Portuguese Language Certification for Non-EU Nationals

Portuguese Language CertificationFor non-EU nationals, in order to acquire Portuguese nationality, there is a language proficiency requirement. Currently, you will need proof that you are proficient in Portuguese at the A2 level or higher. Therefore, we support and tutor students wishing to prepare for the official Portuguese as a foreign language exams that are provided by Centro de Avaliação de Português Língua Estrangeira (CAPLE). These follow the CEFR framework and the most frequently achieved certifications (worldwide) that CAPLE issue are listed below.

At present, we don’t have group courses that prepare you for the Portuguese foreign language exams. Instead, we offer private Portuguese lesson tuition. This enables us to maximise the tuition support given to you and allows us to fit in with your timetable. Please see our private lessons section for more details.CIPLE (A2)

The Certificado Inicial de Português Língua Estrangeira (CIPLE) corresponds to the minimum level of language proficiency needed to apply for Portuguese citizenship.DEPLE (B1)

The Diploma Elementar de Português Língua Estrangeira (DEPLE) certifies that an individual can interact in everyday situations, at work and study where the context and predictability of language is known.Our European Portuguese lessons aim to improve your proficiency in all or specific elements of language learning:

• Listening and reading
• Writing
• Spoken interaction

All the above are skills you need to be proficient at a language – see Common European Reference for Language Learning (CEFR). In general, our group courses will focus on all these aspects of language learning, whereas our conversational classes and private Portuguese lessons provide the opportunity to focus on specific areas to help you learn the Portuguese language.

See A2 Portuguese Exam (CAPLE) to find about a customer’s experience of the A2 exam.