{"about":"Student visa facts for Portugal, as read on official pages. Each statement names its source and the day it was checked. Information, not legal advice; the visa authority decides.","publisher":"ForiForeign","page":"https://foriforeign.com/study-in/pt/student-visa","destination":{"code":"PT","name":"Portugal"},"visa":"Residence visa for study (D4) and residence permit for higher education students","authority":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs consular posts; AIMA (residence permit)","official_portal":"https://aima.gov.pt/","last_checked":"2026-10-14","facts":[{"key":"documents","label":"Documents the official page lists","text":"For a residence visa for higher education the EU Immigration Portal page for Portugal asks for these. The page still names the SEF as the authority for the residence permit after arrival; since October 2023 that is AIMA.","source_url":"https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/eu-immigration-portal/student-portugal_en","checked_at":"2026-10-14","list":["Valid travel document (passport)","Parental consent, if you are under 18","Admission to the higher education institution","Proof of sufficient means of subsistence","Travel insurance","Return ticket"]},{"key":"funds","label":"Money you must show","text":"Means are benchmarked to the monthly minimum wage (100% for the first adult); AIMA page still shows the 2025 figure of 870 EUR.","source_url":"https://aima.gov.pt/pt/temas-transversais/meios-de-subsistencia","checked_at":"2026-09-15","amount":870,"currency":"EUR","period":"per month (2025 figure)"},{"key":"tuition_evidence","label":"Proof of tuition","text":"For the AIMA residence permit, proof of tuition payment if charged; exempt for students of approved institutions.","source_url":"https://aima.gov.pt/en/estudar/autorizacao-de-residencia-emitida-a-estudantes-do-ensino-superior-art-o-91","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"work_rights","label":"Working while you study","text":"Holders of a study residence permit may do employed or self-employed work alongside studies (Art. 97).","source_url":"https://aima.gov.pt/en/estudar/autorizacao-de-residencia-emitida-a-estudantes-do-ensino-superior-art-o-91","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"on_arrival","label":"After you arrive","text":"Apply to AIMA for the residence permit by appointment; permits for higher education students are valid three years, renewable.","source_url":"https://aima.gov.pt/en/estudar/autorizacao-de-residencia-emitida-a-estudantes-do-ensino-superior-art-o-91","checked_at":"2026-09-15"}],"fees":[],"how_to_apply":[{"key":"how_application","label":"How the application is lodged","text":"The visa application and the supporting documents can be filled in and sent online through the e-VISA platform, after which the file is lodged at the consulate or its visa centre.","source_url":"https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/comunicacao-e-media/comunciados-de-imprensa/entrada-em-funcionamento-da-plataforma-e-visa","checked_at":"2026-10-06","portal_url":"https://pedidodevistos.mne.gov.pt/VistosOnline/","portal_name":"e-VISA platform of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portal dos Vistos)","form_name":"National visa application form (Pedido de visto de longa duração)"},{"key":"how_tracking","label":"Following your application","text":"Applicants get a personal access code on the e-VISA platform to follow the application online through its stages up to visa issued.","source_url":"https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/comunicacao-e-media/comunciados-de-imprensa/entrada-em-funcionamento-da-plataforma-e-visa","checked_at":"2026-10-06","tracking_url":"https://pedidodevistos.mne.gov.pt/VistosOnline/"},{"key":"how_processing_time","label":"Processing time, as the application page states it","text":"The legal deadline to decide a residence visa (the usual visa for degree study) is 60 days; a temporary stay visa is 30 days.","source_url":"https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/general-information/deadlines","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_decision_and_passport","label":"The decision and your passport","text":"If the visa is refused you are notified and can complain to the consulate within 15 days, or appeal later. The official page does not say how the passport is returned.","source_url":"https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/appeal-mechanisms","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_additional_documents","label":"If more documents are asked for","text":"The consulate may ask for more documents at its discretion, and the applicant must hand them in to continue the case.","source_url":"https://vistos.mne.gov.pt/en/national-visas/necessary-documentation/residency","checked_at":"2026-10-06"}],"steps":[],"not_stated_on_the_official_pages":["the application fee","the processing time","health insurance","a language requirement","fingerprints and photo","a police certificate","a medical examination"],"applicant_country_pages":[{"country":"PK","name":"Pakistan","page":"https://foriforeign.com/study-in/pt/student-visa/from/pakistan"}]}