The Embassy of Portugal in Rabat is organizing “Open House” days for the submission of Schengen visa applications (for stays of up to 90 days, for purposes such as tourism or business) at its Visa Application Center operated by BLS International – Portugal, in Rabat.

The next edition will take place on July 17 , 2026 , between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. On that day, any person wishing to apply for a Schengen visa for Portugal may, subject to available capacity (130 people), submit their visa application at the Visa Application Center in Rabat without prior appointment.

Please note that you don’t need to use this Open House initiative for the following situations:

You can walk-in every day, without appointment (except Thursday in BLS Rabat):

• Family members of Portuguese nationals
• Directive 2004/38/EC – Family members of EU citizens
• Family reunification
• Higher education students, including Erasmus (only applications leading to an academic degree: Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, Postdoc)

You can walk-in every day, from 08:00–12:00, without appointment (except Thursday in BLS Rabat):

• Receipt of Appeals from the applicants (Note: Appeals are not accepted by email or by post and can be submitted at any of the BLS Centres).

Please note that:

i) numbered tickets, unofficial queueing systems, or any other informal forms of organization that are not established and managed by BLS staff or by the Portuguese Embassy in Morocco will not be recognized;

ii) the absence of an orderly queue and/or inappropriate behavior will result in the cancellation of the initiative before it begins.