Visa request

Non-EU citizens wishing to study or conduct research in Portugal, including researchers with work contracts (for instance under Marie Curie), need to request a visa at the nearest Portuguese Consulate/ Embassy of their city of residence.

(I) Full degree-seeking students

After enrolment and registration, and the payment of the corresponding amounts, students can download the Acceptance Letter from inforestudante.uc.pt for free following these steps:

The validation (verification of authenticity) of the Acceptance Letter downloaded from inforestudante can be done by the Consulate/ Embassy here.

(II) Exchange/ Mobility students

After the acceptance of the learning/ training agreement, students can download the Acceptance Letter from inforestudante.uc.pt for free following these steps:

(III) Visiting Professors/ Researchers

In the case of visiting professors/ researchers, the University of Coimbra sends them the Acceptance Letter via email and by post (if requested).

In the three cases, this letter must be annexed to the remaining documents required by the Portuguese consular services, upon visa request. The visa request should be done by the visa applicants in as short a time as possible before the start date of their stay in Portugal.

Inform yourself about the types of visa that apply to your case, required documents, and procedures at the nearest Portuguese Consulate/ Embassy of your city of residence (search for location and contacts in the interactive map of the Portuguese Communities’ Office).

The visa request, the associated costs, and the collection of documents required by the consular services are the sole responsibility of the visa applicants.

The evaluation and validation of the requests and visa issuing are the sole responsibility of the consular services.

More information available in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website about visas: www.vistos.mne.pt/en/