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Recognition of Foreign Academic Diplomas / Higher Education Degrees

JohnnyPT

Recognition of Foreign Academic Diplomas / Higher Education Degrees in Portugal

The request documentation can be written in English. There are 3 types of recognition in Portugal, Automatic, Level or Specific.



To know which one is suitable to your case, you can choose the country where the course was taken (and probably the university too). The countries are ordered according to their name in portuguese.




A. By submitting to "Direção Geral do Ensino Superior"/General Directorate of Higher Education:




B. By contacting the University directly:

This kind of recognition may be requested in a Public Higher Education Institution that provides courses in the same or similar field.

Each university requests some documents to start the process. Usually they are:
- Copy of Graduate/master's degree diploma;
- Certificate of the curricular units' exams, with the respective grades and completion year/month;
- Certificate of the programmes and timetable of the course units;
- Personal Id document;

Eg.
Universidade de Lisboa, UL


Universidade do Porto, UP


Universidade de Coimbra, UC


Universidade do Minho, UMinho


Universidade de Trás-os-Montes, UTAD


Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, UNL-FCT


Universidade do Algarve, UALG


Universidade da Beira Interior, UBI


Universidade ds Évora, UEvora


Universidade Católica Portuguesa, UCP


Universidade dos Açores, UAC


ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute (Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa)


Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, UTL-FMH


Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco


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JohnnyPT

Recognition of Foreign Academic Diplomas / Higher Education Degrees in Portugal
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What is the degree recognition?

Which degrees obtained abroad can benefit from the process of registration/recognition?

What are the existing types of degree recognition?

Where can I apply for higher education recognition of my degree obtained abroad?

Can I choose the higher education institution where I want to apply for recognition?

Is it necessary to be resident in Portugal to start the process of academic recognition?

Where can I have my documents authenticated and/or certified?

Where can I get further information?



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Gentleman_H

Anyone started doing equivalency application for pharmacy bachelor degree?

Gentleman_H

Thanks Jonhy, this has been very useful. Have submitted an online application for specific recognition and will be waiting for the outcome.

manjongfabrice1

I wish to ask if I can find a nursing job or work In any NGO’s in Portugal that will enable me move from Cameroon to work in Portugal.

Mickael

Hello everyone, hope you're well.


@manjongfabrice thanks for your message.


Concerning your demand, you can check our page: Work in Portugal

Also, you can put a classified job for the job you are looking.


Don't hesitate to introduce yourself with the other members of this forum, maybe you can find someone who can help you.


Have a nice day,

Mickael

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MohamedFouad95

@Gentleman_H

Which university did you choose for your application?

Have you got your certificates recognised?

Thanks in advance

duaatehami05

@Gentleman_H

Respected Sir, would you please help me with the recognition process as you’ve submitted your application for Pharmacy equivalence certificate. I’ve attested all my documents from the country where I studied Doctor Of Pharmacy but haven’t attested from the Portuguese embassy in my country. Is it necessary and what are the procedures afterwards?

duaatehami05

@JohnnyPT

Respected Sir, would you please help me with the recognition process as you've submitted your application for Pharmacy equivalence certificate. I've attested all my documents from the country where I studied Doctor Of Pharmacy but haven't attested from the Portuguese embassy in my country. Is it necessary and what are the procedures afterwards?

Gentleman_H

@duaatehami05 you have to send the documents to the portuguese embassy to translate into portuguese and ratify them. only then you can use the documents inside Portugal.

duaatehami05

@Gentleman_H

ThankYou. I just visited their website of Embassy of Portugal in Pakistan and came to know the requirements. A requirement say ”Name of the applicant (in writing).” Do you know what that means exactly, and if i apply for the appointment right now, how long will it take? What are the charges for educational document attestation?

Do you have a sample of Power of Attorney (Authorisation letter) or Deen statement? Because i won’t be able present myself for appointment. 

Sorry for bothering, Sir.

Best Regards!

Gentleman_H

@duaatehami05 I dont know these things.

JohnnyPT

@duaatehami05,


The applicant's name is yours. If you have any doubt, try to find out more about the requirements by calling the PT embassy. These requirements may vary from country to country.