FAQs D| Preparing the Application via the International Student Statute

Students who are not nationals of a European Union country must apply for a study residence visa to attend courses lasting more than one year.

To find out where you can apply for a student visa, you should contact the Portuguese embassy/consulate in your country. 

The rule says that you can't change the type of visa with which you entered Portugal, but if there is a possibility you can apply for a new one. 

The knowledge level of the language of teaching will be checked. When necessary, this may be done by means of documentary evidence (B2 level Portuguese language certificate or equivalent) or a written exam or an interview. 

The application process is exclusively online for all programmes at the headquarters of Católica. For most programmes, apply here. 

Applications for the integrated master's programme in Medicine should be submitted here

and for the international degrees at the Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, here. 

Please check the calendar.

Please check FAQ 4.3 of the General Regime. 

Yes, if you are accepted, you will have more time to arrange your visa and move to Portugal. 

You can only apply once you know your exam grades. 

No. You should consult the website of each Faculty. The application fee is due per Faculty and is valid for a maximum of 4 programmes. If you are applying for programmes in different Faculties, you will have to pay an application fee per Faculty. The application fee is non-refundable.

Please check FAQ 4.5 of the General Regime. 

Please check FAQ 4.6 of the General Regime. 

Please check FAQ 4.7 of the General Regime. 

Please check FAQ 4.8 of the General Regime. 

• Identification document (passport or identity card); 
• Tax identification document; 
• Photograph (passport size); 
• Declaration of honour that the applicant is eligible as an "international student";
•  Certificate of Qualification from secondary education, detailed (subjects taken and respective classification) and final classification; 
• Secondary school transcript, with the subjects listed and the respective grades; 
• Document proving the marks obtained in the final national exam (if available in the country of origin) of secondary education;  
• Statement issued by the secondary school attended, confirming that the applicant's qualifications give access to higher education in the country of origin, and with information on the grading scale used and the respective passing grade for approval, in case this information is not available in the qualification certificate. 
• Eventually, information on the foreign education system to which the qualification relates (e.g. number of years of schooling, entry conditions, school certification). 

Please check FAQ 5.12 of the General Regime. 

As an International Student, you do not need to have a declaration of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education. 

Please check FAQ 4.9 of the General Regime. 

Please check FAQ 5.12 of the General Regime. 

Please check FAQ 4.11 of the General Regime. 

International students can apply with exams taken at any time, as long as they correspond to the areas of knowledge required for each programme. 

Please check FAQ 4.12 of the General Regime. 

Please check FAQ 4.13 of the General Regime. 

Please check FAQ 4.14 of the General Regime. 

Please check FAQ 4.15 of the General Regime. 

CLSBE offers merit scholarships for international students. Check here.

Please check FAQ 4.17 of the General Regime. 

Please check FAQ 4.18 of the General Regime.