Title III · Stay in national territory · Chapter III · Residence permit and EU Blue Card · Section II · Temporary residence permit

Article 57-A Enrolment documents

Artigo 57.º-A · Documentos relativos à matrícula

Decreto Regulamentar n.º 84/2007, de 5 de novembro · regulation of Law No. 23/2007 · consolidated text, as amended by Regulatory Decree No. 1/2024, checked 26 October 2026

#

1. When their enrolment is completed, foreign students submit to the higher education institutions the documents referred to in Article 57(1).

1 - No momento da efetivação da matrícula, os estudantes estrangeiros apresentam às instituições de ensino superior os documentos referidos no n.º 1 do artigo 57.º

#

2. Higher education institutions send the documents referred to in the preceding paragraph to the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES), which forwards them electronically to AIMA.

2 - As instituições de ensino superior remetem os documentos referidos no número anterior à Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES), que os envia, por via eletrónica, à AIMA, I. P.

What we checked in this article

Check the reference to Article 57(1) and the transmission chain (institution to DGES to AIMA, electronically).

Preparing a visa or residence application? Article 57-A lists what the authorities will check.

We prepare the company side of the file (employment contracts, payroll, tax and social security registrations, proof of activity) and coordinate with immigration lawyers on the application. A written answer and a fixed quote within one working day.

Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. Only the Portuguese text published in the Diário da República has legal force. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the statute.

Applying the law

Visa and residence files, with the company side in order

Most refusals come from a missing document or an inconsistency between the contract, the payroll and the tax records. Tell us the route you are applying for, and we will check the company documents the Regulation requires.

Get a quote