Worker-Student

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Deadline
From September 9 to October 31, 2024 → Status valid for 1st and 2nd semester
From January 27 to March 31, 2025 → Status valid for 2nd semester only

1 - Employee:

• Public institutions:
  • Declaration by the employer, signed and authenticated with a white seal or stamp.
• From private institutions:
  • Declaration by the employer, signed and authenticated with a stamp or notarized signature;
  • Statement from the Regional Social Security Center proving the deductions made.

2 - Self-employed (self-employed professionals or sole proprietors):

• Copy of the declaration of commencement of activity issued by the Finance Department,
• A copy of your tax return for the previous year;
• Declaration from the Regional Social Security Center proving the deductions made. In the case of exemption, a statement from the Regional Social Security Center proving this must also be submitted.

3 - Professional training course:

• Statement from the sponsoring organization of the course or program, signed and authenticated with a stamp or recognized signature, indicating the start date, duration of the course or program and respective accreditation.

Status valid for 1st and 2nd semester → Possibility of taking a maximum of four exams in a special assessment period for full degree students (or two exams on a partial basis) or two exams for master's degree students, for curricular units whose enrollment covers the entire academic year;

For Master's students enrolled in MFW (master final work), the possibility of submitting the MFW at a special seasson, date that can be consulted here;

Status valid for 2nd semester only → Possibility of taking a maximum of four exams for full degree students (or two exams on a partial basis) or two exams for master's degree students during the special assessment period for curricular units whose registration only covers the 2nd semester.

• The Student Worker Status can only be requested within the time limits mentioned above. Thus, a student who becomes a worker after the deadline covering the status for the 1st and 2nd semester has passed can apply for the status, but it will only be valid for the 2nd semester;
• A possibilidade de realizar, no máximo, quatro exames, para alunos de licenciatura em regime integral (ou dois exames em regime parcial) ou dois exames para alunos de mestrados, em época de avaliação especial, não invalida a obrigatoriedade de efetuar a inscrição na referida época. A inscrição está sujeita ao emolumento fixado por unidade curricular,
• They lose the rights enshrined in the law when they fail to pass in two consecutive years, or three interpolated years (point 2 of article 95 of the Revision of the Labor Code, Law no. 7/2009, of February 12). Academic success means passing at least half of the subjects in which the Student Worker is enrolled (rounding down if necessary). In the year following the one in which he/she lost the benefits provided for above, the student-worker may regain them, provided he/she requests it;
• The absence of any of the above elements means that student-worker status will not be granted: Decree-law Nº320-A/70 Law Nº116/97
• Draft Employer's Declaration (issued on company letterhead), can be drawn up according to the following model:

Statement

For the purposes of applying for Student Worker Status at the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão da Universidade de Lisboa, I hereby declare that (name of student) is employed by this company under the following conditions:

• Type of employment contract
• Contract start date
• Contract end date
• Professional category
• Weekly working hours
• Registered with Social Security under no.

This declaration is signed by (name of the person in charge of the company or their legal representative), holder of ID card no. _____, valid until ___ / ___ /____ in the capacity of (position held in the company).
Date: / _ /__
(stamp or white seal and signature of the person in charge of the company or their legal representative)