Starting in early 2026, the Portuguese Electronic Passport (PEP) will have a validity period of ten years at the beginning of 2026, instead of the current five years.
Reasons such as the short period of validity and the existence of “high quality” counterfeits of the current PEP model led the Portuguese Government by doubling the passport’s validity,
This extension is part of a new measures to reduce bureaucracy announced by the Portuguese government, with the aim of promoting the “standardization, simplification and digitalization of public services, reaching more and more citizens and companies”.
Due to “the existence of evidence of high-quality forgeries of the current Portuguese Electronic Passport (PEP) model, which represent serious security and control flaws”, and given that the “limited period of five years requires frequent renewals by citizens”, the Portuguese Government decided to proceed with the extension, will be implemented within the first three months of 2026.
Despite the change for adults, passports issued to minors will continue to have a five year validity period, aligning with practices in most Schengen area countries.
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