International Applicants

How to apply

To apply to a bachelor’s programme at Politécnico de Leiria, international applicants have to go through the Special Call for International Students.

Please check the language and academic qualifications required for bachelor’s programmes below.

The application is done online at the Applications Portal.

Required documentation

• Copy of a valid ID card/passport.
• Portuguese secondary school diploma or foreign equivalent.
• Letter issued by the applicant’s country authorities assuring the applicant has the right to and the necessary competences to apply for a bachelor’s degree at a foreign higher education institution.
• Copy of Portuguese secondary school leaving exams results transcript, or equivalent.
• Copy of their country’s secondary school leaving exams results transcript.
• Copy of certificate stating the applicant has passed their country’s secondary school leaving exams, which are equivalent to Portuguese ones. It must include their final results and rating scales.
• Language proficiency certificate of the language in which the study programme is taught.

• Copy of certificate stating the applicant has completed secondary school education and has studied subjects of similar level and content of the ones studied by Portuguese students. It must include their final results and rating scales.
• For applicants addmited to the School of Health Sciences, it is also mandatory to bring a proof of achievement of the prerequisite Interpersonal Communication – Group A (type of proof: medical questionnaire declaration).
• For applicants addmited to the Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Therapy, it is also mandatory to bring a declaration written by a Speech Therapist, attesting the absence of language and/or speech disorders and the mastery of oral and written Portuguese language.
• Power of attorney, when the application is submitted by State Attorney.

Language requirements

Academic qualifications

International students must be proficient in the language the study programme is taught (B2 level), according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

International students without a B2 level can also apply, as long as they attend a language course at Politécnico de Leiria, in the language in which the study programme is taught, that will enable them to achieve the above-mentioned level.

Students who have attended secondary school in the language in which the study programme is taught, are not required to comply with the above rules.

Order No. 297/2021 – International Students Exams – PT – 2022/2023

If the applicant holds a Portuguese secondary school diploma or a legally Portuguese equivalent qualification, their academic qualifications will be assessed based on the National Call for Admission to Higher Education.

If the applicant does not hold a Portuguese or foreign secondary school diploma, their qualifications will be assessed based on documentary evidence of:

• Educational achievement in exams of similar level and content than those of the students admitted through the general access regime for the study cycle, including the corresponding final results and rating scales;
• And/or educational achievement in a level of education that provides acquisition of knowledge in subjects of similar level and content than those of the students admitted through the general access regime for the study cycle, including the corresponding final results and rating scales. 

In any case, applicants can ask to sit the Portuguese higher education admission exams. They take place at Politécnico de Leiria and are similar to the Portuguese secondary school leaving exams.

1. Apply and get the results

• Apply at the Applications Portal.
• Get the results notification.

2. Register and pay

• Register at the Student Portal.
• Pay the registration fee (€500) and 20% of your annual tuition fees (€600).

3. Get a Portuguese study visa

• Visa advice for international applicants.
  TIP: The process of verifying the authenticity of official documents may be quicker if you take the original copies of the required documentation with you to the Portuguese consulate.

4. Travel to Portugal

• Gather all the documentation you need and plan your journey.
• Pack your bags and we’ll be here ready and excited to welcome you.

Information about application assessments

Despacho nº 298/2021  – Júri das Provas de Avaliação da Qualificação Académica Específica

Rules

Regulamento do Estudante Internacional do Politécnico de Leiria 

Alteração ao Regulamento do Estudante Internacional do Politécnico de Leiria

Important note about exams

If you have to sit exams to apply to higher education, check out the assessments’ content and register using this form.