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International Student Guide

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1st Cycle (Bachelor's Degrees)

Application Deadlines 2026/2027

Application deadlines
Application:	1st Period	2nd Period
1st Cycle (Bachelor's Degrees)	2 January to 6 February 2026	6 April to 22 May 2026
2nd Cycle (Master's Degrees)	9 March to 10 April 2026	22 June to 17 July 2026
3rd Cycle ( PhDs)	Available soon	Available soon

International Student Status

An international student is a student who does not have Portuguese nationality.

The following are not considered international students:

Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or nationals of a State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area;
Family members of Portuguese nationals, nationals of another Member State of the European Union or nationals of a State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, regardless of their nationality;
Not being a national of a Member State of the European Union or of a State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and not being covered by the previous paragraph, have been legally resident in Portugal for more than two years, without interruption, on 1 January of the year in which they intend to enter higher education, as well as their children who are legally resident with them. The period of residence with a residence permit for study purposes is only relevant during the period in which the student is attending secondary education in Portugal;
On 1 January of the year in which they intend to enter higher education, they are beneficiaries of equal rights and duties granted under a treaty or international agreement between the Portuguese State and the State of which they are a national;
Apply for admission to higher education through the special schemes for access and admission to higher education regulated in Chapter II of Decree-Law No. 64-A/2023 of 31 July;
Foreign students attending a Portuguese higher education institution under an international mobility programme to complete part of a course of study at a foreign higher education institution with which the Portuguese institution has established an exchange agreement for this purpose.

Family members of Portuguese nationals or nationals of a Member State of the European Union (EU), regardless of their nationality, are understood to be:

The spouse of an EU citizen;
The partner with whom an EU citizen lives in a civil partnership, established in accordance with the law, or with whom the EU citizen has a permanent relationship duly certified by the competent authority of the Member State where they reside;
The direct descendant under the age of 21 or who is dependent on an EU citizen, as well as that of the spouse or partner within the meaning of the previous subparagraph;
The direct ascendant who is dependent on an EU citizen, as well as that of the spouse or partner within the meaning of subparagraph 2).

All students who enter higher education under the provisions of this diploma retain their status as international students until the end of the cycle of studies in which they initially enrolled or to which they transfer, even if, during any of these study cycles, they are granted equal rights and duties under a treaty or international agreement between Portugal and their country of nationality. Exceptions are international students who acquire Portuguese nationality, that of another Member State of the European Union or that of a State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (the termination of international student status takes effect in the academic year following the date of acquisition of nationality).

International Student Status (EEI) is regulated by Decree-Law No. 36/2014 of 10 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law No. 62/2018 of 6 August and amended by Decree-Law No. 20/2025 of 18 March.

The EEI was regulated by Order No. 8175-B/2014, of 23 June, with the latest amendment and republication in Order No. 10579/2019, of 18 November.

The aforementioned Order No. 750/2016 *, of 15 January, establishes the rules and requirements that an applicant must meet in order to apply for higher education under the Special Admission and Access Competition for International Students at the Faculty of CIÊNCIAS of ULisboa.

* Order No. 750/2016, of 15 January - Currently being updated. The rules contained in the Regulations for Admission and Access for International Students at the Faculty of CIÊNCIAS of the University of Lisbon that contradict the provisions of the Regulations for Admission and Access for International Students at the University of Lisbon are not applicable, and the provisions of the latter regulations shall be observed.

Tuition Fees

For the 2026/2027 academic year, the tuition fees applicable to international students are as follows:

First Cycle courses: annual tuition fee of 3 500.00€
Second Cycle courses: annual tuition fee of 3 500.00€. Courses in collaboration with other schools: see the information available on the Tuition Fees and Charges page.
Third Cycle courses (2025/2026): see the information available on the Tuition Fees and Charges page.