# Proof of entering Portugal if using eGates? **URL:** \ **Category:** Portugal Golden Visa\ **Created:** [June 28, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/proof-of-entering-portugal-if-using-egates/50547 "2022-06-28T23:44:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
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For proof of stay, you might want to see this thread: [14-Day Requirements: Proofs](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/14-day-requirements-proofs/48119). Portugal aims to apply the EU rules regarding border checks and stamping of passports - outlined here: [https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/documents-register/api/files/C(2019)7131\_1/de00000000092844?rendition=false](https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/documents-register/api/files/C(2019)7131_1/de00000000092844?rendition=false). See Section 1 for border check rules, and Section 6.2 sub-section (i) for stamping of passports. In principle, no entry or exit stamp must be affixed “to the travel documents of nationals of third countries who present a residence card provided for in Directive 2004/38/EC.)” There are, of course, instances where the passport has been stamped despite a non-EU national having a valid EU residence card. During the past 2 years this has happened frequently to UK nationals holding an EU residency card (and some without a card but with a residency certificate or QR code (eg Portugal)). The EU has consequently clarified as follows: Stamping a passport serves to establish whether a non–EU national respected the authorised length of a short stay within the Schengen area, but … the usual limitation of a stay of 90 days in a 180 days’ period in the Schengen area does not apply to [the EU country where a non-EU national has a residency card] irrespective of whether their passport has been stamped or not. In relation to whether Schengen travel is allowed and duration of stay limits for non-EU nationals with an EU residence card the rules state that "A long stay visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen State allows you to travel or stay in other Schengen States, while respecting the maximum duration of a “short stay” (a stay of “90 days in any 180 day period”). See question 16 in FAQs at: [Portal de Informação ao Imigrante](https://imigrante.sef.pt/wp-content/uploads/FAQsFronteiras_EN.pdf) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/proof-of-entering-portugal-if-using-egates/50547)._