Intermediaries selling visa appointments

Do not use intermediaries selling visa appointments. All appointments must be made exclusively through the BLS International website (other channels remain available for the recruitment of workers directly by Portuguese companies — see the notice below). Any other practices may be fraudulent and could entail legal consequences.

Work visa applications submitted by companies

Applicants wishing to apply for a work visa in Portugal will no longer be able to do so through the BLS International platform. Visa applications must now be submitted directly by Portuguese companies to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Portugal in Rabat, using the dedicated email address provided for this purpose. For more information, please visit the Embassy of Portugal's website HERE.

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 (applications leading to an academic degree: Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, Postdoc)

Walk-in every day in the afternoon, from 1pm to 3pm, 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 Centers).