In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Portugal, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Portugal.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Portugal does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Portugal, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Portugal

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Portugal capital, Lisbon hosts 86 embassies.

There are also 80 consulates and four other representations in Portugal: the European Union, Macau, Palestine and Taiwan Representative Offices in Lisbon.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Lisbon, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Portugal and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Portugal. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Lisbon

China

Embassy of China in Portugal
Embassy:
Address: Rua do Pau da Bandeira, Nº 11-13, Lapa, 1200-756 Lisboa
Tel: (+351) 213 928 430
E-Mail: chinaemb_pt@mfa.gov.cn

Consulate:
Address: Rua de São Caetano N.º 2, Lapa, 1249-024 Lisboa
Tel: (+351) 213 932 265
E-Mail: lisbon@csm.mfa.gov.cn 
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00 am, 15:00-17:00 pm, except holidays

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalization processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living abroad.

France

French Embassy in Portugal
Address: Rua Santos-o-Velho 5, 1249-079 Lisbon
Tel: (+351) 210 608 311
E-Mail: ambafrance.lisbonne-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/lafranceauportugal/ and https://twitter.com/AmbaFrancePT and https://www.instagram.com/franceauportugal/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The consular section receives only by appointment.

The French General Consulate in Portugal provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births ..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Lisbon, France has other honorary consulates in Porto (porto@agenceconsulaire.fr), Funchal (funchal@agenceconsulaire.fr), Ponta Delgada (pontadelgada@agenceconsulaire.fr), Lagos (lagoa@agenceconsulaire.fr) and Coimbra (agenceconsulairecoimbra@gmail.com).   

Germany

Embassy of Germany in Portugal
Address: Campo dos Martires da Patria 38, 1169-043 Lisbon
Tel: (+351) 218 810 210
E-Mail: info@lissabon.diplo.de
Social Media: https://twitter.com/auswaertigesamt and https://www.facebook.com/alemanhaemportugal/ and https://www.instagram.com/deutschebotschaftlissabon/
Opening hours: Monday-Friday from 09.00 to 12.00

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Portugal provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Lisbon, Germany has other honorary consulates in Funchal (funchal@hk-diplo.de), Lagos (lagos@hk-diplo.de), Ponta Delgada (ponta-delgada@hk-diplo.de) and Porto (porto@hk-diplo.de).    

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Portugal
Embassy:
Address: Rua Visconde de Santarém, 1000-286 Lisboa
Tel: (+351) 218 462 424
E-Mail: portugal@mid.ru

Consulate:
Address: Av. das Descobertas, n.º 4, 1400-092 Lisboa
Tel: (+351) 213 011 606
E-Mail: consul@embrussia.ru
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/embrussiaportugal and https://twitter.com/EmbaixadaRusPt
Opening hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 9:15 to 12:45

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, it is requested to visit the Consular Section under appointment.

Spain

Embassy of the Spain in Portugal
Address: Rua do Salitre, 1, Lisboa, 1269-052 
Tel: (+351) 213 472 383
E-Mail: emb.lisboa@maec.es
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/spain/ and https://www.facebook.com/spain.info and https://twitter.com/spain

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Lisbon, Spain has another honorary consulate in Porto (cog.oporto@maec.es).

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

British Embassy in Portugal
Address: Rua de São Bernardo 33, 1249-082 Lisbon
Tel: (+351) 213 924 000
E-Mail: ppa.lisbon@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ukinportugal/ and https://twitter.com/ukinportugal and https://www.facebook.com/BritsInPortugal

The British Embassy in Portugal provides services to British nationals living in and visiting the country. Some of the services are: emergency travel document replacement, notarial and documentary services, marriage, consular fees, etc.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Lisbon, the UK has another honorary consulate in Portimao.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Portugal
Address: Avenida das Forças Armadas, 1600-081 Lisboa
Tel: (+381) 217 273 300
E-Mail: conslisbon@state.gov
Social Media: https://twitter.com/USEmbPortugal and https://www.facebook.com/usdos.portugal
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 16:30

The US representation in Portugal provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Lisbon, the USA has another honorary consulate in Ponta Delgada (ConsPontaDelgada@state.gov).

Honorary Consulates in Portugal

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Portugal, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Madrid, in Spain for Portugal.

Honorary Consulates in Lisbon

• Austria (lissabon-ob@bmeia.gv.at)
• Belgium (lisbon.consul@diplobel.fed.be)
• Italy (secretariado.roma@mne.pt)
• Singapore (singaporeportugueseconsulate@gmail.com)
• South Africa (lisbon.consular@dirco.gov.za)
• Spain (cog.lisboa@maec.es)
• Sweden (ambassaden.lissabon-konsulart@gov.se)  

Honorary Consulates in Porto

• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Italy
• South Africa
• Spain (cog.oporto@maec.es)
• Sweden

Honorary Consulates in Faro

• Austria
• Belgium (consuladobelgicafaro@gmail.com)
• Denmark

Honorary Consulates in Funchal

• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark (danishconsulfunchal@gmail.com)
• Italy
• South Africa

Honorary Consulates in Ponta Delgada

• Belgium
• Denmark
• Sweden (consuladosuecia@nbr.pt)