If you are a student from a Member State of the European Union (EU) you must have a valid ID card when travelling to Portugal.
NON-EU CITIZENS
If you are a non-EU citizen you must obtain a study visa from the Portuguese Embassy/Consulate located in your home country.
In order to ensure you get a student visa you need an acceptance letter from IPT. You will receive it after we received your application in order.
EU CITIZENS
If you are from EU countries you must obtain the European Health Insurance Card in your home country before you travel to Portugal. The European Health Insurance Card gives access to our National Health Service.
NON- EU CITIZENS
If you are a student from a non-European country you must obtain a valid private health insurance.
Non-EU citizens coming from a country with whom Portugal has signed an international convention on health and social security must carry the documents which will allow them to access the Portuguese public health system (e.g. the PB4 Form for Brazil).
IPT Halls of Residence
The Polytechnic offers accommodation in Halls of Residence. Students must fill in the accommodation application form but admission is not guaranteed since places are not enough for all applicants. Admission results are given out in September and February every year.
Our halls of residence have double and triple rooms with access to a common kitchen and a living room. The rooms are fully furnished and equipped with bed linen and duvet, hand and bath towels. Linen towels are changed weekly. The common spaces are cleaned daily but the rooms should be cleaned by the students themselves. The kitchen is equipped with a cooker, a fridge and a microwave but without cutlery, crockery or cooking utensils.
The price per room in our student residence is around 86€ per month.
Contacts: SAS (Student Welfare Services)
Campus do IPT – Estrada da Serra, Tomar
Telf: (+351) 249 328 116
Fax: (+351) 249 328 109
sas@ipt.pt
For further information on accommodation, please contact:
International Relations Office (IRO)
gri@ipt.pt
HOW TO APPLY:
http://portal2.ipt.pt/pt/ipt/servicos_de_acao_social/apoios_indiretos_alhost/%20sas@ipt.pt/apoios_indiretos_alhost/
sas@ipt.pt
Rented Rooms or Rented Flats
Students can also rent rooms in a family house. Prices vary between 100 and 150€ per month depending on the quality of the room and renting conditions. The price of a 3-room flat is approximately € 400 per month, depending on the quality of the room and renting conditions.
Those who want a private room or a flat are advised to make a booking at a hotel for the first few days of stay.
Accommodation in Private Halls of Residence in Tomar
Students studying in Tomar also have the possibility of renting an individual flat or a double flat in the Santa Marta Private Halls of Residence, 500m away from the IPT Campus.
Further information: residesantamarta@hotmail.com
Accommodation on Your First Day in Tomar
In the short term, whilst you are looking for a definite place to live, there are halls of residence, a Hostel, guesthouses and hotels in the city.
The two below have special prices for IPT students.
Hostel 2300 THOMAR
http://hostel2300thomar.com/index.php?lang=pt&
Pensão Luanda
http://www.residencialuanda.com/
Date of arrival
Please inform the International Relations office of the exact date of your arrival (gri@ipt.pt).
How to arrive at IPT CAMPUSES
You can find information on how to get to our campuses in Tomar, Abrantes and Mação in our webpage http://www.gri.ipt.pt/download/site/gri/GITownsandhowtogetthere.pdf
