E-mail: candidaturas.porto@ucp.pt
Phone: 939 450 000/12
Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Campus Porto
Rua Diogo Botelho, 1327
4169-005 Porto
Portugal
International Student Statute
Application calendar 2026/27
| Application | Porto campus' Test (if necessary) |
Results | Enrolments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Phase | 02/12 - 15/01 | To be scheduled | 12/02 | 18/02 - 20/02 |
| 2nd Phase | 23/02 - 07/04 | To be scheduled | 28/04 | 05/05 - 07/05 |
| 3rd Phase | 11/05 - 11/06 | To be scheduled | 02/07 | 09/07 - 13/07 |
The application can be submitted ONLINE on our website.
Course start: September 2026
International students may apply to the Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, provided they meet the eligibility requirements legally defined in the International Student Statute.
For this purpose, an international student is considered to be someone who cumulatively meets the following criteria:
- Does not hold the nationality of a member state of the European Union;
- Is not a direct descendant, spouse, or partner of a citizen of a member state of the European Union;
- Has not been legally residing in Portugal for more than two consecutive years as of January 1 of the year in which they intend to enter higher education (this also applies to their spouse or parents with whom they legally reside);
- Is not, as of January 1 of the year in which they intend to enter higher education, a beneficiary of equal rights and duties status granted under an international treaty signed between Portugal and their country of nationality.
The admission of foreign citizens who do not fall under the International Student Statute is carried out under the same conditions as those applicable to Portuguese nationals (general admission route / via 12th grade).
Admission Requirements
To have their application evaluated, candidates must meet the following requirements:
- Be considered an International Student;
- Hold an equivalency to Portuguese secondary education, or have completed a qualification that grants access to higher education in their home country;
- Have taken final secondary education exams in 2025, 2024, 2023, or 2022 in subjects relevant to the chosen degree, or have passed foreign secondary school subjects considered equivalent to the required entrance exams.
If none of the above conditions are met, the candidate must take two exams at UCP.
You can consult the exam equivalence table here.
Brazilian Applicants
- Be considered an International Student;
- Have completed high school;
- Have taken the ENEM (2 entrance exams with a score of 475 or higher each);
- Hold an equivalency to Portuguese secondary education, or have completed a qualification that grants access to higher education in their home country.
Download the documents:
Declaração de estatuto internacional
