about:
- Visas and residency
- Healthcare
- Driving
- Accessing your pension
- Working
- Studying
Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

See the full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).

We also have a Vice Consulate in:
- Portimão (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-vice-consulate-portimao)
For more information about our services, see UK Help and Services in Portugal (https://www.gov.uk/world/portugal) and Cape Verde (https://www.gov.uk/world/cape-verde).