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Portugal student visa: how long the Visto de residência para estudo, intercâmbio, estágio ou voluntariado takes, what it costs, and whether it leads to permanent residence
Study permit
Residence visa for study, student exchange, professional internship or volunteering (gov.pt service page). The applicant needs admission or enrolment from a recognised establishment. Means of subsistence: Portaria n.º 1563/2007 art. 5.º n.º 4 — 100% of RMMG for 12 months (or the months of an exchange), reducible to 50% if housing is assured, or reduced by up to 90% if housing and food are assured. For 2026 the unreduced monthly floor is € 920,00. Consular fee on the opened www2.gov.pt page is € 90,00 (free if the applicant holds a Portuguese-state scholarship). After arrival AIMA issues the study autorização de residência (listing opened: art. 91.º higher education, art. 92.º other students, arts. 93.º–94.º interns and volunteers). This route is stored as temporary: the visa/permit is for study. Do not treat the initial permit length as a permanent-residence timeline.
Source: Governo de Portugal (gov.pt) · verified 2026-09-24
Does Visto de residência para estudo, intercâmbio, estágio ou voluntariado lead to permanent residence?
- Residency
Temporary — not a permanent-residence route on its own
Source: Governo de Portugal (gov.pt) · verified 2026-09-24
Do you need a job offer for Visto de residência para estudo, intercâmbio, estágio ou voluntariado?
- Job offer
Not required
Source: Governo de Portugal (gov.pt) · verified 2026-09-24
What education does Visto de residência para estudo, intercâmbio, estágio ou voluntariado require?
- Education
Not yet checked
We have not yet checked this field against the official source. That is not a finding that the page we read does not carry a rule.
Source: Governo de Portugal (gov.pt) · verified 2026-09-24
How much money do you have to show for Visto de residência para estudo, intercâmbio, estágio ou voluntariado?
- Funds
From EUR 920
Unreduced floor: 100% of continental RMMG 2026 (€ 920,00 per month) for 12 months, or for the months of an exchange (Portaria n.º 1563/2007, art. 5.º n.º 4). Reducible to 50% of that amount if housing is assured, or reduced by up to 90% if housing and food are assured. Tuition is not in that portaria.
Source: Diário da República / Governo de Portugal · verified 2026-09-24
How much does Visto de residência para estudo, intercâmbio, estágio ou voluntariado cost to apply for?
- Application fee
EUR 90
Consular fee on the www2.gov.pt student page. Free if the applicant has a scholarship from the Portuguese State. AIMA study residence-title fees are a later separate stage; 2026 indexed amounts were not stored.
Source: Governo de Portugal / Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros (gov.pt service page) · verified 2026-08-15
Needs review — the stored record is incomplete
How long does Visto de residência para estudo, intercâmbio, estágio ou voluntariado take to process?
- Processing time
No commitment to a processing time
Open the authority's page for this fact
Source: Governo de Portugal / Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros (gov.pt service page) · verified 2026-08-15
Needs review — the stored record is incomplete
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Not published on the pages we read
We checked for each of these and the page carried no figure. The absence is recorded with the reason, so this page states nothing the authority does not.
Processing time
www2.gov.pt (opened 2026-08-15): “Tem um prazo de 60 dias úteis.” That figure is kept. This source URL returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-24 and needs a replacement. Last confirmed reachable on 2026-08-15. The www.gov.pt twin page does not print this deadline. Legal / administrative maximum in working days, not an expected wait. Old 1–3 months estimate deleted.
Source: Governo de Portugal / Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros (gov.pt service page) · verified 2026-08-15
Needs review — the stored record is incompleteMinimum education
CONTRADICTION: old minEducation high_school does not match the opened gov.pt wording, which covers secondary school, higher education, internships and volunteering with an admission/enrolment document. Previous stored value has been removed from the program field. www2.gov.pt (opened) also states that for secondary education the student must have “idade mínima de 14 anos e não exceder a idade máxima de 21 anos” (Portaria n.º 1079/2007) — the old minAge 17 was not that rule and has been deleted.
Not yet verified against an official source
What changed when we last checked this record
Service exists on gov.pt (updated 06.08.2026 on the page, re-read 2026-09-24). That page’s banner says it may be out of date and points to the MNE portal. The www2.gov.pt twin returned HTTP 404 on 2026-09-24, so its earlier banner was not re-read. Old file framed this as a 24-month PR pathway, stored age 17 / high_school / USD 8000 / USD 200, and cited sef.pt — those have been removed or replaced. AIMA estudo listing (opened) is the onshore stage, not a second stored program.
Source: Governo de Portugal (gov.pt) · verified 2026-09-24
Other verified Portugal routes
Other study routes: New Zealand student visa: Fee Paying Student Visa · Australia student visa (subclass 500) · Canada student visa: Study Permit → PGWP · Germany student visa: Student residence permit · UK student visa · Netherlands student visa: Student residence permit for university or higher professional education · Sweden student visa: Residence permit for studies at higher education · UAE student visa: Residence permit for study
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