Student Visa - How to get from within Portugal ? - Portugal forum

Student Visa - How to get from within Portugal ?

almirantereis Active member

Member since 17 August 2016

almirantereisActive member11 September 2023 07:28:09

A friend is about to start the Curso Anual de Portugue^s para Estrangeiros聽 at Coimbra Univ..

She tried extremely hard聽 -聽 many many visits back and forth -聽 to obtain聽 the Student聽 Visa whilst still in the USA.聽 Has all the paperwork,聽 Carta de Aceita,ca~o聽 from the Faculdade de Letras,聽 FBI Certificate and all the rest -

but it just wasn't possible.

What is the simplest way for her now聽 ( she聽 is arriving in Portugal tomorrow )聽 to obtain the Student Visa for the academic year ?

Is it a matter of setting up an appointment with SEF ?

If so, what's the simplest way to do that ?

JohnnyPT Portugal Expert

Member since 23 May 2020

JohnnyPTPortugal Expert11 September 2023 07:44:35

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almirantereis Active member

Member since 17 August 2016

almirantereisActive member11 September 2023 07:56:24

Well, the situation is a bit different now in that she had to give up on obtaining the Visa in USA, and is now faced with attempting to obtain it from within Portugal.

My query is aimed at ascertaining whether it is indeed possible聽 ( and if so how easy / difficult ) to obtain the Student Visa from within Portugal.

And what would be the most productive mechanics for doing that ?

For example,聽 might it be possible to just turn up at the nearest Office of the S E F ?聽 And ask for an appointment ?

Or would they just refuse to see her if she has not obtained an appointment聽 in advance, via email or phone ?

It just occurs to me that there might be persons here with similar /聽 previous experience.

JohnnyPT Portugal Expert

Member since 23 May 2020

JohnnyPTPortugal Expert11 September 2023 08:15:43

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If she is arriving in Portugal tomorrow, probably the best thing is for her to enquire that at the university where she will be studying. She could try going to a SEF service centre, but I doubt they'll admit her, as it's all by appointment. And it's extremely difficult to make appointments at the moment, because SEF is being restructured...