No visa needed

Do citizens of Portugal need a visa for Senegal?

Citizens of Portugal don’t need a visa for Senegal 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 Portugal: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Lisbon — Dakar: ≈ 2,790 km, about 4 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 Senegal without a visa on a Portugal passport?

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

Senegal visa rules at a glance

With a Portugal passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Portugal passport ranks 14th of 199.
Portugal passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Senegal passport: 33.
Citizens of Portugal and Senegal can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Tunisia, Gambia, Cape Verde, Palestine, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Mozambique, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Micronesia, and Fiji.
Citizens of Senegal, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Portugal. Portugal visa for citizens of Senegal

Travelling to Senegal: good to know

Lisbon — Dakar: about 2,790 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Senegal is the 38th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Portugal.