As a non-paid trainee which conditions should I meet to request a residence permit?

To grant a AR to a student of a high school, the applicant must meet the following special conditions, besides the general conditions already mentioned: • Holds a visa of residence to do the non-paid internship; • Be covered by the National Health Services or owns a health insurance; • Exhibit a training contract to perform the non-paid internship made with a company of professional training body officially recognized and certified by the Institute of Employment and Professional Training, PI; • The validity of the residence permit corresponds to the internship length or to a maximum period of a year; • In exceptional cases, the residence permit may be renewed once, exclusively for the necessary time to obtain a professional qualification officially recognised;
  • Holds a visa of residence to do the non-paid internship;  
  • Be covered by the National Health Services or owns a health insurance; 
  • Exhibit a training contract to perform the non-paid internship made with a company of professional training body officially recognized and certified by the Institute of Employment and Professional Training, PI;
  • The validity of the residence permit corresponds to the internship length or to a maximum period of a year;  
  • In exceptional cases, the residence permit may be renewed once, exclusively for the necessary time to obtain a professional qualification officially recognised;
Yes, you may. The holders of residence permit to perform a non-paid internship may, once finished the non-paid internship and with the SEF authorization, practice a paid professional activity.
 
Except in exceptional cases, the validity of the residence permit cannot not be over a year. The residence permit is not renewable. 
These residence permits may be cancelled or not renewed if the holder:
  • Does not fulfil or stops fulfilling the specific conditions that have determined the concession of visa or residence permit in question; or 
  • Practice a subordinated professional activity when such is forbidden or outside the conditions in which it is allowed; or 
  • Does not succeed in the studies.

Leaflet on Services and Contacts of ACM, I.P.

SOS UKRAINE
https://www.acm.gov.pt/-/sos-ucrania
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The use of a mask or visor is mandatory

You can still opt for the telephone service, through the Migrant Support Line, app My CNAIM or by e-mail

Migrant Support Line

From 5 March 2022: Monday to Friday, between 9 am and 8 pm, and on Saturday, between 9 am and 5 pm

808 257 257 (landline)

21 810 61 91 (mobile and abroad)
 

National Support Centres for the Integration of Migrants (CNAIM)

CNAIM Norte
Face-to-face service available without previous appointment
The use of a mask or visor is mandatory
Av. de França, 316
Edifício Capitólio
4050-276 Porto

Tel: 22 207 38 10
Fax: 22 207 38 17
E-mailcnaim.norte@acm.gov.pt
From Monday to Friday, between 8 am and 5 pm

CNAIM Lisboa
Face-to-face service available without previous appointment
The use of a mask or visor is mandatory
Rua Álvaro Coutinho, 14
1150-025 Lisboa

Fax: 21 810 61 17
E-mailcnaim.lisboa@acm.gov.pt
From Monday to Friday, between 8 am and 5 pm

CNAIM Beja
Face-to-face service available without previous appointment
The use of a mask or visor is mandatory
Edifício Administrativo do Parque de Feiras e Exposições Manuel de Castro e Brito
Av. Salgueiro Maia, s/n
7800-552 Beja

Tel: 808 257 257 | 21 810 61 91 (Migrant Support Line)
E-mailcnaim.beja@acm.gov.pt
From Monday to Friday, between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm, and 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm

CNAIM Algarve
Face-to-face service available without previous appointment
The use of a mask or visor is mandatory
Loja do Cidadão
Mercado Municipal, 1.º Piso
Largo Dr. Francisco Sá Carneiro 8000-151 Faro

Tel: 808 257 257 | 21 810 61 91 (Migrant Support Line)
E-mailcnaim.algarve@acm.gov.pt
From Monday to Friday, between 8:30 am and 5 pm

PO ISE:
fundos.portugal2020@acm.gov.pt

FAMI:
fundos.comunitarios@acm.gov.pt

COVID-19 vaccination: online platform for registration of foreign citizens without a SNS (National Health Service) user number

Information cards on COVID-19 vaccination:

. Arabic (ar)
. English (en)
. French (fr)
. Hindi (hi)
. Mandarin (zh)
. Nepalese (ne)
. Portuguese (pt)
. Romanian (ro)
. Russian (ro)
. Spanish (es)
. Thai (th)
. Ukrainian (uk)

If you have a SNS (National Health Service) user number, please self-schedule your appointment

If you need support with registration and/or self-scheduling, or if you are facing constraints in the process, you can contact us by e-mail: covid19@acm.gov.pt

More information about the COVID-19 vaccination

Lockdown Easing Plan: Schedule and Rules

Lockdown Easing FAQ's

Doctors of the World Portugal' Guide on COVID-19:

. Arabic (ar)
. Bengali (bn)
. English (en)
. Finnish (fi)
. French (fr)
. Fula (ff)
. German (de)
. Hebrew (he)
. Hindi (hi)
. Italian (it)
. Japanese (ja)
. Mandarin (zh)
. Mandinga (man)
. Nepali (ne)
. Netherlands (nl)
. Polish (pl)
. Portuguese (pt)
. Romanian (ro)
. Russian (ru)
. Spanish (es)
. Swedish (sv)
. Tigrinya (ti)
. Turkish (tr)
. Ukrainian (uk)
. Urdu (ur)

IOM’s information leaflet on COVID-19, in more than 30 languages.

IOM's three documents about COVID-19 for migrants, in several languages.

The information presented is purely indicative, with the main purpose  to provide general guidance without exempt, at any case, the consultation with the competent authorities and the use of professional advice regarding the addressed themes

Migrant Support Line

This hotline is working from Monday to Friday between 9:00 am and 7:00 pm. Get more information here.

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