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Saudi Arabia → Portugal

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Saudi Arabia
To
Portugal
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Portugal's consulates in Saudi Arabia

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Portugal's consulates located in Saudi Arabia.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202417,10315,2339695.7%
202316,83515,0881,74710.4%
202213,87312,2001,67212.1%
202116,22814,0911,1367.0%
20201,8171,54926814.7%
201912,46911,2271,24110.0%
20186,5095,8706399.8%
20175,6394,97865911.7%
20165,3154,9233917.4%
20154,6444,3332956.4%
20143,5083,3391604.6%
20131,9971,969261.3%
20121,3021,29390.7%
20111,4431,390533.7%
20102,0882,006482.3%
20095513926111.1%

Applications by year

8,55217k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
8,55217k200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009551
20102,088
20111,443
20121,302
20131,997
20143,508
20154,644
20165,315
20175,639
20186,509
201912,469
20201,817
202116,228
202213,873
202316,835
202417,103
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Portugal

First residence permits issued by Portugal to citizens of Saudi Arabia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons13
  2. Family7
  3. Work5
  4. Education1
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202526000
202490022
202370026
2022220124
2021110115
2020180017
201915009
2018400015
2017950016
201672004
20153012
201436001
20133004
20126010
20111000
20100000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities5
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
108
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Portugal in Saudi Arabia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyRiyadhriade.embaixadaportugal.mne.gov.pt
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Portugal, 2023.

Inflows to Portugal, 2023
  1. Brazil147,264
  2. Angola24,374
  3. Cape Verde14,623
  4. São Tomé and Príncipe14,504
  5. India12,185
  6. Guinea-Bissau10,320
  7. Bangladesh10,077
  8. Italy8,801
  9. United Kingdom7,365
  10. Pakistan6,869
  11. Germany5,483
  12. France5,138
Other destinations for people from Saudi Arabia, 2023
  1. Türkiye1,048
  2. Japan552
  3. Australia550
  4. United States520
  5. Germany465
  6. South Korea428
  7. Canada235
  8. Switzerland230
  9. Netherlands125
  10. France118
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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