Portuguese passport

As of 28 August 2006, the Portuguese government began issuing electronic passports (Portuguese: Passaporte Electrónico Português, commonly abbreviated as PEP) which in addition to containing enhanced security features also contain a contact-less microchip. The microchip includes all the biographic information printed in the passport as well as a digital version of the photograph suitable for use in digital facial recognition. While fingerprint information is obtained when applying for the passport, it is not included in the passport itself. European Union member states will be required to include fingerprint information in their passports by 28 February 2008.

The PEP meets ICAO standards for electronic passports, and contains the biometric passport symbol (a small eye-like image). The PEP meets all the requirements for the United States Visa Waiver Program. The passport is valid for 5 years, and can not be renewed (when it expires a new application needs to be made). Passports issued before the PEP are still valid as long as they have not passed their dates of expiry.

The 2006 version electronic passport was designed by Henrique Cayatte. Its final form incorporated a set of thematic elements related to Portuguese poets Luís Vaz de Camões and Fernando Pessoa in both its technical and aesthetic elements. Images were provided by the Portuguese painter Júlio Pomar. The current 2017 version was designed by Jorge Silva. It features a set of 20 elements of the Portuguese UNESCO World Heritage throughout the interior pages.

Biographic information page

The data page of a Portuguese (specimen) biometric passport, 2017

The biographic information is the first page at the front of the passport. It includes the following information: Type Code of Issuing Passport Nr. 1) Surname 2) Name 3) Nationality 4) Height 5) Date of Birth 6) Personal Nr. 7) Sex (M/F) 8) Place of Birth 9) Date of Issue 10) Authority 11) Date of Expiry 12) Holder's Signature

All citizens of Portugal are entitled to a Portuguese passport. In Portugal, applications for a Portuguese passport need to be made in person in particular Civil Registries or Departments of Citizen Cards (one or more existing in every Portuguese parish) or in a Loja do Cidadão (in the Azores, RIAC – Rede Integrada de Apoio ao Cidadão) (English: Citizen's Assistance Centres.) Overseas applications need to be made in person at a consular authority (i.e. embassy, consulate-general, or consulate).

To apply for a passport, an individual needs to provide proof of citizenship i.e. with a valid Bilhete de Identidade or a valid Cartão de Cidadão. Consular authorities may require other pieces of identification (i.e. expired passports) as required by local law. Currently no photograph is required, as a digital photograph is taken at the time of the application.

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  Portuguese machine readable passport (2001–2006)
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  Portuguese electronic passport (2006–2017)

Visa requirements for Portuguese citizens

  Portugal

  Freedom of movement

  Visa not required

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Visa required prior to arrival

Visa requirements for Portuguese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Portugal. As of 7 July 2020, Portuguese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 186 countries and territories, ranking the Portuguese passport 6th in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden) according to the Henley Passport Index.[3]

• Portuguese nationality law
• Visa requirements for Portuguese citizens
• Bilhete de Identidade
• Passports of the European Union
• Visa policy of the Schengen Area

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• http://www.pep.pt/ (Portuguese language) Official website of the Portuguese Electronic Passport.
• Some of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language Wikipedia article (retrieved 29 November 2006).