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If you are a European Union (EU) Citizen, you can use the National Health services (public hospitals) by showing a valid European Health Insurance Card. You will be charged the same fee as a Portuguese citizen.
If you are a Non-European Union (Non EU) Citizen, valid International Insurance is necessary. You should check with the service provider which Health units you can use during your stay. However, as a norm, you should always check what coverage your national health insurance provider gives you.
Visa and Residence Permit
No visa needed. EU citizens only need to travel with a valid National Identity Card or a valid Passport and the European Health Insurance Card. For stays longer than 3 months, EU citizens must also register at the Lisbon City Hall or the City Hall of the students' residence in Portugal. More information about this registration can be found here.
- For stays longer than 3 months and up to 1 year: non-EU students need to apply for a Student Visa at a Portuguese Embassy or Portuguese Consulate in their home country or in their country of residence before entering Portugal. A Student Visa may take up to 3 months to be issued. While staying in our country students may be required to extend their Student Visas
- For stays longer than one year: non-EU students will need a Residence Permit. Firstly, in order to apply for a Residence Permit, students need to have completed and entered a Residence Visa into their passports before entering Portugal (valid for a period of 4 months). Non-Eu students can apply for the Residence Visa at a Portuguese Embassy or Portuguese Consulate in their home country or in their country of residence. Afterwards, the application for a Residence Permit is automatically appointed at the Integration, Migration and Asylum Agency (AIMA) and it must be submitted personally on a standard form signed by the applicant. The application can be submitted at any AIMA's directorate or regional delegation and it may take up to 90 days to be issued by our authorities. Residence permits are valid according to the duration of the student's program.
- Non- EU students that are holders of a residence permit for study purposes in a higher education institution of an EU member state, that intend to participate in an international mobility program, like Erasmus+, can inform AIMA, within a maximum of 30 days before the beginning of their program, that they will be traveling to Portugal to participate in the aforementioned program. This communication can be made by e-mail, including additional documentation, plus the corresponding travel tickets (arrival and departure) for the period of mobility. After you comply with this procedure, AIMA will issue you an official entry form stating that you are allowed to stay until a maximum of 360 days.
Important: Non-EU students who already have an European Residence Permit from another country must keep it valid throughout their stay in Portugal.
The authority in Portugal responsible for these issues is the Integration, Migration and Asylum Agency (AIMA).
In case you need further assistance, you can always contact our team: we.are.clsbe@ucp.pt
The authority in Portugal responsible for these issues is the Integration, Migration and Asylum Agency (AIMA).
Depending on your nationality, duration of your stay, and the type of service you are applying for, some or all of the following standard documents may be required for your Visa request:
- Passport valid for 3 months after your date of return and with at least one blank page
- National Visa application
- Two passport-size color photographs
- Acceptance Letter (issued by CATÓLICA-LISBON)
- Proof of address (issued by CATÓLICA-LISBON upon request)
- Proof of departure arrangements
- Proof of sufficient means of support
- Proof of health insurance coverage
- Criminal record certificate issued by the competent authority
Student Visa Renewal
At AIMA's Branches, by scheduling in advance.
One month before the expiry dare.
Visa renewal is immediate, upon delivery of the application to AIMA (as a rule).
Documents and requirements:
- Scheduling in advance
- Two identical photographs, in color, with a plain background, updated and easyly identifiable.
- Passport or any other travel document, which shall not expire for at least three months after the scheduled departure date, with two consecutive blank rages.
- Evidence that the application has subsistence means of €400 per month (cash, credit card together with blank statement indicating the daily withdrawal limits, up-to-date statement of the bank account balance).
- Evidence of accommodation (rental contact or declaration from the Junta de Freguesia).
- CATÓLICA-LISBON's Acceptance Letter
- Completed AIMA's application form
- Proof of departure arrangements
- Proof of international health insurance coverage
- Portuguese Criminal Record (Request it at: "Loja do Cidadão" - Laranjeiras: Rua Abranches Ferrão n.º10)
- Proof that you have no debts at UCP (Request for this declaration at our "Treasury Office")
Visa renewal is immediat, upon delivery of the application to AIMA (as a rule).