Filing from Portugal

DTV visa from Portugal: the embassy in Lisbon

One embassy takes every Thai visa application from Portugal, and publishes almost nothing about it. You file online, pay the embassy on your own card, and add a certificado de registo criminal, €5, issued online once paid.

Checked against official sources on 18 October 2026

At a glance

DTV in Portugal: the essentials

Where you file: Lisbon, online; On thaievisa.go.th. The embassy's contact page gives a dedicated e-Visa address; its visa page links a form from 2013.
Embassy fee: Not published; No Lisbon page prints a DTV fee. Paid on the portal, at the amount the portal shows. Not refunded.
Processing: Not stated; No time is published, for the DTV or for e-Visas in general.
Money in the bank: 500,000 THB; The portal's figure, over the last 3 months, or a sponsorship letter. No euro figure.
Criminal record: Required, not named; The rule requires one. Lisbon does not say which Portuguese document it accepts or how recent it must be.

Who files here

Who files at the embassy in Lisbon

The embassy's site does not say who it covers. The ministry's rule does: since 31 August 2026 you file with the post of the country where you hold permanent residence. Living in Portugal, that is Lisbon. What counts as permanent residence

Covered by Lisbon

Portugal

A visitor to Portugal cannot file here. Whether Lisbon also covers any other country is not stated on its pages.

Proof of permanent residence, in the ministry's words

“Proof of permanent residence in the country where the application is submitted”

Which Portuguese document proves it is not stated. The embassy publishes no page of its own on the rule.

The checklist

The DTV checklist for Lisbon

The embassy publishes no DTV list: its only visa page, in Thai and dated 28 November 2022, links a paper form from 2013. The portal's list is the ministry's card deck of 31 August 2026. Every file is uploaded there, 3 MB at most per file.

The rules every post shares: DTV visa requirements and DTV visa cost.

Every applicant (ministry cards, 31 August 2026)

Passport: The biodata page. A minimum validity is not stated.
Photo: “Photograph taken within the last six months”.
Proof of permanent residence: “Proof of permanent residence in the country where the application is submitted”. Required since 31 August 2026.
Financial evidence: Bank statements from the last 3 months with a minimum balance of 500,000 THB or equivalent, or a sponsorship letter.
Criminal record certificate: “Certificate of criminal record clearance from the country of nationality or the country where the application is submitted”. For the Portuguese one, see below.

Your lane

Workation: Employment contract or certificate, or a professional portfolio: digital nomad, remote worker, foreign talent or freelancer.
Thai soft power: Confirmation that you will attend the activity, or a hospital appointment letter.
Spouse or child under 20: The main holder's DTV, and proof of the relationship: marriage, birth or adoption certificate.

How Lisbon runs it

The portal: Everything happens on thaievisa.go.th, with Lisbon as your post. Questions on the e-Visa go to the embassy's dedicated address.
Timing: Lisbon gives no figure. The certificate below takes a day; the rest of the file is what takes time.
Hours: Visa and consular section 09:30 to 11:30 and 13:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, by phone.

Criminal record certificate

Your criminal record certificate: the certificado de registo criminal

Lisbon does not name the certificate it accepts. The rule applies: one certificate, from your country of nationality or from Portugal if you hold permanent residence there. Portugal's is the Ministry of Justice's certificado de registo criminal, issued by the Serviços de Identificação Criminal.

Which certificate

A Portuguese citizen living in Portugal sends the Portuguese certificate. A permanent resident of another nationality may send it or the one of their own country. The Portuguese one is bilingual, Portuguese and English, and carries an access code the embassy can verify online. How the certificate works

Living abroad

A Portuguese citizen abroad uses the same portal; anyone may write to the Serviços de Identificação Criminal with the form for residents abroad, or authorise someone in Portugal to ask at a counter.

No apostille

Thailand joined the Apostille Convention on 30 June 2026, and it applies to Thailand only from 28 February 2027. Until then an apostille is not valid for Thailand, and no post asks for one on the DTV upload.

Step by step

Sign in to Registo Criminal Online
With the Cartão de Cidadão and a reader, or the Chave Móvel Digital. EU citizens may use their national eID through eIDAS; a third-country national uses a Chave Móvel Digital linked to a passport or residence permit (DGAJ FAQ).
Pay €5
“O certificado tem um custo de €5.” By Multibanco reference, card, MB WAY or PayPal; not by bank transfer (registocriminal.justica.gov.pt).
Download it once issued
“O certificado pedido no Portal do Registo Criminal Online é emitido após recebido o pagamento.” If the identification needs a manual check, within 3 working days at most. It appears under Os Meus Pedidos; it is not emailed.
Or at a counter
Anyone over 16, of any nationality, with a valid ID, at the Serviços de Identificação Criminal, court registries or Lojas do Cidadão. Appointment advised. The request is verbal; you sign a receipt.
Mind the date
The certificate prints its own validity, visible in the portal. Lisbon states no maximum age; other posts ask for three to six months. File soon after it is issued.

Not published

What the embassy in Lisbon does not say

Its site leaves almost every DTV question open. We do not guess: ask the embassy before you file.

A DTV page
None. The visa page is in Thai, dated 28 November 2022, and links a 2013 paper form. The rule of 31 August 2026 appears nowhere on the site.
The fee
No Lisbon page prints a DTV fee. The portal shows the amount at payment; other euro-area posts charge €350.
A processing time
No figure, for the DTV or for e-Visas in general.
Who it covers
No statement of jurisdiction. Residents of Portugal file here; anyone else should ask.
Which certificate, how old
The registo criminal is Portugal's certificate, but Lisbon does not name it or set a maximum age.
A euro figure
No euro equivalent of 500,000 THB, and no rule on the currency of the statements.

Ask the post

e-Visa questions: visa.lib@mfa.go.th · +351 21 301 4848, visa section 09:30 to 11:30 and 13:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday.

Questions

DTV from Portugal: common questions

Where do I apply for a DTV in Portugal?

Online on thaievisa.go.th, with the Royal Thai Embassy in Lisbon as your post. Nothing is filed in person; the embassy's e-Visa address answers questions.

How much does the DTV cost from Portugal?

Lisbon publishes no fee. The portal shows the amount when you pay; the ministry's base fee is the same everywhere and the other euro-area posts charge €350. What the DTV costs.

Which criminal record certificate do I need in Portugal?

The rule asks for one from your country of nationality or from Portugal if you are a permanent resident. Portugal's is the certificado de registo criminal, €5, online with the Cartão de Cidadão or the Chave Móvel Digital, issued once paid, bilingual Portuguese and English. Lisbon does not name it: ask. Read the field note on the certificate.

How long does the embassy in Lisbon take?

It publishes no time. The Portuguese certificate is the fast part: issued on payment, 3 working days at most.

How much money do I need?

The portal's figure: bank statements from the last 3 months with a minimum balance of 500,000 THB or equivalent, or a sponsorship letter. Lisbon gives no euro figure.

I am Portuguese but live abroad. Can I file in Lisbon?

Only if Portugal is where you hold permanent residence. Since 31 August 2026 a Portuguese citizen living in France or the UK files with the Thai post there. Where to apply from.

Sources

Official sources

Every fact on this page comes from these pages. We re-read them when a post changes its rules, and date each one.

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