International Student

Beneficiaries:

Students who are not Portuguese/EU nationals are considered international students.

Contrarily, students in the following situations do not benefit from this status:

• Albeit not being from a European Union member state, those who have been permanently living in Portugal for an uninterrupted period of more than two years, from 1 January of the year of enrolment. This is equally applicable to children legally residing with them.

• Students who, come 1 January of the year of enrolment, enjoy equal rights and duties in the scope of an international agreement between Portugal and their country of birth;

• Students who are already attending a Portuguese higher education institution as part of mobility or exchange programmes;

• Students with dual citizenship, one being Portuguese.


Additionally, students shall comply with one of the requirements pertaining to U.Porto’s International Student Status:

• Having completed upper secondary education or equivalent, with a diploma issued by an upper secondary school or by competent bodies within the Ministry of Education;

• Having a diploma or certificate issued by a competent body in their country of origin, certifying the completion of an education programme and attesting to their right to access a higher education institution in Portugal.


The international student will maintain the international student status until the end of the cycle of studies in which he or she initially enrolled, except for those who acquire, after entry, the nationality of a member state of the European Union. In this case, the cessation of the international student status takes effect in the academic year following the date of proof of acquisition of nationality.

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Enrolment procedures:

1. Once admissions are published online, admitted students shall complete their enrolment/registration within deadline, in the page: https://sigarra.up.pt/flup/pt/WEB_BASE.GERA_PAGINA?p_pagina=2249; 
2. Once enrolled (during the 1st and 2nd phases), students shall sign up for curricular units within deadline, in "Registration in curricular units";
3. The recognition of prior learning (optional) is requested upon enrolment and is subject to payment of a fee as per No. 13 of U.Porto’s Table of Fees. The fee is non-refundable.
4. Meet the prerequisites, if they are required (1st cycle- First Degree)

Start date of the 2025/20256 academic year for applicants placed in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd phase - September 2025.

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Start here to register your application to the cycle of studies.

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 Tuition fees:

Upon enrolment, payment of the Tuition Fee for International Students is due.

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Prerequisites

Cursos	Pré-requisitos	Documentos a apresentar
Arqueologia	Pré-Requisito do Grupo D - Capacidade de Visão (Capacidade para percepcionar formas e cores)	Autodeclaração do Candidato
Ciências da Comunicação: Jornalismo, Assessoria, Multimédia	Pré-Requisito do Grupo D - Capacidade de Visão (Capacidade para percepcionar formas e cores)	Autodeclaração do Candidato
Geografia	Pré-Requisito do Grupo D - Capacidade de Visão (Capacidade para percepcionar formas e cores)	Autodeclaração do Candidato
História	Pré-Requisito do Grupo B - Comunicação Interpessoal	Declaração Médica
História da Arte	Pré-requisito do Grupo D - Capacidade de Visão (Capacidade para percepcionar formas e cores)	Autodeclaração do Candidato