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[quote author=Igbinsf2 post=139777505][/quote]You can use Alliance insurance, buy 1 year
It is below 40k directly from the insurance company.

For some of you that apply admission in University of Aveiro second phase of admission have been released, you can go and check if you are placed.

yusman14:
I made the list but I'm still trying to sort my POF.
What will happen if I miss the deadline?
Can I still request for a new appointment date?

It may be very difficult to get another appointment, it was also stated there.
If you can you still have like 2 weeks to arrange yourself.

Layohrt:
Thank you for the feedback.

Just to confirm, please Is it the original copy I took with me that would be approved or the one my school sent to them, I just want to know because my original certificate is laminated, made a mistake laminating in years back.

I told you that ministry of education will sight ur original certificate, authentication will be done on the scanned copy you uploaded, you will print it out and authenticate at foreign affairs.

Muelebrown:
So based on this, can one pay school fees now hoping that they will shortlist for appointment booking now?

Yes you can. But be also careful, embassy will be releasing appointment after compiling name of admitted students sent from the schools

Good morning all and congratulations to those that made the list.
Please Note: for the information in the embassy platform form regarding PCC, what i means that you will have to do your PCC (Police Character) authenticate at MOFA then submit it with your application, embassy will then legalize you it for you.
Do not go an print you Police Character and add it in your application without getting it legalize at MOFA (foreign affairs).

Good news
Portugal Embassy have Schedule Appointment of students admitted to Higher Education Institutions in the 2026/2027 academic year.

Over 313 compiled Admitted students are in the list. This is the first list subsequent list may follow.

The first list of students admitted to Higher Education Institutions in Portugal for the academic year 2026/2027 is hereby published, under Decree No. 111/2019 of April 12, which includes 313 students within the jurisdiction of the Portuguese Embassy in Abuja.
So some of you guys waiting for appointment should check if their name are on the list and then proceed with getting their documents arranged.

This student scheduling process thus represents Portugal's commitment to international academic training and mobility.

The 313 students whose names and details appear on the list below are hereby summoned to submit their application to the most convenient VFS Global Center (Abuja or Lagos) , between June 22 and July 3, 2026, Monday to Friday, between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm.

AFOYELEYE:
Many thanks for the response. However, my son did not get any confirmation that he is been out in waitlist for appointment and it is over a week now.
Also, how will I get an appointment for myself for Schengen visa? I will like to accompany him and I did not get any opportunity to even register my application. Every time I complete the form, it tells me something that means in essence there are no more available appointment slots. Do I have to wait by the computer on the last Monday of the month by 9:30am to complete the Registration and will be valr to get an appointment?

That category, you can be assisted in booking that category and it is at the end of the month.
Let your son make use of the 24 hours technical suport provided by the consulate to his appoinment sorted out.

divine128:
I hear people say boardmaths, indices,label map of Europe,me still wondering what math questions are doing in visa interview

They are simply question, those questions are often repeated, you just need to practice them before your interview.

AFOYELEYE:
Can you please point me to the typical interview questions or re-post then again? Thanks

Check previous post here, I have posted it several times here.

Layohrt:
Excuse me, nobody scammed and I didn't get any email. I'm just making an inquiry.

I want to know how long it takes to hear back from the moe and the step after online submission. Just someone who has experienced the online application from start to finish.

After uploading your documents and making remital payment and getting email sent to MOE for the verification of your documents, you will then come for physical verification of your original certificate after which the verification, it would be approved and drop to your email, which you can download and print for authentication. But if you don't come for physical verification it would not be approved, except you sort for it to be approved without you coming for physical verification.

AFOYELEYE:
Does anyone know when the appointment portal is opened on the Polish Embassy at Abuja? My son n eds an appointment for Study visa and I need one for visitor (Schengen) visa so I can accompany him. He has offered and visa letter to a university in Poland. He has completed the application form and tried to register on the Abuja Embassy Portal but he got no calendar to select a date. No information was provided to him on Next Steps. I heard from someone today that the appointment portal is opened on the last Friday of the month but the individual didn't tell me the time. However, I read I a December 2025 post on Naira land that the appointment portal is opened at 9:30am on the last Monday of the month. Which is true? What does my son need to do next? Appreciate your advise.

Appointment for work is on weekly basis and Why Study appointment and other categories of visa appointment is on last Monday of every month.
For the Study appointment after he registered through the online video verification. He will recieve a message to notify him that he has been registered on a poll for monthly appointment.
If he have done this, he should be patient once they schedule appointment he will be notified.

Layohrt:
So sorry about this... people will never stop the act of taking advantage of people in need.

I am actually looking for anyone who has done this online process from start to finish and can share more information on the whole process.

I have told you and you know I am the person that scam you, which have been established. Through the different in the mail you got..except you just want to blackmail me here, have before now warned about this fraudsters.

Funmibiayo:
Please i want to apply to a master program in portugal but my BSc is from Benin Republic, does anyone know if such certificate is acceptable at the embassy and do i need to legalize and authenticate it.

Yes after authenticaticating in ministry of Education in Benin Republic, it would be taking to their embassy here in Nigeria then to Portugal embassy for legalization.

Muelebrown:
I have been admitted at the university of Beira Interior but I have not paid fees. When I made enquiries, they said school fees is not refundable but my concern is, do they help their students to book appointment date?
Please help and respond so I can proceed to making payment or to decline the admission.

If you can wait, wait before paying that sch fees, because Portugal 🇵🇹 is funny now, they don't assist, but that does mean they might not because that was the position of other schools before they start helping their students.
We are waiting for VFS Portal for appointment.
I will advice you to wait for now.

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We will keep you updated on the process and procedures in involve in getting your documents or certificate Authenticate at ministry of education, foreign affairs and then legalization in different embassy in Nigeria.

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osuofia2:
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[quote author=ugorjimicheal post=139720019]Hi, what about if your company doesn't issue a payslip, but your salary is reflected on your bank statement? Also, I have a question: if I've paid my first year tuition upfront, for a 1.5 yr MS program, how much would I need to show as POF ? The program I'm going for is a 1.5-year program, but it's billed as a single fee, which I'll pay. In terms of living expenses, how much do I need to show for the year?


Pay slip is very important if you can get it, I know why I say so..you see some time the visa officer does not need much documents but straight forward documents that can collarate. Am saying this base on the positive result that people that submitted such documents got.
Some of this information are gotten from some of the applicants that have gone through the process. Sometimes before applying check if you have the required documents, if you don't you can start gathering them, an there some documents that are sacrosanct, when you have the correct documents your chances will be very high. I have seen many that follow this directive and was successful, this the sole reason why some are saying that Poland no longer issues Study visa, this is because they do not take time review and check if they have the correct documents before putting up an application.

I you didn't say the amount of your full tuition fee here, but you should have upto 30m, you have to show that you have a enough to cater for that one year expenses and throughout the duration of your study in Poland also with additional documents like property documents to prove your home ties, economic and social tie back to Nigeria, this is very important.
Make sure you also have someone in Poland, because they will call the person to comfirm after your interview.

ugorjimicheal:
Sorry, I'm asking, but I want to be clear

The appointment that only appears every last Monday is that for a Legalization appointment or the student visa appointment itself?

Work Visa appointment is on weekly basis
Study/other visa appointment is on last Monday of every month
Legalization matters, Schengen/visit/tourism and other categories of visa appointment on last Monday of every month too.

greenparrot:
Thank you. I also want to know why I keep seeing people say that you cannot sponsor yourself for a BSc program and that you must use your father or another relative as your sponsor. Why is this the case, and is it something I need to worry about? and what are the documents to backup, if you are going in that direction...

Please note, that there are changes now in regards to visa application so it it depends on your age, Embassy is considering that now, if you are above certain category of age and you apply for Bsc or masters, you may end up not getting visa approval, nobody can give you this information this change came up few months ago and it affected someone I know very well that's how I get to know it came into effect recently. 23 years for Bsc and 28 years and above for masters.
It is assume if you are going for Bsc you are below 28 years and should be sponsored by your parents or family relatives that you share same name with. But if you are old enough to sponsor yourself and substantiate that by providing the required documents your application will be considered but using your parents as sponsor have additional advantage. Same with applicants going for masters study.

dayhour:
please, can you send me list of schools that i can apply to that will assist me for visa processing.

University of Aveiro, University of Porto and Porto business sch is among them, my one my friend recently got her visa approved, it was Porto Business School and another person sent me a pre rejection letter embassy sent to her today, and she was not invite for interview, I blieve it was as a result of documents she submitted and even wrongly feeling Visa form can denial you visa, some don't know the sensitivity of arranging your documents well and also feeling your visa form correctly, these issues are very important, you don't know consult those that know to assist you.

greenparrot:
No options to print the appointment form. Pls how do I change the arrival date on the appointment form?

Wait when you get Appointment, when you come to Abuja it will be corrected, I will direct you a cybercafe where it will be change

Ayo8:
Thank you for the feedback. Its been about a week since i applied and i havent recieved any email. Not even an email to complete the full application

I guess you didn't register it well, you are supose be receiving email weekly until you are draw.
Use the 24hrs technical suport desk.

Ayo8:
Were you able to print out your form after completion..?? I didnt get any print prompt.. just want to confirm that i'm not missing anything...

@freedomtours how long can someone expect to get an apppointment...

You will be getting email..to tell you, you have not been draw and reminding you the next draw date..you will be getting such email till you get appointment. See below the first email showing you have been verified and second showing that you have not been draw

Some of you that ask me if it is possible to get a school with ongoing application for September
That will assists them with appointment date at the embassy.
Please check university of Aveiro, even university of Porto depends on the department and
Nova IMs with your legalize documents o..though Nova IMs accept with unlegalized documents..but i advice you legalize before applying because of what happened to others last year.

Vickielala:
For those that their school helped, did they reach out to the school via email? Several reach outs have been done to NOVA but they responded that they can't help in anyway

Keep mounting pressure on them..that waa the position of other schs initially before they helped their students.