The recognition in Portugal of higher education degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions is regulated, since January 1st 2019, by
Decree-Law no. 66/2018. This Decree-Law repeals the previous two regarding these issues, Decree-Law no. 283/83 and Decree-Law no. 341/2007.
Document of compulsory reading before initiating the process:
You should verify the similarity of your programs with those of our courses in:
There are three types of recognition in Portugal:
It is the act that allows the recognition of a degree or diploma from a foreign higher education to be identical to a Portuguese academic degree or higher education diploma, through a casuistic analysis of the level, duration and programmatic content, in a certain area of formation, branch of knowledge or specialty.
Recognition carried out within a maximum period of 90 days after the complete instruction of the process.
It is the act that allows to recognize by comparability, in an individualized way, a degree or diploma of foreign higher education as having a level corresponding to an academic degree or Portuguese higher education diploma.
Recognition carried out within a maximum period of 90 days after the complete instruction of the process. In Level Recognition processes based on the precedence system, the maximum period is 30 days after the complete instruction of the process.
This form of recognition generically recognises a higher education foreign degree or diploma with identical level, objectives and nature to the Portuguese degrees of licenciado, mestre and doutor and the short cycle professional higher technical diplomas,that are included in the list of degrees and diplomas approved by the commission for the recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas.
Recognition carried out within a maximum period of 30 days after the complete instruction of the process.
Documentation needed for all recognition requests
According to Article 4 (2) of Decree-Law no. 66/2018, applicants must present a document that unequivocally proves that the degree or diploma has been awarded:
Copy of the Diploma or document issued by the foreign higher education institution proving the title of the degree or diploma for which recognition is required, authenticated by the competent authorities for this purpose;
OR
Simple copy of a document issued by a foreign higher education institution with a registration number of a degree or diploma in the case of foreign higher education institutions that have centralized registers that can be accessed through a unique identifier;
OR
Diploma or certificate issued by the foreign higher education institution, in original version, proving the title of the degree or diploma for which recognition is required.
In addition to the above mentioned documentation, specific documentation may be requested for level and specific recognitions, namely:
Undergraduate level: Document issued by the foreign higher education institution which contains the curricular units in which the applicant obtained approval, and which led to the degree or diploma to which recognition is sought, as well as the respective syllabus content, the duration of the studies leading to the degree and its final classification.
Master level: a digital or scanned copy of the dissertation defended or the project work, or the internship report.
Doctoral degree: a digital or digitized copy of the defendant's thesis, except when it has been replaced by other research, artistic works or achievements, in which case they must be delivered in digital or digital format. appropriate elements to know the content of the research carried out and the reasons that explain the process of conception and elaboration, research capacity, and its framing in the evolution of knowledge in the field in which it is inserted.
All documents must be submitted in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish.
Recognition is requested by the Degree/Diploma holder by completing this
online form .
Fees to be charged - consult the
Table of Emoluments of the University of Minho.
For further information on recognition in Portugal of higher education degrees and diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutionsPlease check: https://www.dges.gov.pt/en/pagina/degree-and-diploma-recognition Ongoing Recognition Juries
