Which Portugal Consulate Covers Your State? India Jurisdiction

The split matters because each office publishes its own checklists and a few of its own rules. Everything below is as published on the official sources, checked on 15 October 2026. For fees, documents and visa types in one place, see our Portugal visa guide for Indians.

Which Portuguese office handles your state?

VFS Global is the Embassy's external service provider for all of these centres. You book an appointment and pre-pay the VFS service fee online before you visit.

Does Gujarat or Karnataka fall under the Goa consulate?

No. The Goa consulate's area is only Goa, Maharashtra, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Every other state belongs to the Embassy in New Delhi, including states in the west and south such as Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

A few quick answers by state. The office is fixed by jurisdiction; for New Delhi-jurisdiction states, the centre named is simply the nearest of the nine VFS centres serving the Embassy.

• Maharashtra: Consulate General in Goa; lodge at VFS Mumbai, Pune or Goa.
• Goa: Consulate General in Goa; VFS Goa is in the state.
• Gujarat: Embassy in New Delhi; nearest centre VFS Ahmedabad.
• Karnataka: Embassy in New Delhi; nearest centre VFS Bengaluru.
• Telangana and Andhra Pradesh: Embassy in New Delhi; nearest centre VFS Hyderabad.
• Tamil Nadu and Kerala: Embassy in New Delhi; VFS Chennai and Bengaluru are the southern centres.
• West Bengal: Embassy in New Delhi; nearest centre VFS Kolkata.
• Punjab: Embassy in New Delhi; VFS has centres in Chandigarh and Jalandhar.
• Uttar Pradesh: Embassy in New Delhi; VFS has a centre in Lucknow.

What if you moved cities recently?

Jurisdiction follows where you live, not where you happen to be. To apply in India, you must have been legally resident in the relevant consular jurisdiction for at least 6 months. A person who is only present in the area, and not resident, is accepted only with a credible, documented reason for not applying in their country of residence.

So if you moved from Pune to Bengaluru four months ago, check with the office before booking. Contact details are in the last table below.

What changes in a Goa-jurisdiction file?

The Embassy and the Consulate General publish separate document checklists, so download the one for your jurisdiction from the VFS page. Three practical differences stand out in the official material:

• Interview. Short-stay applicants, adults and children, who apply at VFS Mumbai or Pune and have not travelled to a Schengen country in the last 3 years must attend a personal interview by Skype with the Consulate. VFS schedules it.
• Photographs. In the Goa jurisdiction, photographs with eyewear are not acceptable.
• Phone number. In both jurisdictions you must give your own phone number, not an agent's.

Either office may call any applicant for an interview, so keep your phone reachable after you lodge.

How do fees and timelines look once you know your office?

Allow for transit as well: VFS notes up to two working days for files to reach the Embassy. The visa fee and the VFS service fee are not refunded if the visa is refused.

For context, the European Commission's figures show a 20.3% refusal rate for short-stay Schengen applications lodged at Portuguese consulates in India in 2025, with 3,138 visas not issued and 15,422 applications lodged. The 2024 rate was 16.2%. These are past outcomes, not a forecast for your file.

How do you contact each office?

For work visas, note one New Delhi-specific rule: D1 (subordinate work) and E8 (seasonal work) appointments cannot be booked by applicants at VFS. The Portuguese employer requests them from the Embassy, which sets the date. The official sources we checked do not confirm whether the Goa jurisdiction follows the same practice, so ask the Consulate directly.

Jurisdiction mistakes that waste a VFS slot

• Booking at VFS Ahmedabad or Bengaluru while living in Maharashtra.
• Using the New Delhi checklist for a Goa-jurisdiction file, or the reverse.
• Applying soon after a move without meeting the 6-month residence rule.
• Wearing glasses in photos for a Goa-jurisdiction application.
• Giving an agent's phone number on the form.

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Frequently asked questions

Can a Mumbai resident apply for a Portugal visa at VFS New Delhi?

No. Maharashtra is under the Consulate General of Portugal in Goa, and its residents apply at the VFS centres in Mumbai, Pune or Goa. Applying in a jurisdiction requires at least 6 months of legal residence there.

Who decides long-stay Portugal visas filed in India?

Long-term (national) visas are processed by the Embassy and sent to Portugal's immigration authority (SEF/AIMA). After arrival, residence visa holders get their residence permit from AIMA.

Does the Portugal consulate in Goa accept walk-in applications?

Applications are lodged through VFS Global, the Embassy's external service provider. Goa-jurisdiction residents book an appointment at VFS Mumbai, Pune or Goa and pre-pay the VFS service fee online.

Do Indians need an airport transit visa for Portugal?

No. Under Portugal's visa rules, India is not on the common Schengen airport-transit list or on Portugal's national additions (Guinea, Senegal and Uzbekistan). You still need a Schengen visa to enter Portugal.