Portugal residence through university study 🇵🇹
Student visa D4 and a residence permit for 2 years with the right to work.
Online consultationAdvantages of the D4 student route
Right to work
And to open a business while you study.
Extendable
For 3 years for study or 2 years for work or self-employment.
No language certificate
English or Portuguese B1–B2 is desirable, no certificate required.
Affordable tuition
Bachelor’s €5–7k per year, master’s from €3–3.5k.
Private universities
Accept applications almost all year.
Family option
Family members can join the main applicant.
Who the program is for
Those who want to study in Portugal and live there through a student residence permit.
- Enrollment in a bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate or post-graduation program
- Apostilled diploma translated into Portuguese or English (a school certificate for a bachelor’s)
- Savings €11,640–23,280 (minimum wage multiplied by the months of study)
- State university admission waves: May–June (study from September) and September–December (study from February)
IMIGRATA offer
Choose between filing from inside Portugal and filing through a consulate.
SMART: filing from Portugal
- Initial consultation, case analysis and review of questions
- Checklist for your application package
- Unlimited manager support via chat
- Selection of and admission to an educational institution
- Review of your application package before submission
- NIF for the main applicant
- Documents for the visit to the immigration office (AIMA)
- Family reunification guide
FULL SUPPORT: through consulates
- All services from SMART
- Personal account manager
- Unlimited additional consultations
- Visa insurance (main applicant)
- D visa application package
- Appointment scheduling and all communication with the consulate
- Remote support during the consulate submission
- Portuguese legal inquiry on the case, if required
- Individual tax consultation with a local specialist
- Concierge service for one month
- “Adaptation” package of lifestyle guides
Family: +€400 per person, children under 5 are free.
Pay in stages
Payment for the services under your program is split into comfortable stages. The Smart package is paid in one payment.
Transparent contract terms
Personal support from a lawyer, a preliminary assessment of your chances and work under a contract.
Specialists on the ground
Our team has not only personal relocation experience but also years of work with hundreds of client cases of every complexity.
We guarantee our work
If your application is refused, we refile it free of charge. In the rare case it is refused a second time, we change the program or refund the service according to the contract.
Your case will be handled by:
Ilya Gorodetsky
In Portugal since 2021, went through the D7 himself and handles the most complex cases.
Vitoria Valente
Licensed attorney (OAB-SP 368.030 and OA Portugal 60690L). Represents clients in Portuguese courts and obtains AIMA slots through legal action.
Alexandra Kulikova
Expert in Portuguese immigration: Digital Nomad, D3 / 90.2, D7, D2, family reunification and more.
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