No visa needed

Do citizens of Mauritius need a visa for Portugal?

Citizens of Mauritius don’t need a visa for Portugal and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Mauritius: the passport opens 94 countries visa-free; Port Louis — Lisbon: ≈ 9,530 km, about 12.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Portugal without a visa on a Mauritius passport?

Yes, citizens of Mauritius don’t need a visa for Portugal for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Portugal visa rules at a glance

With a Mauritius passport you can visit 94 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 37 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mauritius passport ranks 61st of 199.
Mauritius passport: visa-free access to 94 countries; Portugal passport: 121.
Citizens of Mauritius and Portugal can travel together visa-free to 82 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa, Zambia, Lesotho, Botswana, Angola, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Palestine, and Cyprus.
Citizens of Portugal, in turn, don’t need a visa for Mauritius. Mauritius visa for citizens of Portugal

Travelling to Portugal: good to know

Port Louis — Lisbon: about 9,530 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −4 hours.
Local time: Port Louis 12:00 — Lisbon 08:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Portugal is the 141st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritius.