Visa for Portugal?

DrowninginDebt

I have a European passport, issued before Brexit, which doesn't expire until 2027.  I am due to work in Portugal for 2 weeks each in May, September and October - do I require a work permit?
And does the rule of 90 days in 180 period apply as I also have several holidays booked - 7 days each in Poland (May), Spain (June) and 11 days in India (November)?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

TadleyBaggie

I doubt such a thing as a European Passport exists, do you mean a passport issued by an EU country (i.e. not the UK)?

sheramber

or do you mean your UK passport has EU on it.

If it a UK passport then you are restricted to 90 days total in the previous 180 days in Schengen country.

Your passport will be stamoped when you leave each country. Make sure it is as otherwise it will look as if you have not left.

India is not in the Schengen area so does not count.

You can check here 

https://www.gov.uk/travel-to-eu-schengen-area#:~:text=Your total stay in the,limit, use the following steps.

DullGreyGuy

DrowninginDebt said:

I have a European passport, issued before Brexit, which doesn't expire until 2027.  I am due to work in Portugal for 2 weeks each in May, September and October - do I require a work permit?
And does the rule of 90 days in 180 period apply as I also have several holidays booked - 7 days each in Poland (May), Spain (June) and 11 days in India (November)?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

What do you mean you will be working in Portugal? You'll be employed by a UK company and just going to Portugal for meetings etc? You will be "working from home" just happening to be in Portugal? You will be working for a Portuguese company?

India isnt in the EU so the 90 in 180 isnt impacted by your time there. 

I'm assuming you have a UK passport in the old EU Member style 

tightauldgit

DrowninginDebt said:

I have a European passport, issued before Brexit, which doesn't expire until 2027.  I am due to work in Portugal for 2 weeks each in May, September and October - do I require a work permit?
And does the rule of 90 days in 180 period apply as I also have several holidays booked - 7 days each in Poland (May), Spain (June) and 11 days in India (November)?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

Assuming you mean a UK passport then.

1. You do not have the right to work in Portugal and would need a work permit. But the specifics of what constitutes 'work' need to be checked. You can fly in for meetings, etc but you can go and lay bricks for 2 weeks. 

2. Yes the 90 days in 180 apply to EU visits

3. India isn't in the EU, so those days don't count.

sheramber

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-portugal-for-work

If you’re going to Portugal to work (or any other EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein) you must make sure you meet passport and other travel requirements.

Portugal is in the Schengen area. If you’re travelling for business for up to 90 days in a 180-day period, you may be able to do some business-related activities without needing a visa or permit, such as attend business meetings. It does not matter how many countries you visit in the Schengen area. Your total stay must be no more than 90 days in every 180 days. The 180-day period keeps ‘rolling’.

If you’re staying for longer, or for other types of work, you may need a visa or permit.

The Portuguese authorities are responsible for setting and enforcing entry rules. They decide which activities need a visa or permit, or which may be exempt.

DrowninginDebt

Hi all, and many thanks for all your advice, and so promptly!
If I can just clarify - I was born in the UK and my current British passport is the maroon 'old' style (issued before Brexit) and has European Union at the top of the front cover.
I am employed by a British holiday company and will work in Portugal for 2 weeks in May, September and October.
Hence the confusion of requiring any type of permit I need!

TadleyBaggie

DrowninginDebt said:
I was born in the UK and my current British passport is the maroon 'old' style (issued before Brexit) and has European Union at the top of the front cover.

Means nothing, you have a UK passport and we are no longer part of the EU. So the rules for non-EU citizens applies.

martindow

DrowninginDebt said:

I am employed by a British holiday company and will work in Portugal for 2 weeks in May, September and October.
Hence the confusion of requiring any type of permit I need!

Shouldn't your employer be determining what you need and organsing whatever is necessary?   Have they sent other employees abroad post brexit?

CKhalvashi

DrowninginDebt said:

Hi all, and many thanks for all your advice, and so promptly!
If I can just clarify - I was born in the UK and my current British passport is the maroon 'old' style (issued before Brexit) and has European Union at the top of the front cover.
I am employed by a British holiday company and will work in Portugal for 2 weeks in May, September and October.
Hence the confusion of requiring any type of permit I need!

What exactly will you be doing?

I own a company that supplies the travel trade.

If you're meeting with hotels or other suppliers etc to get contracts in place, you'll need no visa.

If you're operationally working in hotels then definitely you will need a visa.

I hold an EU citizenship, but we have specific legal advice obtained before the official dates that states what visas are required and when. Your employer should have taken this also and should be arranging anything necessary to stop you working illegally, which puts jobs of those with the right to work in Portugal at risk. For dedicated EU work at the moment, we will typically only accept EU and Ukrainian citizens for access to these roles unless we cannot find specific skills, at which point a D visa becomes mandatory.