No visa needed

Do citizens of Portugal need a visa for Tuvalu?

Citizens of Portugal don’t need a visa for Tuvalu 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 — Funafuti: ≈ 16,560 km, about 21 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 Tuvalu without a visa on a Portugal passport?

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

Tuvalu 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; Tuvalu passport: 83.
Citizens of Portugal and Tuvalu can travel together visa-free to 79 countries, for example: Spain, Andorra, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Vatican City, Italy, Netherlands, San Marino, Slovenia, and Malta.
Citizens of Tuvalu, in turn, don’t need a visa for Portugal. Portugal visa for citizens of Tuvalu

Travelling to Tuvalu: good to know

Lisbon — Funafuti: about 16,560 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 21 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +12 hours.
Local time: Lisbon 12:00 — Funafuti 00:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and TVD.
Languages: English and Tuvalu.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Tuvalu is the 190th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Portugal.